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Unknown Facts About Indian Cricketers
Most cricket pundits will tell you that if there is a country, you will learn the most about the game, it is India. Our country was introduced to the game in the 17th century. Since then, hundreds of players have made their appearances making and breaking numerous records around the globe. We thought we would challenge your sharp minds by bringing you some Unknown facts about the Indian team and the players. So, let us take a dive into the cricket books and checkout the list of unknown facts about Indian cricketers:
Fact – 1
Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, is the only cricketer to play Test cricket for both India and England.
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Fact -2
Lala Amarnath is the only bowler in the history of Cricket to dismiss the great Sir Don Bradman hit-wicket in Test cricket.
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Fact – 3
The Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram is the only Indian test cricketer to be knighted. He abandoned his knighthood in 1947 after India gained independence.
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Fact – 4
Sachin Tendulkar played in an Exhibition match for Pakistan before playing for India 1987, when he came as a substitute fielder.
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Fact – 5
Mohammed Azharuddin is the only batsman in the world to score 3 hundreds in his first three test matches.
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Fact – 6
Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer in the world to win 4 consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs when he played against Pakistan.
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Fact -7
India is the only playing nation in the world to win 60, 50 and 20-over world cups.
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Fact – 8
Shahid Afridi hit the then fastest century in ODI cricket in the year 1996 in just 37 balls. He scored the hundred using Sachin’s bat.
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Fact - 9
Once Brad hogg scalped Sachin’s wicket and later asked him to sign a picture of the dismissal. Sachin did sign it but wrote “It will never happen again”. Another interesting fact is that it actually never happened again.
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Fact -10
The Indian team became the first ever team to win a world cup final as hosts of the Tournament after winning it in 2011.
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Fact – 11
The Indian team is the only cricket team to have been dismissed twice in a single-day of a test match while playing a Test match against England at Old Trafford in 1952.
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Fact- 12
During the 1984-85 seasons’ 2nd One Day International between India and Pakistan at Sialkot, Pakistan. India reached a score of 210 runs at the loss of 3 wickets with Dilip Vengsarkar out in the middle at a score of 94*. Match was duly announced to be abandoned after hearing the news of the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi being assassinated.
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Fact – 13
VVS Laxman is the only Indian player who has played more than 100 Test matches and did not play a single World Cup match.
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Fact – 14
Mohinder Amarnath is the only cricketer in the history of the game to have been dismissed for handling the ball and obstructing the field.
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Fact -15
Sachin Tendulkar got out for a duck only once in his entire Ranji Trophy career, the bowler who got him out was young Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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Fact - 16
The little master Sunil Gavaskar has been dismissed thrice on the very first ball of a test match.
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Fact -17
Known as ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni, RG Nadkarni bowled 21 maidens in a row in India’s first Test match against England.
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Fact -18
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi became the youngest ever Test captain at the age of 21.
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Fact -19
Prabir Sen, was the only wicket keeper in the cricket history to have stumped Sir Donald Bradman of Australia playing for India.
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Fact -20
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only second batsman in ODIs to get out for a diamond duck (0 from 0). He was stumped off a wide delivery.
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We Indians just love knowing more about this game and there is no end to the knowledge we can gather by just being a bit curious. So how many of these Unknown facts about Indian cricketers did you already know? Tell us in the comments section below. Also, tell us if we missed out on any fact that you know, maybe we will do another blog on this next time.
