Cricket History and Facts

Kevin Pietersen was born in South Africa and initially not selected for their national team. He qualified to play for England through residency and became an English citizen. He later captained England and was one of their most successful batsmen. The other players listed had different career paths.

Andy Flower, along with his brother Grant and teammate Henry Olonga, wore black armbands during the 2003 World Cup to protest against Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe. This led to him leaving Zimbabwe and eventually becoming a British citizen. He captained Zimbabwe for many years and later coached English county teams.

Loots Bosman was known as 'The Hammer' among his South African teammates for his powerful hitting abilities. He was an attacking opener but had inconsistent performances, which limited his career. The nickname 'Hammer' specifically points to Bosman among the options.

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 same match where Sachin scored 200*, MS Dhoni played a blistering innings of 68 runs off just 35 balls. This innings was crucial in accelerating India's total and helped India reach the massive score of 401/3. The strike rate was over 194, making it one of the fastest ODI knocks at that time.

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.

In the exhibition match played after the washed out ODI, Sachin faced 18 balls to score his 53 runs. This is obscure trivia about his debut-era performance.

Sachin surpassed Viv Richards' record of 35 international hundreds when he scored his 36th. The three batsmen he overtook were Gavaskar, Haynes, and Richards.