You guys love to watch a lot of cricket matches on your TV set or go to the stadium. But, how many of you are crazy to know extra piece of interesting things attached to the game of cricket? Here is the presentation to demonstrate about 10 mind boggling cricket facts.
2. 1. The West Indies have made the World Cup finals thrice on the
trot. They had won the first two editions in 1975 and 1979 but lost to
India in 1983. But the Caribbeans never reached the finals of the
tournament ever again. In 1996, they came very close but lost
unbelievably to Australia.
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3. 2. Australia's Glenn McGrath has taken most wickets in the World
Cup (71 in 39 matches). McGrath also has the best bowling figures of
7-15 which he had registered against Namibia in 2003.
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4. 3. Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive
Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals. He has got
these four man of the match awards within the 8 days period. (Sept
14 to Sept 21, 1997)
http://drivecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Sourav-Ganguly1.jpg
5. 4. Australia had remained unbeaten in the World Cup for 12 years,
which is a record. After the 10-run loss to Pakistan in a group match
in the 1999 edition, the Aussies lost again in the World Cup in 2011
when they lost to same Pakistan in a group match by 4 wickets.
http://st3.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/gallery/ICC-World-Cup-1999-final-Australia-vs-Pakistan-
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6. 5. Shahid Afridi has played 350 One-Day International matches,
where he scored 7360 runs with 6 centuries and 35 half centuries, but
he has not played 100 balls in an innings yet. (He has played 94 balls
for his innings 124 (HS)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01818/alfridireu_1818550c.jpg
7. 6. David Warner is the only Australian cricketer in the last 100 years
of cricket history, who has played his first international
match without playing a single first class(domestic) match before
that.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02629/david-warner_g_2629850b.jpg
8. 7. On Nov. 14, 1993, Jonty Rhodes took 5 catches(most by any
ground fielder, in a match) and was awarded man of the match for
his brilliant effort. Although he scored 40 runs with the bat, the
major reason was assumed to be his fielding.
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9. 8. When you keep weight measuring instrument where Brett Lee
lands his front leg while bowling, it will show weight of around 1500
Kg. That's the force Brett Lee exerts on ground.
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2010/2/26/1267145284291/Brett-Lee-001.jpg
10. 9. South Africa's Gary Kirsten has the highest score in a World Cup
match, making 188 not out against UAE in 1996.
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11. 10. On the morning of 11/11/11 South Africa needed 111 runs to win at
11:11
This coincidence occurred during the first Test between South Africa
and Australia at Cape Town. At 11:11, on 11/11/11, South Africa were
125 for 1 needing a further 111 runs for a win.
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/sports/25-amazing-cricket-facts-thatll-blow-your-mind-228436.html
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