Cricket History and Facts

Sachin Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th century at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's record. This was a historic milestone in cricket.

Sachin Tendulkak got out 23 times between 90 and 100 in his international career. These dismissals in the 'nervous nineties' are notable because they prevented him from reaching centuries. Options A, B, and D are incorrect counts.

The question claims Sachin was unbeaten on 90+ scores in ODIs only once. This is a very specific cricket statistic. The 'True' option being marked correct suggests this is a factual claim about Sachin's career record. However, without access to verified cricket statistics, I cannot independently confirm this.

The question asks if Sachin was 'duck out' (dismissed for zero) in his debut ODI match, and claims 'True'. A 'duck' in cricket means being dismissed without scoring any runs. This is a specific factual question about Sachin's debut match performance.

The question asks how many times Tendulkar received 'Man of the Match' awards in ODIs, with the answer given as 60. This is a career statistic that accumulates over Sachin's entire ODI career spanning nearly 23 years. Man of the Match awards are given for outstanding individual performances in specific matches.

The question asks how many times Sachin scored 200+ runs in a Test match innings, with answer 4. This refers to individual innings scores in Test cricket (not cumulative match scores). Scoring 200+ in a single innings is a rare achievement even for the greatest batsmen, requiring exceptional concentration and endurance over multiple days.

According to cricket laws, a cricket ball must weigh between 155.9 and 163 grams, making 163 grams the maximum allowable weight. This ensures consistency and fairness in the game.

Jimmy Mathews (Australia) achieved this rare feat by taking two hat-tricks in the same Test match against South Africa in Manchester in 1912. He took 6 wickets for 101 runs in the first innings and 6 wickets for 127 runs in the second, with both hat-tricks occurring in these spells.

Irfan Pathan achieved this rare feat against Pakistan in the 2006 Kolkata Test. He took a hat-trick in the very first over of the match, dismissing Salman Butt, Younis Khan, and Mohammad Yousuf consecutively, becoming the first and only bowler to do so in Test cricket history.

Alok Kapali from Bangladesh achieved this record when he took a Test hat-trick against Pakistan in 2003 at the age of 19 years and 240 days. This makes him the youngest bowler in Test cricket history to accomplish this feat, showcasing Bangladesh's emerging talent in international cricket.

Darren Gough (England) took only one Test hat-trick in his career against Australia in Sydney 1999. The other options - Wasim Akram, Hugh Trumble, and Jimmy Mathews - each took two Test hat-tricks, making Gough the correct answer as the bowler who had not taken more than one Test hat-trick.

Merv Hughes (Australia) achieved the rare feat of taking a hat-trick with each ball in a different over against the West Indies in 1988. He took the 3rd and 4th wickets in one over, then completed the hat-trick with the first ball of his next over.

Maurice Allom (England), Damien Fleming (Australia), and Peter Petherick (New Zealand) all took hat-tricks on their Test debut. Andy Blignaut (Zimbabwe) did NOT take a hat-trick on his debut - he's the exception.

Fred Spofforth (Australia) took the first Test hat-trick on 2 January 1879 against England at Melbourne. The Australian fast bowler achieved this milestone during the third Test match, dismissing three English batsmen in consecutive deliveries.

John Edrich scored the first half-century in ODI cricket history during the first ODI match between England and Australia in 1971. He made 82 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Sobers, Lloyd, and Walcott were legendary batsmen but didn't achieve this particular milestone.