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unusual facts about Indian Cricket Team



2005 ICC Super Series

1 Inzamam-ul-Haq replaced India's Sachin Tendulkar, who was originally in the Test squad, but withdrew with an injury.

Arthur Morris with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948

During the Australian season of 1947–48, which preceded the tour of England, Morris played in the first four Tests against the touring Indians, scoring 45 and an unbeaten 100 in the Third Test victory in Melbourne.

Hylton Philipson

He also toured India with George Vernon in 1889, though this tour did not include any Tests.

Jim Laker

Laker was the first player to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings, ten for 53 in the Australians' second innings of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 1956 (the only other bowler to take all 10 wickets is Anil Kumble of India in 1999).

Mike Horn

During 2010 and 2011, he conducted motivational sessions for the Indian Cricket Team at the request of its coach, Gary Kirsten.

Ordnance Factory Muradnagar

The Cricketer Suresh Raina, who is currently in the squad of the Indian Cricket Team was born and brought up on the Ordnance Factory estate, where his family stays.

Rex Whitehead

His first match was between Australia and India at Sydney on 2 January to 4 January 1981, won by Australia by an innings and 4 runs, with Greg Chappell scoring 204 and Dennis Lillee and Len Pascoe taking 13 wickets.

Silli Stadium

In 2013, Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhonidisplayed his footballing skills as he scored a goal during a friendly match.

Simon Doull

Doull took his career best bowling figures of seven for 65 in the Boxing Day Test in 1998 against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.


see also

Nawab of Pataudi

The term Nawab of Pataudi refers to the lineage of rulers of the princely Pataudi State in India, but most commonly refers either to the 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who played cricket for both England and India, or his son, the 9th Nawab, who captained the Indian cricket team.

Norman Beaton

He played the lead role of Willie Boy in the 1987 comedy Playing Away, about a West Indian cricket team invited to play a rural white team.

Raghuram Bhat

Bombay had at their disposal some of the then current stars of the Indian cricket team, including Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ashok Mankad, Sandeep Patil, Ravi Shastri and Balwinder Sandhu.

Rajkot

Rajkot has produced cricketers such as K S Ranjitsinhji, Karsan Ghavri and Cheteshwar Pujara who have been members of the Indian cricket team.

Robin Uthappa

He was selected in the 15-member squad of the Indian Cricket team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies in March–April 2007.