The Man Without Haters
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Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004. In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.
As of December 2016, Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis, and is only the second Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs. In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first and the only player till date to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries. As of October 2012, he holds the record for the most number of catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper) in Test cricket, with 210. Dravid holds a unique record of never getting out for a Golden Duck in the 286 Test innings which he has played.
In August 2011, after receiving a surprise call in the ODI series against England, Dravid declared his retirement from ODIs as well as Twenty20 International (T20I), and in March 2012, he announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket. He appeared in the 2012 Indian Premier League as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.
Rahul Dravid, along with Glenn McGrath were honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards function in Sydney on 1 November 2012.Dravid has also been honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan award, India's fourth and third highest civilian awards respectively.
In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors. In collaboration with GoSports Foundation he is mentoring India's future Olympians and Paralympians as part of the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.Indian badminton player Prannoy Kumar, Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad and young Golfer Chikkarangappa S. was part of the initial group of athletes to be mentored by Rahul Dravid. For More visit
Rahul Dravid
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Personal information
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Full name
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Rahul Sharad Dravid
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Born
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11-Jan-73
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Place Born
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Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Nickname
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The Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable
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Height
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Right arm off spin
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Role
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Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper, Coach
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Website
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www.rahuldravid.com
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Spouse
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Vijeta Pendharkar
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Siblings:
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Vijay Dravid
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Test debut
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England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996
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Last Test
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Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012
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ODI debut
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India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996
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Last ODI
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England v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011
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Only T20I
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England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011
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First-class debut
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1990/91
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Last First-class
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Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012
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List A debut
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1992/93
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Last List A
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England v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011
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Twenty20 debut
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Karnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007
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Last Twenty20
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Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi, Oct 6, 2013
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Domestic team information
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Years
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Team
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1990–2012
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Karnataka
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2000
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Kent
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2003
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Scottish Saltires
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2008–2010
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
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2011–2013
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Rajasthan Royals
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2014
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Marylebone Cricket Club
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Career statistics
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Test
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ODI
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FC
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LA
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Matches
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164
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344
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298
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449
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Runs scored
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13,288
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10,889
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23,794
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15,271
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Batting average
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52.31
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39.16
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55.33
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42.3
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100s/50s
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36/63
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Dec-83
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68/117
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21/112
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Top score
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270
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153
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270
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153
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Balls bowled
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120
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186
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617
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477
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Wickets
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1
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4
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5
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4
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Bowling average
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39
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42.5
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54.6
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105.25
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Catches/stumpings
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210/0
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196/14
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353/1
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233/17
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Captancy Record
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Test Matches
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Opposition
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Matches
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Won
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Lost
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Tied
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draw
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Australia
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2
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1
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1
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0
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0
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Bangladesh
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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England
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6
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2
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1
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0
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3
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New Zealand
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Pakistan
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5
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1
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2
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0
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2
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South Africa
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3
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1
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2
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0
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0
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Sri Lanka
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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West Indies
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4
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1
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0
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0
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3
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Total
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25
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8
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6
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0
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11
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Captancy Record
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One Day International Records
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Opposition
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Matches
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Won
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Lost
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Tied
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No Result
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Australia
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6
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1
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4
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0
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1
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Bangladesh
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3
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2
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1
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0
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0
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Bermuda
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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England
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13
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9
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4
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0
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0
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New Zealand
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2
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0
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1
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0
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1
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Pakistan
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9
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5
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4
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0
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0
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Scotland
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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South Africa
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9
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4
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5
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0
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0
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Sri Lanka
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16
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8
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6
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0
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2
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West Indies
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16
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8
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8
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0
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0
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Zimbabwe
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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79
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42
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33
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0
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4
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