Cricket History and Facts

Chaminda Vaas holds the record for the best bowling figures in an ODI, taking 8 wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001.

Shahid Afridi held the record for the fastest ODI century for many years, scoring it off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by the third umpire in an international match, during the 1992 Test series against South Africa.

Sachin Tendulkar was indeed the first player to be given out using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in a Test match against Sri Lanka in 2008.

Glenn Turner held the record for the highest individual score in a World Cup match (171 not out against East Africa in 1975) before Kapil Dev broke it in 1983.

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

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.

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.