MS Dhoni's 300th ODI: 5 Indian players who are part of the 300-club

#2 Rahul Dravid

Once branded a 'misfit', Dravid evolved to become an integral part of the ODI team

When he first started off for India, Dravid was identified as a Test match specialist who seemed to be a misfit in the ODI team. 15 years after his debut, he ended as India’s third highest run-getter in the format, scoring more than 10,000 runs by reinventing his batting to match the format.

1999 turned out to be a watershed year for Dravid, when he ended as the World Cup’s highest run-getter. He became an indispensable part of the side when he was coaxed into donning the wicket-keeper gloves, helping lend balance to the India side during the 2002 Champions Trophy and the World Cup that followed.

From 2002 to 2006, he played the role of the sheet anchor with aplomb, averaging more than at least 35 every calendar year, and captained in the lead-up to their dismal 2007 World Cup campaign.

After being left out in wilderness in 2008, Dravid was recalled twice, in 2009 and 2011, to bolster the Indian middle-order. He finally hung his boots in 2011, after scoring a fifty against England at Cardiff.