Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Karim's Pasta: Dravid's Kolkata Success Story Remembered
Once upon a time, before a very important cricket match, a former player named Saba Karim had Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman over for dinner.
Karim's wife made pasta for the players.
The next day, Dravid and Laxman played an amazing game, with a huge partnership.
Dravid scored a lot of runs, and Laxman was the star of the match.
Later, Dravid became the coach of the Indian cricket team and led them in matches.
Saba Karim recalls feeding pasta to Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman before their historic partnership in the 2001 Kolkata Test.
Dravid and Laxman had a 376-run partnership against Australia in the 2001 Kolkata Test.
Dravid scored 180, and Laxman scored 280 in the match.
Laxman was awarded Player of the Match for his performance.
Dravid later became the coach of the Indian cricket team and stepped down in 2024 after the T20 World Cup.
- Who
- Saba Karim, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman.
- What
- Saba Karim recalled feeding pasta to Dravid and Laxman before their historic partnership.
- When
- The match was in 2001.
- Where
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- Why
- Karim shared a dinner memory before the historic partnership between Dravid and Laxman.
- Event
- 2001 Kolkata Test
- Players involved
- Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman
- Partnership runs
- 376
- Dravid Score
- 180
- Laxman Score
- 280
- Player of the Match
- VVS Laxman
- Dravid's coaching role
- India's head coach