Thursday, July 17, 2008

Amazing facts about Cricketing Legends

One of the batting greats of the world cricket Sir Donald Bradman of Australia has scored 28067 runs from 238 first class games at a whooping average of 95.14 which included 117 centuries. He has hit only six sixes in his international test career.

Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan has the record of taking highest number of wickets in a calendar year in ODI’s.He got 69 wickets in 1997 and 65 wickets in1996.

Sachin Tendulkar has hit the highest number of runs in single calendar year in ODI cricket.He made 1894 runs in 1998 at an average of 65.31 which included 9 centuries.

Sanath Jayasurya and Wasim Akram hold the record for the most number of ducks in ODI’. Both have 28 ducks to their names.

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