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The most extras in a Test match innings is 76 (35 byes, 26 leg byes, 0 wides, and 15 no balls), conceded by India against Pakistan in the 3rd Test in 2007. The game resulted in a draw.
Brendon Mccullum, blasted the fastest ever test century in just 54 balls
Australia won 165 ODI matches out of the 230 played under Ricky Ponting’s captainship, putting his win percentage to a staggering 76.14%
Rahul Dravid has spent record 44,152 minutes at the crease in Test matches which works out to almost 736 hours.
In 350 matches, Dhoni has 123 stumpings to his name. He is also the only wicket-keeper to have inflicted 100 international stumpings in his career.
Charles Thomas Biass Turner picked 6 consecutive 5-wicket hauls in the matches against England in year 1888
Rahul Dravid has faced 31,258 deliveries during his Test Career, with the next closest batman being Sachin Tendulkar at 29,437 balls.
Wasim Akram hit 12 sixes and remained not out on 257 against Zimbabwe in 1996. He broke a six-decade-old record of 11 sixes in an innings held by Wally Hammond.
The former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum hit 107 sixes in his test career. His six-hitting ability more often than not helped the team in scoring quick runs in crunch times.
Rohit Sharma is the Only Player to Score Three double Centuries in ODI Cricket. His score of 264 is the highest individual total in ODIs