The first Indian to score a run, take a wicket in T20s and more...

Q. Yagyam Batra: Which Indian scored 1st ever run in T20 cricket and also took the 1st wicket?

A. Yuvraj Singh was the first Indian to score a run, take a catch and pick up a wicket in Twenty20 cricket. He did that in the inaugural Twenty20 Cup held in England in 2003. Yuvraj was the first Indian along with Mohammad Kaif to make debut in Twenty20 cricket. He played for Yorkshire while Kaif represented Derbyshire at Leeds on June 14, 2003. Yuvraj scored 44 and took a wicket while Kaif bagged a duck in that match.

Q. Suraj Hirudkar: How many more runs Bradman needed to complete the average of 100?

A. Don Bradman walked out to bat on in his last Test innings on August 14 in 1948 against England and needed just four runs to ensure he retired with a batting average of 100 even if he were to be dismissed after that. However, the Australian captain bagged a second-ball duck. With Australia winning the game by the margin of an innings, Bradman didn’t get a second chance to conclude his career with an average of 100.

Q. Viplav Singh: What is the highest score in a T20 International for an individual?

A. Australia’s Aaron Finch scored 156 against England in 2013 at Southampton, the highest individual score in T20Is. Glenn Maxwell came close to breaking Finch’s record during a T20I last year against Sri Lanka at Pallekele but ended up unbeaten on 145.

Q. Abul Kalam AK: When was the last occasion, Indian fast bowler to take 10 wicket haul outside India?

A. Ishant Sharma was not only the last Indian pacer to take 10 wickets in a Test outside India but also in any country. Ishant picked up 10 wickets in the Test against West Indies at Bridgetown in 2011.

Q. Shivam Singh: Which country has the most number of International centuries till now?

A. A total of 1042 centuries in International cricket recorded for Australia till date, which the most for any team. (832 in Tests, 207 in ODIs and 3 in T20Is)

Q. Chetan Vij: Could you tell me that Anil Kumble’s first and last wicket..?

A. Anil Kumble’s first ever wicket in International cricket was Shaul Karnain of Sri Lanka in his debut ODI in 1990. Allan Lamb was Kumble’s first Test wicket, in his debut Test match at Manchester in 1990. Kumble’s last scalp was Mitchell Johnson; he dismissed the Australian in his final Test match at Delhi in 2008.

Q. Abul Kalam AK: Who was the first Indian cricketer who was given out in DRS decision?

A. Virender Sehwag was not only the first Indian but also the first player ever to be dismissed by the DRS. In 2008, Sehwag survived an appeal on a delivery from Muttiah Muralitharan on the 4th day of Colombo (SSC) Test as the on field umpire turned down the appeal. The Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene decided to review the decision, it had to be overturned and brought an end to Sehwag’s inning.

Q. Khandelwal Vicky: Highest average and strike rate in overall One-Day cricket with Minimum of 250 matches?

A. So far 42 players have played 250 and more ODI matches. Out of them, MS Dhoni’s average of 51.57 is the highest. In fact, he is the only batsman with a 50+ average among those 42 players. Shahid Afridi’s strike rate of 117 is the highest in ODIs among the players who featured in 250 ODIs.

Q. Mayur Jain: Who have scored Fastest 6000 and 7000 runs in Tests?

A. Don Bradman was the fastest to complete 6000 runs in Test cricket. He needed 68 innings to achieve the milestone, 43 fewer than the next fastest, Gary Sobers (111 innings). Whereas Wally Hammond was the fastest to reach the 7000-run milestone as the England great took just 131 innings to get there.

Q. Govind Mohan: The most number of balls faced by a cricketer in Test matches?

A. Rahul Dravid is the only player to face more than 30000 deliveries in Test cricket. He has faced a total of 31258 balls in his Test career.

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