Some never known facts about cricketers -
1. Sachin Tendulkar got out for a duck only once in his entire Ranji Trophy career.
And the bowler who dismissed him was the then 19-year-old Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was playing for Uttar Pradesh.
2. After claiming Sachin's wicket, Brad Hogg asked him to sign a photograph of the dismissal. Sachin signed and wrote 'it will never happen again'. And it never did.
3. Sachin Tendulkar played for Pakistan before India. It was an exhibition match between the two countries in 1987 and he came in as a substitute fielder for Pakistan.
4. Sourav Ganguly is the only player to win four consecutive Man-of-the-Match awards in ODIs. He achieved the feat against Pakistan.
5. Ravi Shastri was the first Indian to hit 6 sixes in an over. It was a Ranji Trophy Match between Bombay and Baroda in 1985.
6. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi of India became the youngest ever Test captain at the age of 21. This record was surpassed by 20-year-old Tatenda Taibu in 2004.
7. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather, is the only cricketer to play Test cricket for both India and England.
8. Indian with most number of T20 international runs is Mithali Raj. She was also the first Indian to reach the 2000-run milestone.
9. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have been stumped out only once in their Test careers. Both on a delivery from England’s spinner Ashley Giles.
10. Mohammad Azharuddin is the only batsman on the planet to score three centuries in the first three Test matches he played.
Source - http://scoopwhoop. com