Cricket History and Facts

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly hold the record for the most runs by an opening pair in ODI history, with over 8,000 runs in partnership.

Kapil Dev broke the world record for the most wickets in Test cricket in 1994, surpassing the previous record held by Sir Richard Hadlee.

Jim Laker holds the record for the best bowling figures in a Test match, taking 19 wickets for 90 runs against Australia in 1956.

Ajit Agarkar was nicknamed 'Bombay Duck' after he recorded five consecutive ducks in a Test series against Australia in 1999-2000.

Mutthiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most wickets in ODI cricket history, with 534 wickets.

Ajit Agarkar reached 50 ODI wickets in just 23 matches, which was the record for the fastest to 50 wickets for many years.

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Sir Donald Bradman finished his Test career with an iconic batting average of 99.94.

Sir Donald Bradman scored 6996 runs in his Test career across 52 matches.

Graham Gooch holds the record for the most runs in a single Test match (both innings combined), scoring 456 runs against India in 1990.

Mohinder Amarnath was named Man of the Match in the 1983 World Cup final for his all-round performance, taking 3 wickets and scoring 26 runs.

Wasim Akram was named Man of the Match in the 1992 World Cup final for his crucial spell of bowling and quickfire batting.

Viv Richards was named Man of the Match in the 1979 World Cup final for his brilliant unbeaten 138.

Adam Gilchrist was named Man of the Match in the 2007 World Cup final for his explosive 149 runs.