Cricket History and Facts

Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott holds record for highest ODI partnership in 2010. They scored 250 runs against Bangladesh.

Umar Gul of Pakistan had the best bowling figures in ODIs in 2010, taking 6 for 42 against New Zealand. This performance stood out as the exceptional bowling effort of the year.

Ryan Harris of Australia picked up the most five-wicket hauls in ODIs during 2010. He achieved this feat multiple times throughout the year, establishing himself as the leading wicket-taking bowler.

Brad Haddin of Australia made the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in ODIs during 2010. He had the highest number of catches and stumpings combined among all wicketkeepers that year.

Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh played the most ODI matches in 2010. As Bangladesh's all-rounder captain, he participated in the highest number of games throughout the year.

Jacques Kallis is the only South African player to have scored centuries in each innings of a Test match twice. This rare feat demonstrates his exceptional consistency and class as a batsman.

Ravi Shastri was Shane Warne's first Test wicket. This happened during Warne's debut Test match against India in 1992, where he dismissed Shastri to claim his first wicket.

The slowest Test double hundred was scored in 558 balls. This record belongs to a batsman who took an extremely long time to reach 200 runs, prioritizing defense over scoring rate.

Bradman needed just 4 runs in his final innings to finish with a Test batting average of exactly 100. Instead, he was dismissed for 0 (a duck), ending his career with an average of 99.94 - arguably cricket's most famous near-miss. A double or triple hundred would have been celebrated, but a duck was the shocking 'surprise' he gave cricket fans.

Sunil Gavaskar was the first batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Allan Border of Australia achieved this milestone second, accomplishing the feat in 1992-93. Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, and Don Bradman all reached this mark either before Gavaskar or significantly later than Border.

The order of batsmen to reach 10,000 ODI runs is: Sachin Tendulkar (first), Brian Lara (second), Rahul Dravid (third), Ricky Ponting (fourth), and Sourav Ganguly (fifth). Ganguly achieved this milestone in 2007. Jayasuriya and Inzamam reached this mark later than fifth position.

Brian Lara scored 204* in his fifth Test match against England in 1993-94, which was indeed his maiden Test century. This made him the first batsman to score a double century in just his fifth Test. Sachin Tendulkar's first Test century came later (119 runs in his 17th Test), and Wasim Jaffer is not associated with this record.

Lance Klusener is of Zulu heritage and was named Player of the Tournament in the 1999 ICC World Cup for his all-around performance. The South African finished with 281 runs and 17 wickets, playing crucial cameo innings throughout the tournament. He famously won multiple matches single-handedly with his aggressive batting lower down the order.

In the 1999 World Cup India-Pakistan match, Shoaib Akhtar bowled a no-ball (overstepping) that Sachin Tendulkar hit for six. This became an iconic moment as Tendulkar hooked the express delivery over fine leg. The no-ball meant it didn't count as a legal delivery, but the shot itself was celebrated as one of the World Cup's highlights.