During an ODI with Zimbabwe in January 2004, he was fined half of his match fees for ball-tampering.   He was criticized for declaring the Indian inning during the Multan Test in March 2004, when Sachin Tendulkar was at the crease with 194 runs with 16 overs remaining.   His other moniker, 'The Wall' came from an advertisement by Reebok which mentioned him as The Wall  In his childhood, he was obsessed with Hockey and was in-fact selected in the Karnataka's junior state hockey team.  Does Rahul Dravid drink alcohol?: No  Though he lives in Karnataka but he belongs to a Marathi family and his mother tongue is also Marathi.  His father worked in a factory that makes jams which resulted in his nickname, Jammy  He started playing Cricket at the age of 12 and scored a century for his school team.  Does Rahul Dravid smoke?: No  In Bangalore, there is a local tournament at the school level named after one of his nickname, 'Jammy Cup' and the Man of the Match gets the title of 'Jammy of the Day'  He is known for his techniques in batting and is considered as the perfect batsman in the world of cricket.  In collaboration with GoSports Foundation he is mentoring India's future Olympians and Paralympians as part of the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme  Although he is considered as a test batsman, he holds the record for the second fastest 50 (in 22 balls) among Indian batsmen in ODI after Ajit Agarkar's 67 runs of 21 balls.  In 2004-2005, Dravid was voted the sexist sports personality in India in an online survey.  In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors  Australia 

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