Cricket History and Facts

Chetan Sharma was the bowler Javed Miandad hit for a famous six off the last ball in Sharjah (1986). Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath, and Mohinder Amarnath were not bowling that final over.

Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in 1999. Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan are legendary spinners but never achieved 10 wickets in an innings. Saqlain Mushtaq was a Pakistan off-spinner.

Herschelle Gibbs hit 6 consecutive sixes in an over against Netherlands in the 2007 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh did this in a T20 match, Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi have hit multiple sixes but not 6 in a row in ODIs.

Brian Lara scored 400 not out for the West Indies against England in Antigua in 2004, which remains the highest individual innings in Test cricket history. Lara also held the previous record of 375, making him the only batsman to have twice held the highest individual score record.

MS Dhoni scored a duck on his ODI debut (0 vs Bangladesh in 2004) but later scored 183 not out against Sri Lanka in 2013, which was then the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODI cricket. The record demonstrated Dhoni's remarkable growth as a finisher and his ability to perform under pressure.

Sourav Ganguly was India's most successful Test captain when he retired in 2008, with 21 Test victories. He transformed Indian cricket by building a winning mentality and nurturing young talent. Though MS Dhoni later surpassed his record with 27 wins, Ganguly's leadership achievements were record-setting at his time.

Sir Donald Bradman holds the record for the highest career batting average in Test cricket at 99.94. This is widely regarded as one of the greatest statistical achievements in sports history. While Tendulkar, Ponting, and Lara were all great batsmen, their averages are significantly lower than Bradman's.

Mohammad Azharuddin is the only batsman to hit three centuries in his first three Test matches. While others like Ganguly or Rohit Sharma hit centuries on debut, Azharuddin's 'back to back' streak is unique in history.

Chetan Sharma took the first hat-trick by an Indian in ODI cricket against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup. Anil Kumble (B) is famous for his Test hat-trick. Srinath (C) and Harbhajan Singh (D) also took hat-tricks but later than Chetan Sharma.

At the time this question was likely authored, Sourav Ganguly held the record for most Test wins as Indian captain (21). However, MS Dhoni (27) and later Virat Kohli (40) surpassed this. Given the options, Ganguly was the previous record holder.

A baseball field is called a 'diamond' because the infield - the 90-foot square formed by the four bases - creates a diamond shape when viewed from above. This term specifically refers to the area containing the bases. Gold, Silver, and Platinum are not standard baseball terms for the field.

Virender Sehwag was India's leading run-scorer in the 2007 ICC World Cup with 299 runs from 4 matches at an average of 99.66, including one century. Sachin Tendulkar scored fewer runs in that tournament.

Shahid Afridi holds the record for the highest career strike rate in ODI cricket among batsmen with significant careers. He maintained a strike rate above 115 runs per 100 balls throughout his ODI career. Sehwag and Gayle also had high strike rates but not as high as Afridi's career average.