Cricket History and Facts

Sunil Gavaskar scored only 36 runs off 174 balls in the first ever ODI (1975 vs England) when matches were 60 overs. This infamous defensive innings, coming at a strike rate of 20.68, led to India's defeat by 4 wickets and nearly caused him to retire from ODIs, as it was widely criticized for being too slow for the format.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his historic double century (200*) in 147 balls against South Africa at Gwalior on 24 February 2010. This was the first individual double century in ODI cricket history.

As of 24 February 2010 (the day of his famous 200*), Sachin Tendulkar had played 442 ODI matches. This specific date reference in the question aligns with the historic Gwalior match against South Africa where he scored 200*.

As of 25 February 2010, Michael Hussey had played 110 ODI innings for Australia. Hussey debuted in 2004 and was a regular middle-order batsman, making this count accurate for the 2004-2010 timeframe.

In his historic 200* (first ODI double century) against South Africa at Gwalior on February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar hit 25 fours and 3 sixes. This was a record-breaking innings where he became the first batsman to score 200 runs in ODI cricket, with the boundary breakdown being exactly 25 fours and 3 sixes.

In the match where India set a target of 402 runs, South Africa (referred to as 'Africa' in the question) was chasing. Praveen Kumar took the first wicket by dismissing Hashim Amla. This was India's first breakthrough in defending the massive total.

In the India vs South Africa match where India scored 401/3, Virender Sehwag opened the innings but was dismissed cheaply for 9 runs. He was caught by de Villiers off the bowling of Wayne Parnell. This was an early wicket for South Africa in India's massive innings.

Virender Sehwag was dismissed by Wayne Parnell in the India vs South Africa match. He was caught by wicketkeeper AB de Villiers for 9 runs. Parnell, the South African left-arm fast-medium bowler, took this crucial early wicket.

Royal Challengers Bangalore was originally owned by Vijay Mallya's UB Group. The team was acquired for $111.6 million in the 2008 auction, just slightly less than Mumbai Indians. India Cements owns Chennai Super Kings, while Ness Wadia co-owns Kings XI Punjab.

Chennai Super Kings is owned by India Cements, with N. Srinivasan being the key figure. The franchise was added to the IPL in 2008 as one of the original eight teams. Red Chillies owns Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chronicle owned Deccan Chargers, and Emerging Media owned Rajasthan Royals.

Kolkata Knight Riders is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment, owned by Shah Rukh Khan in partnership with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta. The franchise was acquired for $75.09 million in 2008. India Cements owns CSK, Deccan Chronicle owned Deccan Chargers, and Emerging Media owned Rajasthan Royals.