Most Test centuries at Lord's, India-Pakistan head to head and many more...

Q. Which cricketer has scored the most centuries in Lord’s in Test Cricket?

A. England’s Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan jointly hold the record for scoring most number of centuries in Test format at Lord’s. Both the greats from England have scored five Test hundreds at the venue. Among the visiting players, India’s Dilip Vengsarkar has the most Test hundreds at Lord’s with three centuries on his name.

Q. Who won most matches in India-Pakistan Tests and ODIs?

A. Pakistan has the upper hand over India in Test and ODI cricket as they won 12 Tests and 73 ODIs respectively while Team India has won only 9 Tests and 52 ODIs over their archrivals. In T20Is, the Indians won seven games over Pakistan including one in a bowl-out after a tie while Pakistan has defeated them only once.

Q. Which seamer picked up the most wickets in a calendar year?

A. Dennis Lillee holds the record for taking most wickets by a pace bowler in a calendar year in Test cricket as the Australian bagged 85 wickets in 1981. In ODIs, Abdul Razzaq and Shaun Pollock hold the record as they picked up 61 wickets each in 2000. Jasprit Bumrah’s 28 wickets in 2016 are the most for a pacer in T20Is while Glenn McGrath’s 119 wickets in 1999 are the most in International cricket in a year.

Q. Which team has highest win percentage in Test away games?

A. Australia’s win percentage of 36.64 in Test cricket outside home is the highest for any team. They played 393 away Tests and won 144 of those. They equalled England’s record of 144 Test wins away from home with their win over Bangladesh in Chittagong Test.

Q. Name the very first batsman who got duck out in cricket history?

A. Australia’s Ned George was the first ever player to bag a duck in International cricket. He got out for a duck in the 1st ever Test match between Australia and England in 1877 at Melbourne. James Lillywhite (Jnr) was the bowler who dismissed George while Andrew Greenwood was the fielder. Overall in professional cricket, Hampshire’s John Edmeads was the first to be dismissed for a duck. He bagged the duck in the first ever first-class match played between Hampshire and England 1772 at Hambledon.

Q. Most fifties in International cricket?

A. Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of fifties by a batsman in International cricket. He has 164 half centuries across the three International formats besides the 100 centuries.

Q. Most sixes in a series in ODI by an individual?

A. Chris Gayle holds the record for hitting the most number of sixes in an ODI series. He struck 26 sixes in the ICC World Cup 2015 hosted by Australia and New Zealand. In bilateral contests, Rohit Sharma holds the record with 23 sixes during the ODI series against Australia at home in 2013.

Q. Players involved in most won games?

A. Ricky Ponting holds the record for being a part of most wins in Test and ODI cricket. He was a part of 108 Test wins and 262 ODI victories. The 377 wins he has been a part of in International cricket are the most for any player. Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik holds the record in the T20I format as he has been a part of 57 T20I wins so far.

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