Former Indian veteran player Rahul Dravid played his last ODI match for India on 16 September 2011. This match was played between India and England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In this match, Virat Kohli scored his first century on English soil. This was the fifth and last ODI match of the series. Team India was trailing 0-2 in the series and was playing only for honour.

Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3

England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian openers Parthiv Patel and Ajinkya Rahane gave the team a good start. There was a partnership of 52 runs for the first wicket between the two. Rahane was out after scoring 26 runs in 47 balls, after which Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3.

The Cardiff fans gave a rousing welcome to Dravid as he was playing his last match in the white-ball format. After three overs, Parthiv Patel was out after scoring 19 runs and then Virat Kohli came to the field. Both Rahul Dravid and Virat were facing the English bowlers with great ease.

Rahul Dravid scored 69 runs in the last ODI

Rahul Dravid was moving towards a century but was dismissed in the 42nd over by Graeme Swann after scoring 69 runs off 79 balls. He also shared a crucial 170-run partnership with Virat Kohli. This was the biggest partnership made by Dravid against England. Earlier, he had shared a 169-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar in 2002.

The partnership between Kohli and Dravid was the fourth-highest partnership for any wicket by India against England at that time. After Rahul Dravid was out, all the England players congratulated him for his wonderful career. When he was returning to the pavilion, the fans as well as the Indian players stood up and clapped.

Virat Kohli scored his first century on England soil

Virat Kohli scored 107 runs in 93 balls, scoring his first century on English soil. Batting first, India scored 304 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. England chased the target of 241 (DLS target) runs in 32.2 overs with 6 wickets and 10 balls to spare.