*****10 CRICKET FACTS ARTICLE 1!!!!
****Virat Kohli is the first player to win top-3 ICC awards in the same year (2018)***
Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in 2018 to win all the top-3 ICC Awards in the same year, In 2018, Kohli was nominated as the ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC ODI Player, along with ICC Test player of the year. Kohli’s invincible run at the international level paved his way to such a feat in 2018.
1.India is the only country to win the 60-Over, 50-Over and 20-Over World Cup
2.Ishant Sharma is responsible for all the three highest scores made by a batsman against India in the 21 st century.
Alistair Cook – 294 Runs, Edgbaston 2011; Michael Clarke – 329 Runs, Sydney 2012; Brendon McCullum – 302 Runs, Wellington 2014. They were all dropped by Ishant Sharma early on in their innings.
3. On 12 th January 1964, Indian spinner Bapu Nadkarni bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs vs England at Chennai.
His figures were 32-27-5-0 which is an economy rate of 0.15 per over which is the lowest of all bowlers where 10 or more overs were bowled.
4.
Sachin + Zaheer = (Almost) Kallis
119 was scored in an IPL game.
6. Wasim Akram’s highest Test innings score of 257 is higher than that of Sachin Tendulkar's (who has 248 n.o. to his credit).
7.Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne are the only players to have batted in 10 different batting positions in ODIs.
India was the first team to win the ICC World Cup as hosts in 2011
In ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, India became the first team to win a Cricket World Cup on home soil. Post India’s 2011 World Cup triumph at home, Australia and England were the other two teams to win a home World Cup in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
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Sachin Tendulkar played for Pakistan before playing for India
Sachin Tendulkar, who made his India debut in 1989, had previously played for Pakistan before making his India debut. In a practice match between India and Pakistan at the Brabourne Stadium in 1987, Sachin fielded for Pakistan as a substitute fielder.
10.
Shortest ever Test match WI vs ENG was played in Antigua, 2009
In the 2009 Test series between West Indies and England in the Caribbean, the second Test match at North Sound in Antigua lasted merely 1.4 overs. The match was called off due to a harmful outfield. The outfield was declared unfit as bowlers faced issues while running-in at their run-up. The Antigua Test match between West Indies and England also happens to be the shortest ever Test match at the international level.
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