Cricket History and Facts

In the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, Deccan Chargers did not advance past the group stage. Despite winning the IPL 2009, they performed poorly in CLT20 and failed to qualify for the league stage (second round), while the other three Indian teams (Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers) all progressed.

The semi-final match featured Billy Doctrove as the other on-field umpire alongside Kumara Dharmasena. Doctrobe was a renowned West Indian umpire who officiated in international matches including ICC tournaments.

Srinath Venkataraghvan was the third match referee at the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, alongside Roshan Mahanama and Javagal Srinath. Venkataraghvan is a former Indian cricketer who became an elite ICC match referee after retirement.

Trinidad & Tobago had a perfect record until the semi-final, losing 0 matches in the group stage. They dominated their group and were undefeated heading into the knockout rounds of the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Yasir Arafat was the lone Pakistani player to participate in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20. He played for Wayamba Elevens (Sri Lankan domestic team) as their overseas professional, making him the only Pakistan national to appear in that edition of CLT20.

In the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 tournament, the Otago Volts team featured the McCullum brothers - Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum. Just as Trinidad & Tobago had the Bravo brothers (Dwayne Bravo and Darren Bravo) representing them, Otago Volts had sibling representation in their squad.

Sourav Ganguly scored a century (173 runs) against Australia in Australia during the 1999-2000 VB Series, becoming the first Indian to do so in ODIs. This was a historic achievement in Indian cricket.

Matt Prior scored 110 on his Test debut at Lord's in 2007 against the West Indies. Ganguly scored 131 but not on debut, Strauss debuted in 2004 at Lord's but didn't score a century, and Pietersen's debut was at Lord's in 2005 with scores of 57 and 64.

Brian Lara scored his world record 501 runs for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994 during a first-class match. This remains the highest individual score in first-class cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in cricket history to be given out by a third umpire using television replays during an India-South Africa match in 1992. This marked a revolutionary moment in cricket's use of technology.

Graham Gooch holds the record with 456 runs (333 in first innings, 123 in second innings) against India at Lord's in 1990. This combined total remains the highest by any batsman in a single Test match.

Virender Sehwag scored 309 runs off just 278 balls against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, making it the fastest triple century in Test cricket history at that time in terms of balls faced.

The record for most sixes in a Test innings is held by Wasim Akram (12 sixes vs Zimbabwe in 1996). The options list famous players but none of them hold this specific record. Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Astle, Shahid Afridi, and Sanath Jayasuriya were all aggressive hitters but don't hold this Test record.