Cricket History and Facts

Ganguly mimicked Andrew Flintoff's famous shirt-waving celebration after India's Natwest Series final victory at Lord's in 2002. Flintoff had done a similar celebration earlier, and Ganguly's response became an iconic moment in Indian cricket history. The other players were not associated with this celebration.

Sourav Ganguly's best bowling figures were 5/16 in ODIs and 3/28 in Tests. As a useful medium-pace bowler, these were his most impressive bowling performances. The other combinations either overstate or don't match his actual best bowling figures.

Sourav Ganguly won 3 Man of the Series awards in Tests and 7 in ODIs, totaling 10 across both formats. These awards recognized his consistent match-winning performances in series. The other combinations don't match his actual Man of the Series award count.

In the 2002 NatWest Trophy final against England, besides Kaif (87*) and Yuvraj (69), Saurav Ganguly scored 60 runs. This was a memorable chase where India recovered from 146/5 to win the match.

In the 1983 World Cup Final between India and West Indies, Kris Srikkanth scored 56 runs, which was the highest individual score in the match. West Indies' top scorer was Viv Richards with only 33 runs. Srikkanth's aggressive batting at the top laid the foundation for India's historic victory.

In the historic 2001 Eden Gardens Test where India forced Australia to follow on and won, Sachin Tendulkar bowled crucially in the final innings. He took three key wickets - Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, and Shane Warne - all LBW, which helped dismiss Australia for 212 and complete India's famous victory.

Lala Amarnath scored India's first Test century (118 runs) against England in Bombay in 1933. C.K. Naidu was India's first captain but didn't score a century. Farokh Engineer and Nawab Pataudi came later in Indian cricket history.

C.K. Naidu was India's first Test captain, leading the team in their debut Test against England at Lord's in 1932. Lala Amarnath later became captain but wasn't first. Farokh Engineer and Chandrashekhar were players from later eras.

Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the very first over of a Test match, achieving this feat against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. This is a unique record in Test cricket history. Malcolm Marshall, Brett Lee, and Ian Botham never achieved this specific milestone.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire decision, run out against South Africa in 1992. This happened after the third umpire system was introduced using TV replays. Jonty Rhodes, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Martin Crowe were not the first to be dismissed this way.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire decision, run out against South Africa in 1992. This happened after the third umpire system was introduced using TV replays. Jonty Rhodes, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Martin Crowe were not the first to be dismissed this way.

Brian Lara scored 501 runs for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, the first individual score over 500 in first-class cricket. This broke Hanif Mohammad's long-standing record of 499. Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman never scored 500+ in an innings.

George Mell wrote the book 'This Curious Game of Cricket'. The marked answer appears to be claiming C as correct, though verification is difficult for obscure cricket literature.

Shane Warne represented St Kilda Cricket Club in Melbourne domestic cricket competition. This was his club side when not playing for Victoria or Australia.