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Anil Kumble made his Test debut against England in 1990. His first Test wicket was Alan Lamb, whom he dismissed. This is a factual cricket trivia question about Kumble's debut match performance.

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in November 1989 against Pakistan, which was the same series in which Waqar Younis also made his Test debut. This was a significant series as both these cricket legends debuted together.

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in November 1989 against Pakistan, which was the same series in which Waqar Younis also made his Test debut. This was a significant series as both these cricket legends debuted together.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the only team that reached the semifinals in the first three editions of the IPL (2008, 2009, 2010). This remarkable consistency in the early years of the tournament was a distinguishing achievement for the franchise.

MS Dhoni scored his first ODI century (123 runs) against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam in 2005. This was a breakthrough innings that established his credentials as an ODI batsman.

Rahul Dravid's full name is Rahul Sharad Dravid. 'Sharad' is his father's name and is part of his official full name. This is a biographical detail about the legendary Indian cricketer.

India and Australia are the only two teams to have won all three major ICC trophies - the ICC Cricket World Cup (50-over), ICC Champions Trophy (formerly ICC Knockout), and ICC T20 World Cup. India achieved this feat in 2013, while Australia completed it in 2021. England has won two of these trophies but not all three.

Andy Sandham (England) was the first batsman to score a triple century (325 runs) in Test cricket. He achieved this feat against the West Indies in 1930. This record stood until Don Bradman broke it later that same year.

Lala Amarnath scored the first century by an Indian in Test cricket, achieving this feat in 1933 against England at Bombay (now Mumbai). He scored 118 runs in the second innings, marking a historic milestone for Indian cricket. Vijay Hazare also scored centuries but was not the first; Vinoo Mankad and Mohinder Amarnath came later.