Rohan Gavaskar name mystery

Rohan Gavaskar name mystery

Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar named his son’s name Rohan after one of the best batsmen of 1960s Rohan Kanhai who played for West Indies in 79 tests.

Batsmen got “Retiring out” decision

Batsmen got “Retiring out” decision

This was one of the most mind blowing events in the history of test cricket when two batsmen were given retiring out. Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya made Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene retiring out. It was Asian Test Championship’s second test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played at Colombo in 2001.

Atapattu 201(259) retired out.

Jayawardene 150(115) retired out.

Clark, Cook test records conflicts that of Sachin

 Clark, Cook test records conflicts that of Sachin

When Australia’s Michael Clarke and England’s Alistair Cook completed their 100 test cricket matches respectively, it was found that adding their runs and hundreds we get the test career stats of Master Blaster Sachin Tendkular.

Double ton in 99th test

Double ton in 99th test

Cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman scored double centuries while playing their respective 99th test for India.

Year	Player	Opposition	Score	Venue
1983	Sunil Gavaskar	West Indies	236*	Chennai
2007	Sourav Ganguly	Pakistan	239	Bangalore
2008	VVS Laxman	Australia	200*	New Delhi

Suresh Raina’s Twenty20 centuries

Suresh Raina’s Twenty20 centuries

India’s Suresh Raina scored two T20 hundreds on the same date 2 May in 2010 and 2013. He scored first T20 international hundred against South Africa in ICC world Twenty20 match on May 2, 2010 whereas he scored his first IPL ton on 2 May, 2013 against Kings XI Punjab.

Date	Match	T20 hundred	Batting team score	Man of the Match
2 May, 2010	India vs South Africa	Raina hit 1st T20I ton	India score – 186	Suresh Raina
2 May, 2013	CSK vs KXIP	Raina hit his 1st IPL ton	CSK score – 186	Suresh Raina

Rahul and Sachin’s test century record

Rahul and Sachin’s test century record

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid share the record of scoring most test centuries for India playing against England. Both cricketers scored 7 centuries each against England team.

The amazing fact about this record is that both players have got same figures while scoring these hundreds against England. The only difference is that their highest score is not same.

Player	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Hundreds	Average	Highest
Sachin Tendulkar	7	7	2	982	7	196.40	217
Rahul Dravid	7	7	2	982	7	196.40	193

Four debuts in 1989 India-Pakistan series

Four debuts in 1989 India-Pakistan series

In the first test match of Pakistan vs India 1989 series, 2-2 players from each team made debut in the international test cricket. From India Sachin Tendulkar and Salil Ankola whereas Pakistan’s Waqar Younis and Shahid Saeed played their first test matches for respective countries at National Stadium in Karachi from 15 to 19 November, 1989.

The fact is two players out of these 4 reach at the height of sport whereas two failed completely. Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis shine like sun in their respective fields whereas Shahid Saeed and Salil Ankola career went into the darkness.
Sachin Tendulkar 15,921 runs in played 200 test cricket matches. This is the most number of runs by any cricketer in the history of game. On the other hand Waqar Younis took 373 wickets in played 87 matches.

Swing Sultan – Wasim Akram also has his highest Test innings score of 257, which is higher than Sachin Tendulkar’s highest Test score of 248*.

Swing Sultan – Wasim Akram also has his highest Test innings score of 257, which is higher than Sachin Tendulkar’s highest Test score of 248*.

Pakistani magician spinner, Saeed Ajmal surprisingly has never won a single award for the ‘Man of the Match’ in ODIs.

Pakistani magician spinner, Saeed Ajmal surprisingly has never won a single award for the ‘Man of the Match’ in ODIs.

India’s lowest Total in Test Cricket

India’s lowest Total in Test Cricket

It was the 2nd test match of the India Vs. England Test series at Lord’s stadium in London. The Indian team collapsed like a pack of cards within just 42 runs piled at the score board. Following on in the 2nd innings, little did the Indian side imagine that they would be piled up for such a meager score.

On 3rd Sept 2013, Boyd Rankin, playing for England, dismissed Ed Joyce of Ireland. In the 2007 World Cup Rankin – then playing for Ireland – dismissed Joyce who was then playing for England.

On 3rd Sept 2013, Boyd Rankin, playing for England, dismissed Ed Joyce of Ireland. In the 2007 World Cup Rankin – then playing for Ireland – dismissed Joyce who was then playing for England.

Ryan Ten Doeschate has highest ODI average which is 67.00 at present and no one is anyway close to break it.

Ryan Ten Doeschate has highest ODI average which is 67.00 at present and no one is anywaRyan Ten Doeschate has highest ODI average which is 67.00 at present and no one is anyway close to break it.y close to break it.

David Warner is the only Australian cricketer in the last 100 years of cricket history, who has played his first international match without playing a single first class(domestic) match before that.

David Warner is the only Australian cricketer in the last 100 years of cricket history, who has played his first international match without playing a single first class(domestic) match before that.

Shahid Afridi has played 350 One-Day International matches, where he scored 7360 runs with 6 centuries and 35 half centuries, but he has not played 100 balls in an innings yet. (He has played 94 balls for his innings 124 (HS))

Shahid Afridi has played 350 One-Day International matches, where he scored 7360runs with 6 centuries and 35 half centuries, but he has not played 100 balls in an innings yet. (He has played 94 balls for his innings 124 (HS))

Martin Guptill has two-toes.

 Martin Guptill has two-toes.

Martin Guptill lost his 3 toes at the age of 14 when a fork-lift truck rolled over his foot. Kiwi legend Stephen Fleming went to him in the clinic and this just added to his steely take steps to play for New Zealand cricket team. He obscured all other batsmen at the as of late finished up World Cup when he scored an unbeaten double century.

Graeme Smith is the only player in the history of cricket to have captained a team for more than 100 Test matches.

 Graeme Smith is the only player in the history of cricket to have captained a team for more than 100 Test matches.

Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne are the only players to have batted in 10 different batting positions in ODIs.

Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne are the only players to have batted in 10 different batting positions in ODIs.

Alex Hales – Nottinghamshire, 2015

 Alex Hales – Nottinghamshire, 2015

Alex Hales, while playing for Nottinghamshire in the Natwest T20 Blast against Warwickshire last week, gave a gentle reminder to the England selectors of his ability as he smashed six consecutive sixes to help his side to victory..
Off the 4th ball of the 11th over from Boyd Rankin, Hales hit a gigantic six and replicated it on the last two balls as well. He got the strike on the 2nd ball of the next over and hit 3 more sixes off consecutive deliveries to complete his unique feat of six consecutive sixes but in two different overs.

Most amazing Bowling spell.

Most amazing Bowling spell.

RG Nadkarni have the amazing record for the most efficient and surprising knocking down some pins spells where he finished with the magical figures of 32 overs for 5 runs with 27 maidens overs. 21 of these were sequential!

Hashim Amla doesn’t embrace alcohol products

 Hashim Amla doesn’t embrace alcohol products

Hashim Amla being the faithful Muslim, does not support the South African Team’s sponsor Castle Lager a beer brand. Hence, he doesn’t get match expenses with the exception of grant cash, similar to Man of the Match or Series. Admiration to the man!

Sri Lanka has just beaten Australia once in a Test match. Ever.

Sri Lanka has just beaten Australia once in a Test match. Ever.

Belive it or not, this is DAMN true. Sri Lanka has beaten Australia once in their test cricketing history in 1999 at Kandy by 6 wickets.

MS Dhoni Never scored a hundred outside Asia.

 MS Dhoni Never scored a hundred outside Asia.

OMG! The man with a average of over 50 has not scored a single hundred outside Asia subcontinent. Surmise that clarifies the distinction between the 2011 and 2015 World Cup crusades?

Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor got paid 250 US Dollars for the whole 2015 World Cup competition

Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor got paid 250 US Dollars for the whole 2015 World Cup competition

To place that into viewpoint, all Australian cricketers got a normal of USD 5000 for every match at the World Cup tournament. Also, this splendid sportsman completed the competition as the most elevated run-gmaker before the knockout stages started.

Adam Gilchrist – Only Wicket, for a ball in his life.

Adam Gilchrist – Only Wicket, for a ball.

Adam, as he is affectionately called, has just ever thrown one ball in his whole profession of International Cricket + Domestic + IPL. He bowled without precedent for his last match at the IPL for Kings XI Punjab, where he got a wicket for that ball. What jubilant!

Hitesh Modi & Subhash Ranchhoddas Modi.

 Hitesh Modi & Subhash Ranchhoddas Modi.

Hitesh Modi & Subhash Ranchhoddas Modi are the main father – son duo to play/direct in a One Day Internationals Cricket Match as a batsman and an umpire separately. The father decreed his child out LBW!

Herschelle Gibbs – South Africa, 2007

Herschelle Gibbs – South Africa, 2007

South African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs was the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in a One-Day International (ODI) match. His feat came in the 2007 World Cup at St. Kitts, Basseterre, as he bludgeoned Daan van Bunge of Netherlands all around the park for six sixes in one over.
Gibbs became the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over and the first in international cricket. With that innings, Gibbs actually went on to raise US$ 1 million for charity as there was a contest run by the sponsors  Johnny Walker.

Yuvraj Singh – India, 2007

Yuvraj Singh – India, 2007

Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh is known to be one of the most flamboyant cricketers in the modern era. Yuvraj went all guns blazing when he sent Stuart Broad for six ruthless maximums in an over during the World T20 in 2007 against England. A somewhat ugly spat with Andrew Flintoff in that very game spurred Yuvi on as he dispatched the England fast bowler to almost all corners of the park.

Yuvraj amazed cricketing fans worldwide with his six sixes in an over as he became the second batsman in international cricket and the fourth overall to reach this feat. India went on to win the World T20 that year thanks to some other similarly brilliant knocks by Yuvi.

Ravi Shastri – Bombay, 1985

Ravi Shastri – Bombay, 1985

It took 16 years for someone to match Sir Gary’s achievement and it was Indian batsman Ravi Shastri, who, in the year 1984, scored six sixes in an over against left-arm spinner Tilak Raj in a Ranji Trophy Match between Bombay and Baroda. He also went on to score the fastest ever double century in first-class cricket history in the same match.
With that, Shastri became only the second batsman in the history of cricket to smash six sixes in an over.

Sir Garfield Sobers – Nottinghamshire, 1968

Sir Garfield Sobers –  Nottinghamshire, 1968

The greatest all-rounder to have played the game of cricket, Sir Garfield Sobers, made a historic achievement on August 31, 1968. Once described as a 'five in one cricketer' by Donald Bradman himself, Sobers became the first cricketer to smash 6 sixes in a single over in first class cricket.
He managed the feat against Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan while playing for Nottinghamshire as captain. The over consisted of five clean hits for six and one six where the ball landed in the hands of Roger Davis but was unfortunately carried over the boundary rope. Before this feat, Ted Alleston held the record of scoring most runs in an over, which was 34 runs. 

Sir Don Bradman has just hit 6 sixes in his entire career.

 Sir Don Bradman has just hit 6 sixes in his entire career.

In 1989, along with Sachin Tendulkar, 23 other cricketers

In 1989, along with Sachin Tendulkar, 23 other cricketers

made their International debuts. The last one to retire before Sachin, was New Zealand's Chris Cairns, who retired in 2004.

India is not undefeated by Pakistan in ICC tournaments. The men in blue lost to Pakistan in the group stage of the Champions Trophy, 2004 and in Champions Trophy 2004.

India is not undefeated by Pakistan in ICC tournaments. 

The men in blue lost to Pakistan in the group stage of the 

Champions Trophy, 2004 and in Champions Trophy 2004.

India lost to Pakistan in the group stage of the

Champions Trophy, 2009

Nayan Mongia (former Indian wicket-keeper) has played most consecutive ODIs (140) without winning the Man of the Match award.

Nayan Mongia (former Indian wicket-keeper) has played 

most consecutive ODIs (140) without winning the Man of 

the Match award.

Nayan Mongia was former wicket-keeper of India.

Former South African skipper Graeme Smith is the only player in the history of cricket to have captained a team for more than 100 test matches.

Former South African skipper Graeme Smith is the only

player in the history of cricket to have captained a team

for more than 100 test matches.

Kapil Dev did not miss a single match in his entire career of 16 years due to an injury.

Kapil Dev did not miss a single match in his entire career of 

16 years due to an injury. He was also never run out during

 the 184 innings. The only player close to him is South 

Africa’s AB De Villiers who has not missed a game during his 

carrier spanning close to 10 years.

In 1870s there was an Australian cricketer named George Bailey.

In 1870s there was an Australian cricketer named George

Bailey, who is great- great grandfather of current Australian 

batsman George Bailey.

The England cricket team is the only team in ODI history

The England cricket team is the only team in ODI history to

lose a 60 over ODI final (1979 world cup), 50 over’s ICC 

tournament final (1992 WC and 2004 Champions Trophy)

 and a 20 over final (2013 Champions Trophy) in ICC

 tournaments.

Courtney Walsh holds a mind boggling batting record

 Courtney Walsh holds a mind boggling batting record

Courtney Walsh holds a very unlikely record as a batsman.

 He has the most number of ducks in test cricket i.e. 43. And 

also has the most number of not outs 61. This is simply 

amazing.

Wasim Akram’s highest test innings score of 257 is higher than that of Sachin Tendulkar (who has the highest score of 248)

Wasim Akram’s highest test innings score of 257 is higher 

than that of Sachin Tendulkar (who has the highest score of

 248)

After Virat Kohli’s debut, India has chased down 300+ targets five times.

After Virat Kohli’s debut, India has chased down 300+ targets five times.

And in 4 of these 5 matches, Virat Kohli scored a century.