Interesting Facts About Cricket 

1. Did you know there used to be 4 balls for 1 in cricket? After that, in 1889, 5 balls were thrown in 1 time. Also in 1922, 8 balls were thrown in 1 ball. But after World War II, in 1947, 6 balls were thrown in 1 ball.

2.In old cricket Running can only be done by hitting the ball with the bat. As no player could score more runs, four fours were therefore introduced in 1870, in which four runs were made as soon as the ball hit the boundary.

3.Sachin Tendulkar’s full name, who is called the god of cricket, is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

4.Cricket started with England. But to date England have not won a single World Cup, but in 2019 England won the World Cup for the first time.

5.On the morning of 11-11-11, South Africa needed 111 runs in 11:11 minutes to win the ODI.

6.Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for being sent off from the first ball in three consecutive test matches in his career.

7.Australia defeated England for the first time in 1887 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and 100 years later, on this day in 1987, Australia defeated England again by 45 runs at the same ground. I don’t know if we will live to see what will happen in 2087.

8.When the Third Referee Rules Come to a Cricket Match The first decision of the third referee was Sachin Tendulkar.

9.Did you know that whenever Sachin Tendulkar’s is at the fold, his wife Anjali usually fasts?