Geoffrey Boycott
faced the first-ever ball of ODI cricket. Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott played the first-ever ball of ODI cricket on January 5, 1971, in Melbourne. Boycott, who turned 78 on Sunday, came out to bat with John Edrich after Australian captain Bill Lawry decided to field first.
Who bowled the first ball in ODI cricket?
In One Day International (ODI) matches, twenty-six bowlers have taken a wicket with their first ball. The first to accomplish this was
English bowler Geoff Arnold
, who bowled Graeme Watson on 24 August 1972. The most recent is Keemo Paul, from West Indies, who struck with his debut delivery on 15 March 2018.
Who hit first ball 6 in ODI?
Before going out to bat in his debut ODI against Sri Lanka,
young Ishan Kishan
had announced in the dressing room that he would hit the first ball for a six, irrespective of the bowler and where the ball would be pitched.
Who is the 1st ODI batsman?
| Pos Player Career Best Rating | 1 Babar Azam 873 v England, 13/07/2021 | 2 Virat Kohli 911 v England, 12/07/2018 | 3 Rohit Sharma 885 v Sri Lanka, 06/07/2019 | 4 Ross Taylor 841 v Bangladesh, 05/06/2019 |
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Who is the first Indian cricketer to ball?
| Competition Tests First-class | 100s/50s 0/1 5/18 | Top score 51 140* | Balls bowled 2,182 23,689 | Wickets 28 506 |
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Who has most wickets ODI?
| Characteristic Number of wickets taken | M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) 534 |
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Who bowled the fastest ball in cricket history?
Shoaib Akhtar
– Pakistan (Fastest ball: 161.3 kmph)
No prizes for guessing that the fastest bowler in the history of cricket is Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar, nicknamed Rawalpindi Express for his pace. He holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery of 161.3kmph against England in the 2003 World Cup.
Who hit the longest six in Test cricket?
The official record for the longest six in cricket history belongs to
Australia’s Brett Lee
, who crossed the rope by some 130-135 meters. This came against the West Indies in 2005 in a Test match at the Gabba.
Who is the best all rounder in ODI?
| Pos Player Career Best Rating | 1 Shakib Al Hasan 453 v Zimbabwe, 05/11/2009 | 2 Mohammad Nabi 349 v Zimbabwe, 26/02/2017 | 3 Chris Woakes 312 v New Zealand, 10/03/2018 | 4 Rashid Khan 359 v Pakistan, 21/09/2018 |
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How many times Sehwag hit 4 in first ball?
Virender Sehwag
This figure is still a World Record and no batsman on this earth has beaten it yet. Being an opener, he faced the first ball of the innings for
124 times
while on every 6th occasion, he had hit the first ball for a boundary.
Who is king of IPL?
It is evident that
Virat Kohli
remains the undisputed king of IPL when anyone asks who is the ipl king. He is the first batsman to score 600 runs in IPL. The team only played the finals once under his captaincy but never won. Virat is the current cricket captain of India and the best batsman in the world.
Who is No 1 t20 batsman?
| Pos Player Career Best Rating | 1 Dawid Malan 915 v South Africa, 01/12/2020 | 2 Babar Azam 896 v England, 05/05/2019 | 3 Aaron Finch 900 v Zimbabwe, 03/07/2018 | 4 Virat Kohli 897 v England, 07/09/2014 |
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Who is No 1 Test batsman?
| Rank Player Career Best Rating | 1 Joe Root England 917 v Australia, 10/08/2015 | 2 Kane Williamson New Zealand 919 v Pakistan, 07/01/2021 | 3 Steven Smith Australia 947 v England, 30/12/2017 | 4 Marnus Labuschagne Australia 878 v India, 19/01/2021 |
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Who hit the first six in T20?
Suryakumar Yadav
on Thursday became the first Indian and third overall cricketer to smash the first ball in T20 international for a six.
Who is the father of cricket?
| Personal information | Full name William Gilbert Grace | Born 18 July 1848 Downend, near Bristol, England | Died 23 October 1915 (aged 67) Mottingham, Kent, England | Nickname W. G., The Doctor, The Champion, The Big ‘Un, The Old Man |
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Who is the best bowler in the India 2020?
| Rank Player Career Best Rating | 1 Trent Boult New Zealand 770 v West Indies, 22/06/2019 | 2 Josh Hazlewood Australia 733 v England, 26/01/2018 | 3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan 712 v Ireland, 24/01/2021 | 4 Chris Woakes England 711 v Sri Lanka, 04/07/2021 |
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