Cricket History and Facts

Sunil Gavaskar scored only one century in his ODI career, which came against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup.

Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430 runs, 323 wickets) and Sourav Ganguly (11,363 runs, 100 wickets) are the only two players to achieve this specific double in ODI cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs scored in ICC Cricket World Cup history.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most half-centuries in ODI cricket history.

Ricky Ponting holds the record for the most World Cup matches played by any player up to 2011.

S. Venkataraghavan captained the Indian team in both the 1975 and 1979 World Cups.

Javed Miandad played in six World Cups (1975 to 1996), a record he held for a long time until Sachin Tendulkar also reached six.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played by any cricketer in history.

Virender Sehwag is known for his aggressive batting and holds the record for the fastest triple century in Test cricket history.

Correct option is (4).

Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to score 12,000 runs in Test cricket, surpassing the previous record held by Brian Lara.

Brendon McCullum scored 158 not out for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the very first match of the IPL in 2008. This innings set the tone for the tournament.

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