Geoff Boycott was the first cricketer to face a ball one-day cricket history. Graham McKenzie was the bowler.
2.SUNNY GOES LOONY
In a World Cup match in 1975, Gavaskar batted through the
60 overs and scored only 36 runs. And we doubt this record is ever going
to be broken either! At least we hope not
English shepherds, considered to be the first to discover
cricket, used to play in front of a tree stump. Hence the origins of the
term "stump." As the game progressed, they moved to sometimes playing
in front of a wicket-gate, which led to the term “wicket" being coined.
It has been stated in the past that Sunil Gavaskar was so
ill-tempered that his parents had to take him to a psychiatrist to get
checked out. We can believe this one for sure!
3.BORROWED CENTURY
Shahid Afridi’s epic 1996 37-ball century, the fastest in
one-day history at the time, was actually scored off Waqar Younis’
borrowed bat!
4.MANKAD MADNESS
There is a special style of dismissal known as the Mankad
and it is named after Indian bowler Vinod Mankad. It involves the
running out of the non-striking batsman when he leaves his crease by the
bowler before the ball has been delivered. Vinod used this method
often, instead of warning the batsman as was custom at the time, so the
name stuck.
5.TV WICKETS
In 1992, Sachin Tendulkar became the first ever batsman to
be run out after the third umpire consulted TV replays--Jonty Rhodes
was the fielder. The next day, in the same test match, Rhodes was run
out in the exact same way by Sachin. Talk about tit for tat!
6.SNAIL-SLOW SUNIL
7.LONG-LASTING BATTERY POWER
West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh was nicknamed Duracell for his ability to bowl extremely long spells.
8.SYDNEY MAGIC
After scoring 277 runs at the SCG in 1993 vs. Australia Brian Lara named his own daughter Sydney!
9.STUMPED BY A WHACKO WICKET
THATS IT FRIENDS, HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED IT.
THNKS FOR VISITING.
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