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In the game of cricket, many fans know some of the most popular records made byย legendsย of the sport, such as most matches played, most number of sixes or fastest century, etc. However, there are other records that are less well known, and you may be surprised to learn of some of them.
Here are some of the most bizarre records in the history of cricket.
1. FIRST BALL FIRST WICKET
Pakistani batsman, Inzamam-ul-Haq took his first wicket on the very first ball of his bowling career. The man out was none other than batting legend Brian Lara.
2. DIAMONDย DUCK
Indian bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only batsman to be out for 0 off 0 balls. He was stumped off a wide on his first ball so he technically didn’t face any delivery but still lost his wicket!
3. MOST RUNS IN THE LAST OVER
During the Ashes, James Anderson of England was smashed for 28ย runs by Australian batsman George Bailey in the last over of the innings. He whacked 4, 6, 2, 4, 6, 6.
4. 1ST WICKET, 1ST OVER AND THREE FORMATS
Sri Lanka bowler Shaminda got his 1st wicket in the 1st over of his debut in all three versions of the game: Test, ODI, and T20.
5. DUCK FOR MURALIDHARAN
In 495 match career, Muttiah Muralidharan has been dismissed for a duck on 59 occasions, which is also a world record.
6. 17 BALLS IN AN OVER
In the 2004 Asia cup, during a match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Mohammad Sami bowled a 17- balls over with countess no-balls.
7. EIGHT RUNS WITHOUT BOWLING
Pakistani spinner Abdur Rehman set this bizarre record of giving away 8 runs without bowling a valid ball.
7. NEVER SCORED A SINGLE DUCK
South African batsman, Kepler Wessels has never scored a duck in his entire ODI career.
8. THE UNLUCKY BANGLADESH TEAM
The Bangladesh cricket team won their first match after losing in their first 75 matches.
9. WORST START EVER
Pakistan set the record for the worst start in cricket, 4 out of 1 run.
10. ONLY 6 SIXES IN TEST CAREER
Australian legend Sir Don Bradman has only hit 6 sixes in his entire test career.
