Rahul Dravid's poor run of form cost him his place in the team for the seventh and final One-Day International against Australia in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The ex-captain scored just 51 runs from the five innings he played in the series, quite easily his worst run ever.
We take a look at the number of instances when he was dropped because of poor form:
|
Season |
Series / Tournament | Matches missed |
| 1995-96 | Sharjah Cup in Sharjah Reason: Dravid made his ODI debut at the Singer Cup in Singapore soon after the World Cup 1996 and played in both the games. He played in the first two matches of the Sharjah Cup but was then dropped for the remaining three matches |
3 |
| 1996 | v England in England Reason: Dravid was a part of the squad but played in Tests only |
2 |
| 1996-97 | v Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe Reason: Dravid was a part of the squad but wasn't selected for ODIs |
1 |
| 1997-98 | v Sri Lanka in India | 3 |
| 1997-98 | Independence Cup in Dhaka | 5 |
| 1997-98 | Pepsi Tri-series in India | 5 |
| 1997-98 | Coca-Cola Cup in Sharjah Reason: Dravid missed 18 matches on a trot in 1997-98 season |
5 |
| 1998 | Singer-Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka Reason: Was not a member of the squad |
5 |