Even on his debut the story was similar. A 95 at Lords can be called a dream debut for any youngster. And it was for Dravid too. But did he get to hog the limelight? Not really. There was this small matter of another debutant — one who went on to become India’s most successful captain. Sourav Ganguly, who made it to that team almost by default, scored a brilliant 131.
And if one may add, this victory at Perth may well have been under the leadership of Dravid had he himself not relinquished his captaincy earlier last year.