Cricket History and Facts

Grace Road in Leicester is indeed the home ground of Leicestershire Foxes (Leicestershire County Cricket Club). The ground has hosted county cricket since after World War II and is a known venue in English cricket's domestic circuit.

Old Trafford in Manchester is indeed the home ground of Lancashire Lightning (the county's T20 cricket team). The ground has hosted Lancashire County Cricket matches since 1857.

Saeed Anwar scored 194 runs in an ODI against India at Chennai in 1997, setting the then-world record for the highest individual innings in One Day Internationals. This record stood until 2014.

Sourav Ganguly scored 183 runs against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup, which was then the highest individual score by an Indian in World Cup history. This innings was crucial in India's total.

Kapil Dev scored 175 runs against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup at Tunbridge Wells. This legendary innings rescued India from a precarious position and is considered one of the greatest ODI knocks ever, instrumental in India's eventual World Cup victory.

Manish Pandey took a spectacular one-handed catch at long-off during a Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Mumbai. The catch gained widespread acclaim as one of the finest fielding moments in Indian domestic cricket history.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the IPL cricket franchise, uses yellow and blue as its official team colors. The yellow jersey with blue accents is their distinctive playing uniform.

Nine Indian cricketers have scored Test centuries on their debut: Lala Amarnath (first), Deepak Shodhan, Hanumant Singh, Gundappa Viswanath, Surinder Amarnath, Mohammad Azharuddin, Pravin Amre, Suresh Raina, and Shikhar Dhawan. This is a rare achievement requiring immediate mental adjustment to international cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the only two players with six or more Test scores of 150+ (Tendulkar has 6, Lara has 7). Both are legendary batsmen known for converting centuries into massive scores. Sangakkara also has multiple 150+ scores, but the specific pair asked is Tendulkar and Lara.

Mohammad Azharuddin scored centuries in his first three consecutive Test matches (1984-85), a unique record in Test cricket. This extraordinary debut included scores of 110, 105*, and 105, showcasing exceptional talent and composure. No other batsman has matched this feat.

Sachin Tendulkar's first ODI century came in his 79th match against Australia in Colombo (1994). He had played 78 ODIs without a century before this breakthrough innings, a record for the longest wait before a first ODI hundred.

Gary Kirsten did score a triple century (334 vs England in 1999), but he is not the only South African to achieve this feat. AB de Villiers also scored 334 against West Indies in 2015, making the statement false.