Five Amazing and Interesting Facts and Records Of Cricket World...
Cricket is one of the most popular games of the world. Cricket was born in England in the 18th Century. The record book of cricket is very large and everyday some new records add and some records break in cricket. In this article I have discussed 5 amazing and unique facts and records of Cricket-
1- India is the only country who has won all three types of Cricket World Cup. In 1983, India won the World Cup Trophy for the first time. The format of the World Cup was 60-60 overs World Cup. Kapil Dev was the Captain of India. Secondly, India won the 20-20 overs Cricket World Cup in 2007. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the Captain of that team. Thirdly, India won the 50-50 overs World Cup in 2011. Again Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the Captain of that Indian team.
2- Sachin Tendulkar is said to be the God of Cricket. He has the most hundreds in International Cricket. He scored one hundred centuries in International Cricket. But he also holds the record of most nineties in International Cricket. He has 28 nineties in Test Cricket and One-Day Cricket.
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3- Chris Gayle is a prominent attacking Batsman of the Cricket World. He plays for West Indies. He has a very incredible record in Test Cricket. He is the only Batsman to hit a six in the very first ball of a Test Match. He created this record in 2012 against Bangladesh.
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4- Virender Sehwag is one of the most attacking players of India. He scored triple centuries in Test Match Cricket, double century in One-Day Cricket and century in Indian Premier League. The most amazing fact is that his highest scores in these formats end with "19". In Test Cricket, his highest score is 319 ; in One-Day Cricket, his highest score is 219 and in IPL, his highest score is 119.
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5- Australian Fast Bowler Peter Siddle is the only bowler who takes a hat-trick on his birthday. His birthday is on 25 November and in 2010, he took a hat-trick on his birthday in a Test Match against England.
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