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East Bengal Club won the first ASEAN Club Championship (now known as AFC Cup) in 2003, defeating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 in the final. This was a significant achievement as it made East Bengal the first Indian football team to win this prestigious international club tournament. The victory showcased Indian football talent on the Asian stage and remains a milestone in Indian club football history.

MD Sporting became the first Indian team to win the Kolkata Premier League in 1934, ending British domination. Before this, only British clubs like Dalhousie had won the tournament.

Sachin Tendulkar was NOT the first cricketer to score 11,000 runs in Test cricket. Brian Lara (West Indies) reached 11,000 Test runs in 2004-2005, and Ricky Ponting (Australia) achieved this milestone in 2006-2007, both before Sachin. Sachin crossed 11,000 Test runs in 2008-2009, making him the third to reach this mark, not the first. The statement is therefore false.

Under Sourav Ganguly's captaincy from 2000-2005, India won 21 Test matches out of 49. Ganguly is credited with transforming Indian cricket's attitude and building a competitive team that won matches overseas, culminating in notable victories against Australia and Pakistan. The 21 wins represent his successful captaincy tenure before his brief exit and return.

Yuvraj Singh famously hit 6 consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad's bowling in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 match between India and England. This remains one of the most iconic moments in T20 cricket history. Aleh Broad appears to be a typo, Hermisen is incorrect, and Andrew Flintoff was not the bowler in this instance.

Sunil Gavaskar was the first Indian to score a century in each innings of a Test match (against New Zealand in 1979-80, scoring 116 and 64*). While Virender Sehwag scored a century and a double-century in the same match, the question specifically refers to Gavaskar's achievement of scoring both a hundred in each innings. Tendulkar, Sehwag, and Dravid all scored centuries but Gavaskar was first to achieve the twin-century feat.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most fours in ODIs with over 2,000 boundaries. While the question grammar is poor ('max' instead of 'maximum'), the claimed answer is factually correct. Tendulkar's long career and consistent placement batting made him the leading fours hitter.