Cricket is a religion in India and Indian cricketers are revered by their loyal fan base wherever they go around the world. Indian cricket players have always shown exemplary skills and techniques. They work hard and perform harder. They’ve always made the country proud by bringing laurels and holding various records.
There have been plenty of legends over the years, from Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and the current crop of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
When it comes to the record books, the Men In Blue have a knack for rewriting them. Some of the most acclaimed records in the game belong to the Indians.
1.Most Sixes to Finish a Game Off
‘Captain Cool’ holds quite a few records. He is known for finishing off his matches with sixes. MS Dhoni is one cricketer known for his big-hitting ability and most importantly, finishing games off. When he combines two of these attributes, he creates his unique record. He holds the record for finishing the most number of games with sixes, completing the same on 9 occasions during his playing career with India.
2.Hat-trick in the First Over
Pathan is the first and only bowler to have claimed a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match! He took the wickets of Salman Butt, Younis Khan, and Mohammad Yousuf for a match against Pakistan in Karachi, 2006.
3.Fastest to 200 Wickets
The Talented bowler holds the record of bagging 200 wickets in Test cricket with the least number of deliveries, that is, 10291.
4. Most ODI runs in a calendar year
During the calendar year 1998, Sachin Tendulkar scored 1,894 runs in 34 matches at an average of 65.31 and a strike rate of 102.15. He scored nine centuries and seven half-centuries in that year. The next on the list is Sourav Ganguly, who scored 1,767 runs in 41 matches in 1999.
5. Most Stumping Dismissals in ODIs
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former Indian captain, and current wicket-keeper batsman, has affected 107 stumping dismissals in ODI cricket, the most by any wicket-keeper in the world. The next name on the list is Kumar Sangakkara, who has affected 99 stumping dismissals in ODIs.
6. Highest individual score in ODIs
In which was an unthinkable inning, Rohit Sharma scored 264 (173) with the help of 33 fours and nine sixes against Sri Lanka in 2014 at Kolkata. Teams fail to score these many runs in an ODI match, but Sharma scored them individually, which speaks a lot about his innings.
7.Most catches in Test career
Rahul Dravid is considered as one of the safest fielders to have played the game of cricket. In the 164 Test matches that he played for India, he grabbed a total of 210 catches, most by any fielder in Test cricket.
8.Most Runs as Opener
India’s swashbuckling batsman, Virender Sehwag ended up being the first batsman to ever score 7,500 runs as an opening batsman in ODIs.
9.Most Capped Captain
MS Dhoni also holds the record for being the most capped captain in cricket history, having achieved the milestone of 331 games in 2016.
