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England vs New Zealand at Lord’s – First Test – Fourth day’s play

06/06/2021 hrg

Third day’s play was washed out due to rain interference.

RJ Burns {132} and DP Sibley {0} scored century and duck in the ongoing first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the 97th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the ninth occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against New Zealand.

It also provides the 20th occasion of England’s one of the openers scoring a century and another duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the seventh occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket at Lord’s.

It also provides the third occasion of one of the England openers scoring a century and another duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against New Zealand.

JM Bracey of England collected a duck on his test debut to provide the 49^th occasion of wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut. It also provides the 14th occasion of a England wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut. It also provides the second occasion of a England wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut against New Zealand.

JM Bracey of England collected a duck on his test debut to provide the fourth occasion of England wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut at Lord’s. It also provides the third occasion of a England wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut at Lord’s. It also provides the first occasion of a England wicket keeper collecting a duck on his test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s

TG Southee returned with figures of 6 for 43 in England’s first innings to provide the 88^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 21st occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings.

TG Southee became the second New Zealand bowler to capture six plus wickets in an innings against England on three or more occasions. The other is RJ Hadlee. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Hadlee	6-26	4	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978
2	RJ Hadlee	6-53	1	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983
3	RJ Hadlee	6-80	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
4	RJ Hadlee	6-80	1	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986

1	TG Southee	6-50	3	v England	Lord’s	16 May 2013
2	TG Southee	6-62	1	v England	Christchurch	30 Mar 2018
3	TG Southee	6-43	2	v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

TG Southee’s 6 for 43 in this test represent his best innings bowling effort against England.

TG Southee’s 6 for 43 in this test provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings against England at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CL Cairns	6-77	1	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jul 1999
2	DJ Nash	6-76	2	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
3	RJ Hadlee	6-80	1	Eng	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
4	TG Southee	6-50	3	Eng	Lord’s	16 May 2013
5	TG Southee	6-43	2	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

TG Southee’s 6 for 43 in this test represent the best innings bowling effort by a New Zealand bowler against England at Lord’s.

TG Southee became the first New Zealand bowler to have six plus wicket hauls on two occasions against England at Lord’s. Both the occasions are listed below.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TG Southee	6-50	3	Eng	Lord’s	16 May 2013
2	TG Southee	6-43	2	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

Perhaps for the first time in the annals of test cricket opening batsmen from both teams were dismissed last in a test innings with centuries to their credit and that too at Lord’s. New Zealand opening batsman DP Conway was dismissed last after scoring 200 in New Zealand’s innings. England opening batsman RJ Burns was dismissed last after scoring 132 in England’s innings,

RJ Burns scored 132 in England’s first innings to provide the 308^th occasion of England’s opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 41^st occasion of England’s opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand.

RJ Burns scored 132 in England’s first innings to provide the 41st occasion of England’s opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Lord’s. It also provides the seventh occasion of England’s opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand at Lord’s

DP Conway scored 200 runs in New Zealand’s first innings and RJ Burns scored 132 in England’s first innings to provide the 58^th occasion of rival openers scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

Cricket Crossword Puzzle-002

06/06/2021 hrg

Solution – Tomorrow

England Vs New Zealand -First Test at Lord’s – Second day’s play

04/06/2021 hrg

DP Conway-H Nicholls added 174 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 354^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 72^nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 55th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket. It also provides the eighth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England for the fourth wicket.

It also represents the record partnership by New Zealand batsmen against England for the fourth wicket. The previous best was the 155 runs partnership between MD Crowe and MJ Greatbatch at Wellington in March 1988.

DP Conway-H Nicholls added 174 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 20th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England at Lord’s for the fourth wicket.

It also represents the record partnership by New Zealand batsmen against England for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. The previous best was the 142 runs partnership between RC Blunt and ML Page in Jun 1931. Thus DP Conway-H Nicholls rewrote the 90 year old record.

DP Conway was dismissed run out for 200 runs in New Zealand’s first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951
2	CC Hunte	260	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	26 Feb 1958
3	DM Jones	216	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	03 Feb 1989
4	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Ind	Pak	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
5	BC Lara	277	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 1993
6	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	05 Sep 2002
7	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	11 Apr 2005
8	TT Samaraweera	214	1	Srl	Pak	Lahore	01 Mar 2009
9	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	Pak	Srl	A Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
10	BA Stokes	258	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016
11	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

DP Conway is the second New Zealand batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs. The other was L Vincent who was dismissed run out for 214 at Wellington in Apr 2005

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	L Vincent	224	2	NZl	Srl	Wellington	11 Apr 2005
2	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

DP Conway is the third batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs against England. Others are – AD Nourse and R Dravid. The following table list all these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Nourse	208	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951
2	R Dravid	217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	05 Sep 2002
3	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

DP Conway became the first batsman to be dismissed after scoring 200 in a test innings at Lord’s

DP Conway became the seventh batsman to score 200 plus runs in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

He also became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs on test debut against England. Previous best was 176 by GA Headley of West Indiesat Bridgetown in Jan 1930. Thus DP Conway rewrote the 91 year old record.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RE Foster	287	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
2	LG Rowe	214	1	Win	NZl	Kingston	16 Feb 1972
3	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
4	MS Sinclair	214	1	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
5	JA Rudolph	222*	2	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003
6	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	03 Feb 2021
7	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

He also became the second New Zealand batsman 200 plus runs on test debut after MS Sinclair. MS Sinclair had scored 214 runs on his test debut against West Indies at Wellington in Dec 1999.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Sinclair	214	1	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
2	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

He also became the first left hand batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs on test debut against England. Previous best was 171 by HD Rutherford of New Zealand at Dunedin in Mar 2013.

England Vs New Zealand -First Test at Lord’s – First day’s play

03/06/2021 hrg

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first to provides the 39^th occasion of New Zealand doing so against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand doing so against England at Lord’s

New Zealand capped DP Conway for this test. He became the 280th cricketer to appear in tests for New Zealand. He also became the 100th New Zealand Cricketer to make his test debut against England. He also became the 17^th New Zealand cricketer to make his test debut against England at Lords’

DP Conway became the 219^th cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s and also the 114^th visiting cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s

He also became the 54^th opening batsman to make his test debut and also became the 18^th New Zealand opening batsman to make his test debut against England. He also became the third New Zealand opening batsman to make his test debut against England at Lord’s.

England capped JR Bracey and OE Robinson for this test. They became the 692^nd and 693^rd cricketers to represent England in tests. They also became the 57^th and 58th England cricketers to make their test debut against New Zealand. They also became 15^th and England cricketers to make their test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s.

JR Bracey became the 250^th wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut in the annals of test cricket. He became the 62^nd England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut. He became the sixth England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against New Zealand.

He became the sixth England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut at Lord’s and also the first England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s. He also became the 17^th wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut in the annals of test cricket to make his debut at Lord’s.

KS Williamson was dismissed for 13 in New Zealand’s first innings to provides the 151st occasion of a captain dismissed for a score of 13 in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 32nd occasion of captain to be dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 18^th occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings against England.

It also provides the ninth occasion of captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings at Lord’s. It also provides the third occasion of a visiting captain scoring 13 in a test innings at Lord’s.

It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring 13 against England at Lord’s. The first such occasion was – ML Page scoring 13 in Jun 1937.

DP Conway scored 136 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provides the 111th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut. It also provides the 12th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut.

It also provides the 26th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut against England.

DP Conway became the sixth batsman to score a century on test debut at Lord’s. The following table lists all the six batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	JH Hampshire	107	2	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
3	SC Ganguly	131	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
4	AJ Strauss	112	2	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
5	MJ Prior	126*	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
6	DP Conway	136*	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

It also provides the third occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a century on test debut at Lord’s and also against England at Lord’s. It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut at Lord’s and also against England at Lord’s. The three occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	SC Ganguly	131	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
3	DP Conway	136*	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

DP Conway’s 136 not out represents the highest score by a debutant batsman at Lord’s. The previous best was SC Ganguly’s 131 in Jun 1996

It also provides the 28^th occasion of a left hand batsman scoring a century on debut. It also provides the 13th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring a century on debut.

It also provides the seventh occasion of a left hand New Zealand batsman scoring a century on debut. It also provides the fourth occasion of a left hand New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century on debut.

It also provides the third occasion of a left hand batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s. It also provides the second occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s.

It also provides the first occasion of a left hand New Zealand batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s. It also provides the first occasion of a left hand New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s

“Who holds the Indian record for most boundary sixes in his test career”

01/06/2021 hrg

If a quiz “Who holds the Indian record for most boundary sixes in his test career” is asked, most cricket lovers will credit the record to SR Tendulkar, which is very obvious considering the fact that he holds many records. But SR Tendulkar does not hold this record. It is credited to V Sehwag who has scored 90 boundary sixes. SR Tendulkar has scored 69 boundary sixes and occupies the third place in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most sixes in their test career. MS Dhoni occupies the second place with 78 boundary sixes. The following table lists the seven Indian batsmen who have scored 50 plus boundary sixes in their test career.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	6s
1	V Sehwag	103	178	06	08503	319	90
2	MS Dhoni	090	144	16	04876	224	78
3	Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	248*	69
4	N Kapil Dev	131	184	15	05248	163	61
5	RG Sharma	038	064	08	02615	212	59
6	SC Ganguly	113	188	17	07212	239	57
7	RA Jadeja	051	073	19	01954	100*	50

This is how V Sehwag scored his 90 boundary sixes. The table is arranged in the descending order of boundary sixes. Only the test innings in which he has scored boundary sixes are shown.

No	Runs	6s	Pos	I	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	293	7	2	2	Srl	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
2	309	6	2	1	Pak	Multan	28 Mar 2004
3	195	5	2	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
4	319	5	2	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
5	201*	4	2	1	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
6	83	4	2	4	Eng	Chennai	11 Dec 2008
7	147	3	2	1	Win	Mumbai	09 Oct 2002
8	61	3	2	2	Win	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
9	33	2	2	4	Win	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
10	130	2	2	2	NZl	Mohali	16 Oct 2003
11	164	2	1	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
12	88	2	1	2	SAF	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
13	173	2	2	2	Pak	Mohali	08 Mar 2005
14	201	2	2	2	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
15	180	2	2	1	Win	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006
16	151	2	1	3	Aus	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
17	17	2	1	3	SAF	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
18	22	2	2	4	SAF	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008
19	131	2	2	1	Srl	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
20	165	2	2	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
21	55	2	2	4	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
22	20	1	7	2	Eng	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
23	84	1	2	2	Eng	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
24	29	1	2	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003
25	72	1	2	1	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
26	39	1	2	1	Pak	Lahore	05 Apr 2004
27	44	1	2	2	Zim	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
28	254	1	1	2	Pak	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
29	76*	1	2	4	Eng	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
30	41	1	2	3	Win	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
31	40	1	7	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
32	50	1	2	3	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
33	66	1	1	1	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
34	92	1	1	3	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
35	34	1	2	2	NZl	Napier	26 Mar 2009
36	48	1	2	1	NZl	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
37	45	1	2	3	Ban	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010
38	109	1	2	2	Srl	Galle	18 Jul 2010
39	30	1	2	2	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
40	173	1	2	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	04 Nov 2010
41	96	1	2	2	NZl	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
42	54*	1	2	4	NZl	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
43	74	1	2	2	NZl	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010
44	63	1	2	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
45	37	1	2	2	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
46	38	1	2	4	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
47	117	1	2	1	Eng	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
48	25	1	1	4	Eng	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
	Total	90

Cricket Crossword Puzzle 001 – Solution

01/06/2021 hrg

We are pleased to inform you the overall response to the Puzzle was good. It was posted at 6:31PM yesterday and there were 106 views to the Puzzle alone. The daily hits was 228. The following are the views recorded in various countries as of yesterday – India {203}, USA {03}, Tanzania {03}, UK {02}, China {02}, Nepal {01} and Singapore {01}. Here is solution to the puzzle

Cricket Crossword Puzzles

31/05/2021 hrg

Starting from today, we are presenting a series of cricket crossword puzzles prepared by my school classmate Sri GK Sreenivasa Gopalan. Here is the first puzzle with clues. Sri GK Sreenivasa Gopalan is an Engineer and is interested in the game of cricket from his childhood

After completing SSLC Examination from Acharya Pata Shala in 1961, he joined National College for his PUC and BSc. He joined Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore for a post graduate course in Electrical Communication Engineering. Joined Indian Telephone Industries, Bangalore, as an Assistant Engineer in the Transmission R&D in 1969 and resigned in 2004 as a Deputy General Manager (Projects) in the Corporate Office.

From 2004 till now, he has been involved in various projects of a Private sector company as a Vice President. The present pandemic has made him idle for the present

He had an exciting career during his 35 year career involving design and implementation of various projects for both microwave and satcom projects in India which required extensive travel both in India and abroad. The projects were for Army, Navy, IAF, DOT, Railways etc. He got a Government of India ITU day award in 1973.

The most exciting part of his career was working with Indian Army during the Kargil conflict in 1999 for providing emergency satellite communications in many locations of Kashmir for the Army. He stayed with our front line fighters for 26 days and returned only after the Indian Victory in Kargil. Even though he was a Civilian, Army took full care of his needs and his team for which he was the team Leader.

His abundant interest in Cricket has made him to prepare Cricket Cross Word Puzzles for my portal. Trust the netizens like the puzzles.

Solution – Tomorrow

V Sehwag of India holds the record for most 150 plus runs in a test innings as an opening batsman

31/05/2021 hrg

V Sehwag of India holds the record for most innings of 150 plus runs in a test innings as an opening batsman with 14 such innings. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Runs	I	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	195	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
2	309	1	Pak	Multan	28 Mar 2004
3	155	2	Aus	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
4	164	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
5	173	2	Pak	Mohali	08 Mar 2005
6	201	2	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
7	254	2	Pak	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
8	180	1	Win	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006
9	151	3	Aus	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
10	319	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
11	201*	1	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
12	293	2	Srl	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
13	165	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
14	173	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	04 Nov 2010

WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT MANSUR ALI KHAN PATAUDI

29/05/2021 hrg

‘The most charismatic cricketer of his generation’ : A selection of tributes to former India captain MAK Pataudi on the demise of former India skipper on 22 Sep 2011

“It is a terrible news for me, he brought me up and guided me. I can’t even express myself, it is one of my saddest days. He was a great human being, a great cricketer, a great fielder, shrewd captain, it is really sad. He always guided the youngsters. I was very close to him, so I can’t really forget the way he brought me up. He was my first captain under whom I played. Whatever career I had, it stands on him.”

Former India batsman Gundappa Viswanath is crestfallen at the passing of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

“It is an extremely painful loss for me. Unbearable and shocking loss. He was one of the greatest captains to lead India. He gave a new face to Indian cricket and emphasised on the role of quality fielding. He was primarily responsible for developing India’s spin quartet in an aggressive role similar to what the West Indians had later in form of the pace quartet. He always believed that teams have to bowl at least 80 to 85 attacking overs out of 100 overs.”

Erapalli Prasanna, the former India spinner, lauds Pataudi’s captaincy skills

“It is a great personal loss, he was a very dear personal friend, he was my first captain, I learnt a lot from him. He was by far the best Indian captain to my mind of thinking. He was the first leader of Indian cricket who told everybody in the dressing room, ‘look you are not playing for Delhi, Punjab, Madras, Calcutta or Bombay, you are playing for India. You are Indian.’ That left a very very good mark on the minds of youngsters who played under him. “His faith in the spinners was absolute and we all prospered under his captaincy, he guided us so comfortably and serenely, the spin quartet had the highest regard for him… We won’t find the likes of him in a long, long time. His voice cannot be filled. A great, great chapter of Indian cricket has come to a close.”

Former India captain Bishen Bedi says we won’t see another Pataudi

“It is a big shock for me. It is too early for him to depart.. just 70 years. A great captain, always attacking and aggressive.. never defensive at any stage. He always focused on trying to win the match and would go all out to win. We had four spinners then, and I, especially, was extremely lucky to have had him as a captain.”

“Tiger Pataudi was my first captain. When I played my first Test in 1969, he was not just a nawab, royalty, but also already a superstar. When I walked out one morning to have breakfast at the CCI (Cricket Club of India) where the Indians players lived during a Mumbai Test, he invited me over to share a table with him and I’ll never forget that. He was captain of India, a nawab and I was a debutant. He taught the Indian team how to win, he brought about its transformation convinced us that we could beat strong sides, even with limited resources, even by having basically three bowlers. He was aggressive but didn’t shout on the field, nothing of the sort, his thinking about the game was that if you were playing for the country, you didn’t have to be treated like children; you didn’t need motivation or baby talk.

Former India legspinner Bhagwat Chandrasekar is grateful to have had Pataudi as a captain

“He treated us all as equals, as a captain he was totally professional on the field, aggressive, attacking. It didn’t strike me then, but when I played against other captains, I realised just how attacking he was, I realised he was the best captain I had every played under. Off the field he was an extrovert, he loved going out, socialising, late night partying and often he said to me, ‘you take cricket too seriously, you’re young, enjoy your life. If you are too emotional about it and take it too seriously, you will be an unhappy man’.”

Former India opening batsman, Chetan Chauhan, remembers Pataudi’s zest for life

“Tiger Pataudi was the most charismatic cricketer of his generation. To bat with almost zero vision in one eye and still to score nearly 3000 runs and half a dozen centuries in Test cricket tells you what a genius he was. He will be terribly missed and it’s a huge loss to the game of cricket.”

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar puts Pataudi’s achievements in context

“I recently watched him on television and he looked great, but the sudden news of his death is a shock to me. When Pataudi started his career, we didn’t have India-Pakistan ties but we got a chance to play together in a World XI and I found him a great human being, a charismatic character and a genuine cricket buff.”

Former Pakistan captain Hanif Mohammad reminisces about meeting Pataudi

“Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was a man of exceptional talent who turned out to be an inspiration to millions of cricketers, not only in India but across the globe. It was an honour and privilege to have known him. He became a true darling of India cricket due to his on the field heroics and off the field easy manners. After retirement, he maintained his close association with the game in different capacities, including as a commentator. Whenever he shared his views on the game, they were taken seriously as they were considered to be coming right from the bottom of the heart of one of India’s greatest servants of the game. He will be sorely missed.”

ICC president Sharad Pawar remembers Pataudi’s contribution to the game

“I had grown up as a young cricketer hearing about his achievements and had only met him for the first time during The Oval Test on 22 August where he had come to present the Pataudi Trophy to the England team, while I presented Andrew Strauss with the Reliance ICC Test Championship mace. During the Test, I had the privilege of discussing with him the past, present and future of Test and 50-over cricket. It was absolutely fascinating to hear his views and confidence in these formats.”

ICC chief Haroon Lorgat recollects his recent discussions with Pataudi in England

“I am shocked to hear the news of Tiger Pataudi’s demise. He was an exemplary individual, who guided Indian cricket to unprecedented heights, as batsman, fielder and captain. He revolutionised fielding standards in the Indian team, and across the country. In an age wherein a draw was considered as good as a win, Tiger Pataudi encouraged his players to go flat out for victory. He was an aggressive batsman who excelled in crisis situations, and showed the nation how to combat adversity. I join my colleagues in the BCCI to express my condolences at his passing away. His services to Indian cricket will never be forgotten.”

BCCI president N Srinivasan pays tribute to Pataudi

“We are very sad to hear of Tiger Pataudi’s untimely death. He was a legendary figure for his country, and is fondly remembered for all he contributed to Sussex Cricket. I met him at the recent Test match at The Oval when he was very much looking forward to visiting us at Hove later this year. It has come as a great shock to us all and our condolences from everyone associated with Sussex Cricket go to his family.”

Sussex Chairman Jim May offers his commiserations on the death of Pataudi, who played 88 first-class matches for Sussex between 1957 and 1970

“He was a legend for us and we have never seen him play. He was a romantic figure, an absolute legend. I have always heard stories of Tiger, how he changed Indian cricket. He had a huge impact beyond his sheer performance in the cricket field. He was a huge inspirational figure. Even after so many years whenever you talk to legends of cricket, they always talk about him with awe and respect. He will definitely go down as an all time great, who had influenced not only on the cricket field but beyond it as well. He made the game popular in India with his sheer personality and performances. He led the team in the different way. He was a leader for us and he always stood with the current lot of players. In 2002, when we had problem with ICC with the central contract system, Mr. Pataudi backed us along with Madan Lal. I met him briefly in England at the Oval, after the Test series. We spoke briefly and now when I think about it, I regret that I couldn’t spend more time talking to him.”

Rahul Dravid wishes he could have spent more time with Pataudi

“I am extremely saddened hearing the news about Pataudi passing away. My heartfelt condolence to his family and may his soul rest in peace. I had known him personally and even met him a few times. There was lot of class and dignity about the man. Due to an accident he lost one eye and was yet successful at the international level, just goes on to show how good a player he was. The most positive thing about him was that he was very honest and always had the good of Indian cricket at heart.”

Sourav Ganguly remembers Pataudi for his class and dignity

“It’s a terrible loss to the cricketing world. I had the privilege of meeting him on a few occasions. World cricket will miss a hero like him. I really respected him.”

Sachin Tendulkar mourns the loss of a cricketing hero

“I am devastated, I had no idea he was in hospital … he was a contemporary of my cousin Javed Burki, and what I heard from my cousins, and from his contemporaries, was that had he not lost his eye apparently, he was a genius of great proportions. Anyone who knows batting, knows that it’s difficult to play with one eye, specially [to play] fast bowling. What he achieved with one eye, the sort of ability he had, what sort of a player he could have become… In Pakistan, to us he was also a cricketer who was a crowd puller.”

Imran Khan, the former Pakistan captain, says Pataudi was a crowd favourite across the border as well

Article Courtesy – Espncricinfo.com

Rival bowlers capturing four and five wickets in the history of one day internationals

29/05/2021 hrg

Taskin Ahmed of Bangladesh {4-46} and PVD Chameera of Sri Lanka {5-16} captured four wickets and five wickets respectively in the third one day international at Dhaka on 28 May 2021 to provide the 68^th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four and five wickets in the history of one day internationals All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Teams	Ground	W	4	5	Start Date
1	Aus v Win	Lord’s	9	1	1	21 Jun 1975
2	Eng v Win	Adelaide	9	1	1	16 Jan 1980
3	Eng v Aus	The Oval	9	1	1	20 Aug 1980
4	Ind v NZl	Perth	9	1	1	09 Dec 1980
5	Eng v Srl	Taunton	9	1	1	11 Jun 1983
6	Aus v Pak	Melbourne	9	1	1	21 Jan 1984
7	Aus v Pak	Adelaide	9	1	1	30 Jan 1984
8	Eng v Win	Perth	9	1	1	03 Jan 1987
9	Ind v Win	Sharjah	9	1	1	16 Oct 1988
10	Aus v Win	Melbourne	9	1	1	15 Dec 1988
11	Pak v Win	Sharjah	9	1	1	21 Oct 1991
12	RSA v Pak	East London	9	1	1	15 Feb 1993
13	Pak v Srl	Nairobi-G	9	1	1	04 Oct 1996
14	Aus v Pak	Adelaide	9	1	1	15 Dec 1996
15	Aus v Pak	Melbourne	9	1	1	16 Jan 1997
16	Pak v Srl	Benoni	9	1	1	15 Apr 1998
17	RSA v Eng	Johannesburg	9	1	1	13 Feb 2000
18	NZl v Pak	Nairobi-G	9	1	1	11 Oct 2000
19	Ind v Zim	Kanpur	9	1	1	11 Dec 2000
20	NZl v Srl	Napier	9	1	1	31 Jan 2001
21	NZl v Ind	Auckland	9	1	1	26 Dec 2002
22	Nam v Pak	Kimberley	9	1	1	16 Feb 2003
23	Ken v Srl	Nairobi-G	9	1	1	24 Feb 2003
24	Pak v Ban	Lahore	9	1	1	15 Sep 2003
25	Aus v NZl	Pune	9	1	1	03 Nov 2003
26	Srl v RSA	Col-RPS	9	1	1	22 Aug 2004
27	Aus v Win	Adelaide	9	1	1	26 Jan 2005
28	Ind v Pak	Kochi	9	1	1	02 Apr 2005
29	Zim v Ind	Harare	9	1	1	29 Aug 2005
30	Aus v RSA	Melbourne-CS	9	1	1	20 Jan 2006
31	Ind v Eng	Delhi	9	1	1	28 Mar 2006
32	Ban v Zim	Bogra	9	1	1	05 Dec 2006
33	RSA v Srl	Providence	9	1	1	28 Mar 2007
34	Pak v Srl	Karachi	9	1	1	29 Jun 2008
35	Win v Ban	Roseau	9	1	1	26 Jul 2009
36	RSA v Eng	Cape Town	9	1	1	27 Nov 2009
37	Aus v Srl	Melbourne	9	1	1	03 Nov 2010
38	Aus v Srl	Brisbane	9	1	1	07 Nov 2010
39	Ban v Zim	Dhaka	9	1	1	03 Dec 2010
40	Zim v Ban	Harare	9	1	1	12 Aug 2011
41	Srl v Aus	Hambantota	9	1	1	16 Aug 2011
42	RSA v Srl	Paarl	9	1	1	11 Jan 2012
43	Eng v Pak	Abu Dhabi	9	1	1	13 Feb 2012
44	Aus v Win	Perth	9	1	1	03 Feb 2013
45	Zim v Ban	Bulawayo	9	1	1	03 May 2013
46	Can v Net	King City-NW	9	1	1	29 Aug 2013
47	NZl v Win	Auckland	9	1	1	26 Dec 2013
48	Eng v Ind	Brisbane	9	1	1	20 Jan 2015
49	Ind v Pak	Adelaide	9	1	1	15 Feb 2015
50	Afg v Zim	Sharjah	9	1	1	25 Dec 2015
51	Aus v Ind	Canberra	9	1	1	20 Jan 2016
52	Ire v Pak	Dublin-M	9	1	1	18 Aug 2016
53	Ban v Eng	Dhaka	9	1	1	07 Oct 2016
54	PNG v UAE	Harare	9	1	1	04 Mar 2018
55	Zim v Sco	Bulawayo	9	1	1	12 Mar 2018
56	UAE v Nep	ICCA Dubai	9	1	1	26 Jan 2019
57	Win v Eng	St George’s	9	1	1	27 Feb 2019
58	Eng v Pak	Leeds	9	1	1	19 May 2019
59	Afg v NZl	Taunton	9	1	1	08 Jun 2019
60	Eng v Aus	Lord’s	9	1	1	25 Jun 2019
61	Aus v NZl	Lord’s	9	1	1	29 Jun 2019
62	Ban v Ind	Birmingham	9	1	1	02 Jul 2019
63	Ire v Zim	Belfast	9	1	1	04 Jul 2019
64	USA v Nam	Lauderhill	9	1	1	20 Sep 2019
65	Oma v Nam	Al Amerat	9	1	1	08 Jan 2020
66	Pak v Zim	Rawalpindi	9	1	1	30 Oct 2020
67	NZl v Ban	Wellington	9	1	1	26 Mar 2021
68	Ban v Srl	Dhaka	9	1	1	28 May 2021