Numbers work like magic. There are many prestigious records in cricket we have heard. The most popular one is Bradman’s 99.94 Test average or Anil Kumble is the only second person in the world to take 10 wickets in an innings in international cricket.
But, there are many rollicking records that go unnoticed.
1)Afghanistan have won more T20 matches than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe
Afghanistan are rapidly rising in international cricket. They so far played 38 T20 matches and registered victories in 23 matches while Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have won 25 matches in 84 matches. Bangladesh have won 15 matches in 49 T20Is while Zimbabwe have won 10 in 47 matches.
2)Yuvraj Singh is the only batsman who has hit more sixes than fours in T20 cricket
The left-handed batsman has hit a six and a four in the last over against Australia to help India won a nerve-wracking match at Sydney cricket Ground. Yuvraj Singh is known as on of the most explosive T20 batsman in the World. He is the owner of the record of six sixes against England team in World T20.
He holds an astonishing record in international cricket which has gone unnoticed in international cricket. The Indian batsman is the only batsman to hit more sixes than fours in T20 cricket. Yuvraj so far hit total 65 sixes and 62 fours 46 matches. Yuvraj has been selected for Asia Cup and World T20, so once again cricket fans will get the opportunity to watch Yuvraj Sigh bat.
3) Ranking consistency of MS Dhoni from 2006 to 2015
In international cricket, every player goes through ups and down. At their peak, they reach their best ranking while sometimes they fail to perform. But Indian limited over MS Dhoni showed a rare consistency in keeping himself in top 10 of the ICC batting ranking since 2006 to 2015. He is the only batsman to achieve this record.
|
Year |
Ranking |
|
2006 |
2 |
|
2007 |
7 |
|
2008 |
9 |
|
2009 |
1 |
|
2010 |
1 |
|
2011 |
5 |
|
2012 |
4 |
|
2013 |
4 |
|
2014 |
8 |
|
Recent |
12 |
4) Misbah-ul-Haq is leading the list of most number of sixes among the captains.
Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan is one of the most hated cricketers even though he has won most overseas match as captain for Pakistan. But, only a few people understand his contribution to the game. He is not known as a hard-hitting batsman, but he as a Test captain hit the most number of sixes among all captains in the history of cricket.
|
Captain |
No. of sixes |
|
Misbah Ul Haq |
55 |
|
MS Dhoni |
51 |
|
Brian Lara |
49 |
|
Clive Llyod |
48 |
|
Brendon McCullum |
47 |
He is 41 now, but still playing international cricket.
5) Pakistan has most number of test wins among Asian countries
Among the four Asian countries, Pakistan is the only country who has won the most number of Test matches. .Pakistan is also the leading Asian country in terms of winning matches in all three formats.
|
Team |
Test |
Win |
|
Pakistan |
394 |
125 |
|
India |
431 |
124 |
|
Sri Lanka |
243 |
75 |
|
Bangladesh |
93 |
7 |