Here is the list of 20 Unknown Facts About the Cricket. There are the few things that the cricket lover in the world do not know about the cricket. Cricket is one of the most popular game in the world. All the countries have their own cricket team. This game is played between the cricket team of two different countries. There are the some 20 Amazing Facts About the cricket is given below. Read out the complete article to know the unknown facts about the cricket.
2. Iftihar Alikhan Patudi , is the only cricketer to play test match cricket for India and England. He was the grandfather of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. Before the Independence of India he played for England and after the Independence he played for India.
3. VVS Laxman is the only Indian cricketer to have played 100 test matches but he did not play a single world cup month.
4. Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma is responsible for all the three highest score made by a batsman against India in the 21st century.
- Edgbaston 2011 - Alastair Cook :- score 294 runs
- Sydney 2012 - Michael Clarke :- score 329 runs
- Wellingdon 2014 - Brendon McCullum :- score 302 runs
They all were dropped by Ishant Sharma at quite early stage of their innings.
5. Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendular are the best friend since childhood. Vinod kumbli's test match average is better than his childhood friend Sachin Tendulakar. He played 17 test macthes which include two back to back double tons. Vinod kambli test match average is 54.20 and Sachin Tendulkar is 53.78 after 200 matches.
6. In Brisbane test 1948 , Mahinder Amarnath is the only Indian batsman in the cricket history to have been dismissed for handling the ball and obstructing the field.
7. In 1983, India won the first world cup and won their first ever test at Lord's three year later in 1986.
8. India won second world cup in 2011. The second world cup was won 28 years later. The Indian cricket team won their second ever test at lord's three year later in 2014.
9. India is the only country in the world to win the 60 - over , 50 - over and 20 - over world cup.
10. B.S Chandrasekhar and Chris Martin have taken more test wickets than the test runs they scored in their carrier.
11. Saurabh Ganguly is the only cricketer to win four consecutive "Man of the Match" words in ODI's. He is the best and most successful captain of Indian team.
12. The cricketer Alec Stewart was born on 8 - 4 - 63 and he scored 8463 in test runs.
13. Wilfred Rhodes of England played test cricket till he was 52. He also took more than four thousand wickets.
14. In 1877 , Australia beat England in the first ever test match by 45 runs at Melbourne cricket ground. After hundred year later the opposition was the same , the venue was the same and the result was also same.
15. The Lance Klusener , Abdur Razzaq , Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne are the only players to have batted in the 10 different batting position in ODI's. It is very surprising to play in 10 different position.
16. Graeme Smith was a successful and good player. In the history of cricket he have captained a team for more than 100 test matches.
17. Sachin Tendulakar become the first ever batsman to be run out after the third empire consulted Tv replays in 1992. Johty Rhodes was the fielder in this match. In the same match , next day Jonty Rhodes was run out in the exact same way by Sachin Tendulkar.
18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the second batsman in ODI's to be out for a diamond duck ( 0 off 0 balls) but it was not a run out. He was actually stumped off by a wide delivery on his very first ball.
19. The cricket team of India is the only team to have been dismissed fully twice in a single day of a test match. In 1952 , this happened against England at Old Trafford.
20. In the first test of South Africe and Australia a coincidence occurred at Cape town. On 11/11/11 at 11:11 South Africa were 125 for 1 needing a further 111 runs for a victory.
20 Interesting Facts About Cricket :-
1. Chris Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six off the first ball of a test match. There are no cricketer has ever hit a six off the first ball of a test match. He become the first player to hit a six from the first ball of a test match when he launched his big hit against Bangladesh.
2. Iftihar Alikhan Patudi , is the only cricketer to play test match cricket for India and England. He was the grandfather of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. Before the Independence of India he played for England and after the Independence he played for India.
3. VVS Laxman is the only Indian cricketer to have played 100 test matches but he did not play a single world cup month.
4. Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma is responsible for all the three highest score made by a batsman against India in the 21st century.
- Edgbaston 2011 - Alastair Cook :- score 294 runs
- Sydney 2012 - Michael Clarke :- score 329 runs
- Wellingdon 2014 - Brendon McCullum :- score 302 runs
They all were dropped by Ishant Sharma at quite early stage of their innings.
5. Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendular are the best friend since childhood. Vinod kumbli's test match average is better than his childhood friend Sachin Tendulakar. He played 17 test macthes which include two back to back double tons. Vinod kambli test match average is 54.20 and Sachin Tendulkar is 53.78 after 200 matches.
6. In Brisbane test 1948 , Mahinder Amarnath is the only Indian batsman in the cricket history to have been dismissed for handling the ball and obstructing the field.
7. In 1983, India won the first world cup and won their first ever test at Lord's three year later in 1986.
8. India won second world cup in 2011. The second world cup was won 28 years later. The Indian cricket team won their second ever test at lord's three year later in 2014.
9. India is the only country in the world to win the 60 - over , 50 - over and 20 - over world cup.
10. B.S Chandrasekhar and Chris Martin have taken more test wickets than the test runs they scored in their carrier.
11. Saurabh Ganguly is the only cricketer to win four consecutive "Man of the Match" words in ODI's. He is the best and most successful captain of Indian team.
12. The cricketer Alec Stewart was born on 8 - 4 - 63 and he scored 8463 in test runs.
13. Wilfred Rhodes of England played test cricket till he was 52. He also took more than four thousand wickets.
14. In 1877 , Australia beat England in the first ever test match by 45 runs at Melbourne cricket ground. After hundred year later the opposition was the same , the venue was the same and the result was also same.
15. The Lance Klusener , Abdur Razzaq , Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne are the only players to have batted in the 10 different batting position in ODI's. It is very surprising to play in 10 different position.
16. Graeme Smith was a successful and good player. In the history of cricket he have captained a team for more than 100 test matches.
17. Sachin Tendulakar become the first ever batsman to be run out after the third empire consulted Tv replays in 1992. Johty Rhodes was the fielder in this match. In the same match , next day Jonty Rhodes was run out in the exact same way by Sachin Tendulkar.
18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the second batsman in ODI's to be out for a diamond duck ( 0 off 0 balls) but it was not a run out. He was actually stumped off by a wide delivery on his very first ball.
19. The cricket team of India is the only team to have been dismissed fully twice in a single day of a test match. In 1952 , this happened against England at Old Trafford.
20. In the first test of South Africe and Australia a coincidence occurred at Cape town. On 11/11/11 at 11:11 South Africa were 125 for 1 needing a further 111 runs for a victory.
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