Who is the youngest Test centurion?

Mohammad Ashraful – 17 years 61 days

Mohammad Ashraful is the youngest batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a Test hundred. The Bangladesh batsman smashed a ton on his Test debut and he completed his ton when he was 17 years and 61 days old.

Who is the youngest player to play Test cricket?

Pakistan's Hasan Raza holds the record of being the youngest to play international cricket. The right-handed batsman made his Test debut when he was 14 years and 227 days old.

What is the age limit of IPL?

The squad strength must be between 18 and 25 players, with a maximum of 8 overseas players. Salary cap of the entire squad must not exceed ₹85 crore (US$11 million). Under-19 players cannot be picked unless they have previously played first-class or List A cricket.

Who is youngest player in IPL?

Noor Ahmad (17 years 40 days) The Afghanistan left arm wrist-spinner is the youngest player in the IPL auction. Despite being only in his teens, he is no stranger to T20 action having been a part of the Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Galle Gladiators and Melbourne Renegades setup.

Who was the youngest Test captain?

Tatenda Taibu (20 years 358 days)

The young Zimbabwean broke the record of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's to become the youngest Test captain in cricket history. He led his team in 10 Tests, losing 9 and drawing 1, which shows that Taibu was not comfortable in this role.

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Who scored fastest 100 in ODI?

Seven years ago on January 18, South African cricket legend AB de Villiers created the record of scoring the fastest ODI century, in Johannesburg. In the second ODI match against West Indies, the Proteas batter scored 100 runs in just 31 balls, registering his name in the history books.

Who made 100 runs in 22 balls?

And then there was Sir Donald Bradman, who scored an incredible 22-ball 100 during the course of a village game on November 2, 1931.

Who hit 6 sixes in an over?

Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in an over in ODI cricket

While Shastri and Sobers were the first two batsmen to reach the milestone, it is former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs who was the first to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket.

Who scored fastest 200 in ODI?

Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest double century (200) in one-day internationals (ODI) cricket. Chris Gayle's 215 off 147 balls included 10 fours and a record 16 sixes. He became the first non-Indian and only the fifth batsman in history to score a double-century in a 50-over match.

Who scored 3 consecutive centuries in ODI?

Kumar Sangakkara leads the list of players to score most consecutive centuries in ODI followed by AB de Villiers. He is also on the list of most sixes in ODI. South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock is 6th on the list after he smashed 3 consecutive centuries against India.

Who played the maximum test?

Sachin Tendulkar of India has played the most matches (200).

Who is the Pakistan youngest captain?

Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis took over as Pakistan captain at the age of 22 in a test match against Zimbabwe at Karachi in 1993.

Who scored first 300 in test?

The first Test triple century was achieved by Andy Sandham of England against the West Indies in 1930 in the first Test series hosted in the West Indies. The quickest Test triple-century was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by Wally Hammond for England against New Zealand at Auckland in 1932–33.

Who scored fastest 100 on debut in Test cricket?

Shikhar Dhawan had an unforgettable Test debut in Mohali against a visiting Australia side. An 85-ball hundred, the fastest ever by a debutant, made light of Australia's first innings total of 408 as India took a 91-run lead.

Does 200 runs count as two centuries?

Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred to as double (200–299 runs), triple (300–399 runs), and quadruple centuries (400–499 runs), and so on.

Who scored 300 in ODI?

Don Bradman is international cricket history's only player to score 300+ runs in one day, accomplishing the feat on July 11, 1930.

Who scored 500 runs in Test cricket?

Ex-Windies captain Brian Lara scored 501*(427) in a county match in 1994, becoming the first and the only player to score 500-plus runs in an innings in professional cricket. Lara hit 62 fours and 10 sixes during his innings, while representing Warwickshire against Durham.

What is the slowest Test century?

Slowest Century in Test Cricket History

  • Thilan Samaraweera – 408 balls.
  • Jimmy Adams – 365 balls.
  • Clive Radley – 396 balls.
  • Sanjay Manjrekar – 397 balls.

Who scored most 150 in ODI?

Rohit overtakes Sachin to record most 150+ scores in ODI cricket. With his unbeaten 152 off 117 balls against Windies in the first ODI on Sunday, India opener Rohit Sharma took his tally of 150-plus ODI scores to six.

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