The leading run-scorer of all time in cricket test matches is India's Sachin Tendulkar. Nicknamed "The Little Master", Tendulkar scored 15,921 in his test match career spanning from 1989 to 2013.
Who is the most Test winning captain?
Graeme Smith- 53 Wins
He currently holds the record for most wins as captain in Test cricket. In 109 matches, he has won 53 Tests while losing 28 games and drawing 27 games. He is also the only test captain to play in excess of 100 test matches. (109 – 108 as captain for South Africa, and 1 for ICC).
Who scored 500 runs in Test cricket?
Ex-Windies captain Brian Lara scored 501*(427) in a county match in 1994, becoming the first and the only player to score 500-plus runs in an innings in professional cricket. Lara hit 62 fours and 10 sixes during his innings, while representing Warwickshire against Durham.
Which is the highest ODI score?
In November 2014, India's Rohit Sharma broke the record for the highest individual score in a One Day International cricket match. The opener scored an astonishing 264 runs of 173 balls against Sri Lanka in Kolkata.
Who scored 300 in ODI?
Don Bradman is international cricket history's only player to score 300+ runs in one day, accomplishing the feat on July 11, 1930.
15 related questions foundWho scored 200 in ODI first?
NEW DELHI: It was on this day, 12 years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar became the "first man on the planet" to score a double century in ODIs. The Master Blaster achieved the feat against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior.
Who played 100 test matches?
The 12 Indian players who have appeared in 100 games are Sachin Tendulkar who played 200 Test matches, Rahul Dravid (163), VVS Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Ishant Sharma (105), Harbhajan Singh (103) and Virender Sehwag (103).
Who dropped Brian Lara 501?
He had a few near-misses - Lara was bowled off a no-ball on 12 and then was dropped by wicketkeeper Chris Scott on 18 (Scott apparently said: "Oh dear, he'll probably go on and get a hundred").
Who scored the fastest 50 in T20?
Despite the numerous blitzkriegs by batters over the past decade-and-a-half, though, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest 50 in T20 cricket, courtesy his memorable knock against England at Durban in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007.
Who scored fastest 100 in ODI?
Seven years ago on January 18, South African cricket legend AB de Villiers created the record of scoring the fastest ODI century, in Johannesburg. In the second ODI match against West Indies, the Proteas batter scored 100 runs in just 31 balls, registering his name in the history books.
Who is famous as Master Blaster?
Sachin Tendulkar - All the facts to know about the Master Blaster | Cricket News.
Who scored most 150 in ODI?
Rohit overtakes Sachin to record most 150+ scores in ODI cricket. With his unbeaten 152 off 117 balls against Windies in the first ODI on Sunday, India opener Rohit Sharma took his tally of 150-plus ODI scores to six.
