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When Saeed Anwar scored his record 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, Rahul Dravid responded with a brilliant 153 runs - the only Indian century in that high-scoring match. Dravid's innings demonstrated his ability to perform under extreme pressure against a world-class attack.

Lance Klusener from South Africa was awarded the Man of the Tournament in the 1999 Cricket World Cup for his exceptional all-round performance. He scored 281 runs and took 17 wickets in the tournament. Shane Warne and Wasim Akram were great bowlers but didn't match Klusener's all-round impact.

Sachin Tendulkar was indeed the first batsman to be given out by the Third Umpire's decision in international cricket. This happened during India's match against South Africa in the 1992 World Cup at Brisbane. The Third Umpire system was first introduced in this World Cup.

Zaheer Khan took the first wicket of the inaugural IPL season in 2008, dismissing Brendon McCullum of Kolkata Knight Riders. McCullum had just scored a famous 158* in the first match, but Zaheer got him early in the second game. Dale Steyn was a legendary bowler but not the first IPL wicket-taker.

West Indies won the first international T20 match decided by a Super Over, beating New Zealand in a tied 2010 T20 series. The Super Over became necessary when the match ended in a tie. Australia and India have also played famous Super Overs, but West Indies was the first team to win one internationally.

Mohammad Azharuddin scored three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches (1984-85), a unique record in international cricket. He scored 100 vs England at Kolkata, 105 at Madras, and 122 at Kanpur. No other batsman has achieved this feat in Test history.

Lasith Malinga was the leading wicket-taker in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 with 14 wickets in 7 matches. His unique slinging action and deadly yorkers made him difficult to score against. Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul were also key bowlers but Malinga had the best tournament stats.

Australia won the first international T20 match ever played, defeating New Zealand in 2005 at Auckland. This match marked the debut of T20I cricket. Australia won by 5 wickets in this historic game. India and Sri Lanka were not involved in this pioneering match.

Steve Bucknor (Stephen Anthony Bucknor) famously refereed a football World Cup match in 2006 before transitioning to cricket umpiring. He was an international football referee from a football-loving Caribbean nation before becoming one of cricket's most respected umpires. Billy Bowden is only known for cricket umpiring.

Matthew Hayden was the leading run-scorer in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 with 265 runs at a strike rate of 152.87. His aggressive opening batting was crucial to Australia's campaign. Gambhir and Yuvraj had good tournaments but Hayden topped the runs chart.

The player's first ODI century was scored against Sri Lanka. Scoring a century (100 runs) is a significant milestone in ODI cricket. Sri Lanka has been a competitive ODI team since the 1990s, known for their 1996 World Cup victory.

The player scored their first Test century against Bangladesh. Test centuries are more difficult to achieve than ODI centuries due to the longer format and bowling conditions. Bangladesh became a Test-playing nation in 2000.

The player scored exactly 100 runs (not out or exactly 100, not more) twice in their Test career. In cricket, scoring exactly 100 is different from scoring 100+ or being dismissed at exactly 100. This specific statistic tracks how many times the batter reached exactly the century mark.

Noel David is a former Indian cricketer who played one Test match for India in 1997. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and played domestic cricket for Hyderabad. This is a straightforward cricket trivia question about player nationality.