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DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
The only bowler to have got the great
Aussie Sir Donald Bradman out hit wicket was India's Lala
Amarnath.
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Krish Srikkanth added an extra 'k'
to his name so that it became nine letters : nine in numerology
being associated with heaven and strength.
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Bhagwat Chandrashekhar is the only
cricketer to have scored fewer runs in his test career than
the number of wickets he took. (242 wickets and 177 runs)
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
The reason why former India skipper
Bishen Singh Bedi took up cricket at age twelve : to slim
down.
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Playing at Edbaston, CK Nayudu once
hit the ball into the River Rhea; the river is the boundary
between Warwickshire and Worcestershire, so he is perhaps
the only batsman to have sent a cricket ball from one county
to another!
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Sachin Tendulkar was the first player
in international cricket to be given out by the third umpire
(via a tv replay)
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
The Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur
holds the distinction of being the only stadium to witness
a first ball dismissal on its debut as a Test match centre,
when Sunil Gavaskar was caught by Javed Miandad off Imran
Khan on the first ball of the India-Pakistan test match
in 1987.
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
M.L. Jaisimha and Ravi Shastri have
both batted on all five days of a Test Match. Only two others
have achieved this, Englishmen Geoff Boycott and Alan Lamb,
and Australia's Kim Hughes
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian
to have slammed centuries on debut in Ranji, Duleep and
Irani trophies. What a genius!
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
Only one Indian test cricketer has
played Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia. He is Rusi
Surti who played for Queensland
DID YOU KNOW . . . ?
On the day of the India-Windies final
in the '83 World Cup a spectator asked Sir Garfield Sobers
for an autograph. Sobers denied it saying that day was India's
day ...
Did you Know?.........
The first ball in the World Cup history
was bowled by India's Madan Lal to England's Denis Amiss
at Lord's on June 7, 1975.
Did you Know?.......
India's opener Sunil Gavaskar batted
through the full 60 overs in the opening match against England
at Lord's to score just 36 runs.
Did you Know?.......
One of the all-time great innings
at the 1983 World Cup, 175 not out by Kapil Dev against
Zimbabwe was lost to posterity. BBC had gone on strike that
day with the result that it was never recorded on video.
Did you Know?........
The only two Test cricketers to play
Davis Cup tennis were Cota Ramaswami of India and West Indies
wicket-keeper Ralph Legall.
Did you Know?......
The first batsman to share in 50 century
partnerships in Tests was India's Sunil Gavaskar.
Did you Know?..........
The first ODI in which wides and no
balls were added to the bowlers analysis was India vs. Pakistan
at Jaipur on October 2, 1983.
Did you know?..........
The match between New Zealand and
India at Auckland on February 14, 1981 was the first in
New Zealand in which coloured clothing, white balls and
black sightscreens were employed.
Did you know?..........
25,000 spectators turned up to watch
England play its first ODI match at Chandigarh. Unfortunately
violent thunderstorm flooded the ground. In order to placate
the crowd a 15 over game was staged in unplayable conditions.
Did you know?......
England lost their last seven wickets
for 10 runs against India at Gwalior on March 4, 1993.
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