Cricket History and Facts

During the 2010-11 Test series, Jacques Kallis scored 3 centuries (133 in Nagpur, 111 in Centurion, and 109 not out in Cape Town). This was a prolific series for Kallis, making him the highest run-scorer.

Jacques Kallis was named Man of the Series for his outstanding performance with 3 centuries and consistent batting across all matches. His contributions were instrumental to South Africa's competitiveness in the series.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 2 centuries in this Test series - 106 in Chennai and 146 in Centurion. These were crucial innings, though India ultimately lost the Centurion match despite Sachin's century.

Morne Morkel was awarded Man of the Series in the ODI format that followed. Morkel's pace bowling was instrumental in South Africa's ODI success, taking crucial wickets throughout the series.

In the 5-match ODI series, only 2 centuries were scored total across both teams - one by Sachin Tendulkar (146 in the series, likely in one of the ODIs) and one by a South African player. This was a relatively low-scoring series for centuries.

In the famous Cape Town ODI where India won by 1 run, Munaf Patel bowled the final over and defended the target successfully. This was one of the closest victories in ODI cricket history.

Ajit Wadekar was indeed India's first ODI captain, leading the team in their inaugural ODI series against England in 1974-75. This marked the beginning of India's ODI cricket history.

Indian cricketer Raman Lamba died in 1998 after being struck on the head by a cricket ball while fielding at silly mid-on during a club match in Bangladesh. He slipped into a coma and passed away three days later.

Mohinder Amarnath was named Man of the Match in the 1983 World Cup Final for his brilliant bowling performance of 3 wickets for 32 runs, which helped restrict the West Indies to 183 runs. His crucial wickets included Richards and Lloyd.

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, India's captain in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups, became one of the few international cricketers to transition into elite umpiring. He officiated in 73 Tests and 52 ODIs, including three World Cup finals.

Ajit Wadekar captained India to their first-ever Test series victory in England in 1971, a historic milestone that announced India's arrival on the world stage. This 3-match series win marked a turning point for Indian cricket, proving they could compete and win overseas. Dilip Vengsarkar was a great batsman but not captain in 1971, Bishen Bedi was a legendary spinner (later captain), and Sunil Gavaskar was a key batsman in that series but not captain.

C K Nayudu was India's first Test captain when they played their inaugural Test match against England at Lord's in 1932. He was a legendary all-rounder and a natural leader who led by example. Ravi Shastri captained much later in the 1980s, Chandu Borde was a key batsman but never captain, and Nari Contractor was a promising opener who captained briefly in the early 1960s.

Rex Hedley 'Rex' Sellers (RHD Sellers) was born in Nagpur, India in 1910 but later moved to Australia and played Test cricket for Australia as a leg-spinner. He's a unique cricketing anomaly. Shane Warne, Brett Lee, and RA Young were all Australian-born players who represented their home country.