Cricket History and Facts

Sourav Ganguly marked his Test debut with a magnificent 131 runs against England at Lord's in June 1996. This made him one of the few Indian cricketers to score a century on Test debut, launching his legendary career.

Despite being one of the greatest Test batsmen with 34 Test centuries, Sunil Gavaskar scored only one ODI century in his entire career - 103 not out against New Zealand in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket. His classical batting style was better suited to Test matches.

The Ganguly-Tendulkar pairing produced 26 century partnerships in international cricket across all formats. This makes them one of the most successful batting pairs in cricket history, with most coming when they opened the innings together in ODIs.

When Ganguly and Tendulkar opened the innings together, they scored 21 century partnerships. This is different from their overall total of 26, which includes 5 additional partnerships when they batted in different positions.

Sachin Tendulkar achieved this unique triple feat - scoring centuries on debut in the Ranji Trophy (1988-89 for Mumbai), Duleep Trophy (1990-91 for West Zone), and Irani Trophy (1990-91 for Rest of India). No other Indian has matched this record across domestic competitions.

Daniel Vettori became the youngest spinner in Test history to reach 100 wickets, achieving this milestone at age 20 years and 292 days against England in 1999. His accuracy and flight-based bowling allowed him to succeed despite not possessing extreme pace.

Sehwag was known for his aggressive batting and ability to hit sixes. In the first DD vs RR match, he hit 5 sixes, which was a significant contribution to Delhi's total.

Virender Sehwag's explosive batting performance earned him the Man of the Match award in the first DD vs RR encounter. His innings was crucial to Delhi's performance in that match.