11 Men of the match!!

In a Test match between South Africa and West Indies at the Centurion, all the 11 players of South Africa were jointly named Man of the Match.

The cricket pitch!!

The only rule in Cricket that remained constant through out the years is the length of the pitch!

TOP 5 IPL TEAMS WITH HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 61.28% Mumbai Indians (MI) – 57.75% Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – 53.70% Kolkata Knight Riders (SRH) – 52.52% Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 51.37%

Ishant Sharma is responsible for all the three highest scores made by a batsman against India in the 21 st century.

Alistair Cook – 294 Runs, Edgbaston 2011; Michael Clarke – 329 Runs, Sydney 2012; Brendon McCullum – 302 Runs, Wellington 2014. They were all dropped by Ishant Sharma early on in their innings.

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Would you believe if I say Sachin has played for Pakistan? Before debuting for India, in 1987, Sachin Tendulkar once played as a substitute fielder for the Pakistan team in a practice match against India. Definitely, the most bizarre fact one can hear!

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THE LUCKIEST PERSON ON EARTH… Richard Stokes, an English man witnessed the only two 10 wicket haul in an innings. As a 10-year-old Richard Stokes witnessed Jim Laker taking all 10 wickets in the 1956 Old Trafford Test against Australia. Forty-three years later he was in India watching the India vs Pakistan Test and saw

FACT 02

ONLY TWICE ALL 4 INNINGS OF A TEST MATCH WERE PLAYED ON THE SAME DAY! It was in 2000, for the first ever time, in a match between England and West Indies, all 4 innings of the match was witnessed on the same day. After 11 years, this rare incident took place at Cape town,

FACT 01

The oldest to play cricket! He is Wilfred Rhodes, and he has played Test cricket for England till he was 52 years old after which he finally announced his retirement.