Cricket History and Facts

Mohammad Azharuddin was the leading ODI run-scorer before Sachin Tendulkar surpassed him. Azharuddin held the record in the mid-1990s with over 5,000 runs before Tendulkar went on to break numerous batting records.

Fidel Edwards achieved this rare feat by taking 6 wickets for 62 runs on his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2003. A five-for (5 wickets in an innings) on debut is exceptional - most bowlers never achieve this in their entire career, let alone in their first match. Wasim Akram and Brett Lee were great bowlers but didn't take five-wicket hauls in their ODI debuts.

Australia holds the ODI record for 21 consecutive wins from 2002-2003 under Ricky Ponting's captaincy, breaking their own previous record. This streak included victories in the 2003 World Cup and remained a record until Australia themselves surpassed it with 24 wins in 2003.

Ajit Wadekar was the first ODI captain for India, leading the team in their debut ODI match against England at Headingley in 1974. He was already the Test captain at that time and continued in both formats.

C K Nayudu was the first captain of the Indian Test team, leading India in their inaugural Test match against England at Lord's in 1932. He was a legendary all-rounder and the inaugural Test captain.

Herschelle Gibbs scored 175 runs off 111 balls in the famous 438-run chase against Australia in 2006. This was the highest successful run chase in ODI history at the time. South Africa won with one ball to spare.

Javed Miandad hit the legendary last-ball six off Chetan Sharma in the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup final at Sharjah. Pakistan needed 4 runs to win off the last ball, and Miandad launched it into the stands. This remains one of the most iconic moments in cricket history.

Yuvraj Singh scored 138* off 78 balls and took 4/14 against Australia at the 2011 ICC World Cup quarter-final in Ahmedabad. This remains the only instance of an Indian scoring a century and taking 4 wickets in an ODI.

Virender Sehwag's highest Test score is 319. His second-best is 309, scored against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. The other options (313, 305, 300*) are not his second-best score.

In the iconic 2002 NatWest Series final at Lord's, India chased 326. Mohammed Kaif and Zaheer Khan were at the crease during the final partnership, with Zaheer remaining not out when India won.

Dirk Nannes is a fast bowler who represented the Netherlands in ODIs before later playing for Australia. This dual-nationality career is unique in ODI cricket history. The other options (Siddle, Clarke, Hilfenhaus) only played for Australia.

Andrew Symonds was eligible to play for England (birth), West Indies (residence), and Australia, but chose Australia where he became a legendary all-rounder. The other players either didn't have this eligibility or didn't face this choice.

This is a duplicate question of 102718. Virender Sehwag's second-best Test score is 309. His highest is 319, making 309 the correct answer.

Sanath Jayasuriya held the record for fastest ODI fifty (17 balls in 1996) for many years. However, this record has since been broken multiple times - currently AB de Villiers holds it (16 balls in 2015). The question appears to be from an older dataset when Jayasuriya's record stood.