Cricket is considered to be the most played and loved game after football, people of all classes and ages adopt it with ease and ease. Today cricket is not just a game but has become a passion for the people. Everyone has a fondness for cricket, some are fond of playing it, and like to watch something, for cricket lovers, here we will learn about 5 facts about cricket
1. Shahid Afridi made the fastest century with Sachin's bat
The match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 1996, in which Shahid Afridi scored the fastest century of cricket, which no cricket lover has forgotten till now, but do you know that in this match, Shahid Afridi played the God of cricket Sachin The bat was used. Yes, Shahid Afridi did not have a proper bat at that time and Waqar Younis gave him to play Sachin's bat when he was sent for betting.
The bats with which Shahid Afridi set the world record by hitting the fastest century by hitting 11 sixes and 6 fours in 37 balls, which was broken by New Zealand batsman Corey Anderson in 36 balls after 17 years, but now this record South African air batsman AB De Villiers has made his name in just 31 balls, according to Shahid Afridi, that bat of Sachin, he still has with him.
2. Chris Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six off the first ball of Test match cricket
Do you know why Chris Gayle is called the king of T20? Because Chris Gayle has hit 801 sixes in 318 T20 matches so far and I want to tell you that brother Chris Gayle is the only man who can hit a six off the first ball of a Test match. The Test match started on 15 March 1877 and today is 12 months of 2017.
That is, in almost 140 years of Test cricket, no cricketer has ever hit a six on the first ball of a test match. Chris Gayle, whose full name is Sushant Chris Gayle, achieved this feat in 2012 against Bangladesh on the ball of Sohag Ghazi who is the spin bowler of Bangladesh.
3. Abbas Ali Baig was the first Indian cricketer to be kissed during a Test match
In the third Test match against Australia at 1995 Brabourne stadium, Abbas Ali Baig had completed his 50 runs, when a girl ran to congratulate Abbas Ali from the North Stand and kissed Baig, for the first time in cricket. Was still a record and fun facts.
4. Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed 3 times in the first ball of a Test match in his career.
Do you know which player has the record of getting the most out on the first ball of a test match? This record is in the name of former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar (3), who has been out on the first ball of the Test match 3 times, so far no record has been broken.
5. Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a Test match
This test match took place between Australia and England, the oldest cricket team in which England bowler Jim Laker had single-handedly destroyed Australia! It is still remembered today, the Test match and the biggest record of cricket made in it. In fact, before this match, the Test series was 1–1 and the England team wanted as much as they could in any situation.
With such a strategy, England came into the ground and scored 459 in front of Australia in their first innings and when Australia got on the field, they faced havoc which had destroyed them and created havoc in England. The Kangaroo team had fallen asleep for only 84 runs despite Jim's bowler Jim, who single-handedly stunned Australia.
Jim Laker took 9 wickets in the first innings of this test match and 10 wickets in the second innings and made the record of taking 19 wickets in a Test match, the biggest in cricket which nobody could break to date.
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