5 Cricket facts that sound fake but are actually true

Cricket has always been about facts, though the sentimental aspects can’t completely be overruled. From the 1880s until now, the sport has had some incredible numbers. From Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international centuries to Shoaib Akhtar’s fastest deliveries, some facts continue to astonish the fans.

With Test cricket, ODI cricket and T20 cricket emerging, the entertainment factor has gone up. As time has passed by, facts and figures have gained significance. It throws light into how a team or a player performs and they also help the cricketers in team selections.

But over the time period, some numbers and incidents have furrowed eyebrows. It would have been hard to comprehend the moments had they not happened. But eventually they took place and caught a lot of eyeballs.

In the article, let’s take a look at five surprisingly true cricket facts: –

1. Rahul Dravid’s three sixes on the trot

Rahul Dravid was someone, who could wear a bowler down, playing defensive shots and leaving balls outside the off-stump tirelessly. The Wall of Indian cricket hardly resorted to aerial strokes and it can be comprehended by the fact that he hit only 66 sixes in his 508 matches at the highest level.

He used to put a prize tag on his wicket and hardly went for strokes that could lead to his dismissal. But on his maiden T20I, which also happens to be his only game in the format, he decided to express himself.

In the 11th over of the match against England at the Old Trafford in Manchester, Dravid, quite astonishingly, smashed Samit Patel for three sixes on the trot. The now 47-year-old peppered the leg-side boundary and ended up scoring 31 runs off 21 balls at a handsome strike-rate of 147.61.