28 November 2015

Amazing Cricket Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

1. Australian Sir Don Bradman has just hit 6 sixes in his entire cricket career.
2. West Indies' Chris Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match.

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3. Asif Karim of Kenya has played International cricket and Davis Cup (Tennis) for his country Kenya.
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4. Australian cricketer Allan Border played 153 consecutive Test matches.

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5. Dhaka’s (BANGLADESH ) Sher-e-Bangla stadium and Bangabandhu stadium have hosted more ODIs than Lord’s.

6. Indian Vinod Kambli's Test match average is better than his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar.
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7. Two Robin Singhs have played Test cricket for India and both never got to play after their debut Test.
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8. The only cricketer to play Test cricket for India and England is Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi.
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9. West Indies' Leslie Hylton is the only cricketer to be hanged for murder.

10. Alec Stewart was born on 8-4-63 and he scored 8463 Test runs

11. Australia beat England by 45 runs in the first ever cricket Test as well as the Centenary Test in 1977.

12. Peter Siddle is the only bowler to take a hat-trick on his birthday.
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13. Mahela Jayawardene is the only batsman to have scored centuries in both the Semi-Final and Final of a World Cup.

14. Wilfred Rhodes of England played Test cricket till he was 52 .

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15. Sachin Tendulkar played for Pakistan before India
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Can you imagine Indian Sachin Tendulkar playing for Pakistan before India ? This happened during a practice match between India and Pakistan at the Brabourne Stadium in 1987 where Sachin Tendulkar came on the field as a substitute fielder for Pakistan.

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