finished seventh out of the eight teams that participated in the 2008 season. Achievements and awards National honours 1998 – Arjuna Award recipient for achievements in cricket 2004 – Padma Shri – India's fourth highest civilian award 2013 – Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian award Other honours 1999 – CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup 2000 – Dravid was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year. 2004 – ICC Cricketer of the year – Highest award in the ICC listings 2004 – ICC Test Player of The Year, ICC Cricketer of The Year 2004 – MTV Youth Icon of the Year 2006 – Captain of the ICC's Test Team 2011 – NDTV Indian of the Year's Lifetime Achievement Award with Dev Anand 2012 – Don Bradman Award with Glenn McGrath 2015 – Wisden India's Highest Impact Test Batsman 2018 – ICC Hall of Fame Personal life Family On 4 May 2003 he married Vijeta Pendharkar, a surgeon from Nagpur. Vijeta Pendharkar is also from Deshastha Brahmin community as Dravid. They have two children: Samit, born in 2005, and Anvay, born in 2009. Dravid is fluent in Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and English. Commercial endorsements Rahul Dravid has been sponsored by several brands throughout his career including Reebok (1996 – present), Pepsi (1997 present), Kissan (Unknown), Castrol (2001 – present), Hutch (2003), Karnataka Tourism (2004), Max Life (2005 – present), Bank of Baroda (2005 – present), Citizen (2006 – present), Skyline Construction (2006 – present), Sansui (2007), Gillette (2007 – present), Samsung (2002 – 2004), World Trade Center Noida (2013– present), CRED (2021-present). Social commitments Children's Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) UNICEF Supporter and AIDS Awareness Campaign Biographies Books Four biographies have been written on Rahul Dravid and his career: Rahul Dravid – A Biography written by Vedam Jaishankar (). Publisher: UBSPD Publications. Date: January 2004 The Nice Guy Who Finished First written by Devendra Prabhudesai. Publisher: Rupa Publications. Date: November 2005 A collection of articles, testimonials and interviews related to Dravid was released by ESPNcricinfo following his retirement. The book was titled Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel. References External links Indian cricketers India Test cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers India Test cricket captains Wisden Cricketers of the Year Karnataka cricketers South Zone cricketers Kent cricketers Scotland cricketers ACC Asian XI One Day International cricketers ICC World XI One Day