13 FACTS - INTERESTING FACTS OF CRICKET

 

                                    Some Interesting Facts Of Cricket

1. Chris Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match
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The only cricketer to play Test cricket for India and England is Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi.

Sanath Jayasuriya has more ODI wickets than Shane Warne.

The highest number of runs scored in an over is not 36. It’s 77.

Chris Martin and B.S Chandrasekhar have taken more Test wickets in their career than the test runs they scored.

Mahela Jayawardene is the only batsman to have scored centuries in both the Semi-Final and Final of a World Cup.

1. The player with the most number of not-outs in Test cricket is not Rahul Dravid, but Courtney Walsh.
2. Saurav Ganguly is the only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs.
3. Wasim Akram’s highest Test innings score of 257 is higher than that of Sachin Tendulkar's.

1. Last Malinga took 4 wickets in 4 balls vs South Africa.
2. Manish Pandey is the first Indian to score a century in IPL.
3. Dravid has the record of most number of balls faced, partnerships, and catches (by a non-keeper) in Test Cricket.
4. David Warner is the only player to score centuries in both innings of a Test match thrice.

1. Virat Kohli is the only player who took the first wicket in his 0th ball.
2. Kumar Sangakkara is the only player to score 3 consecutive centuries in the World cup.
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   The longest cricket match was 14 days long. ...
4. Cricket bats are made from white willow. ...
5. Alec Stewart was one of the best England cricket players of all time. ...
6. England's youngest cricketer was just 18 years old.