He was 79 years old.
Sources in the Karnataka State Cricket Association said the senior Dravid had health problems for the last four years.
Dravid's father worked for Kissan, a company best-known for producing jam. Thus, he was nicknamed ‘Jammy’ by his classmates at St Joseph's Boys' High School.
Sharad's wife, Pushpa, is a former professor of architecture at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).
KSCA president Anil Kumble, office-bearers and members of the managing committee (Vijay Bhardwaj, Sujith Somasundar and S Vijaya Prakash) mourned the sad demise and offered their deepest condolences to the family.
Image: File picture of Rahul Dravid with his wife, children and parents
Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani