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Rishabh Pant: Fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket

September 3, 2019

Rishabh Pant became fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket. He broke previous record held by MS Dhoni for India. Pant claimed his 50th test dismissal in his 11th test during India vs West Indies. MS Dhoni had taken 15 tests to get to 50 Test dismissals. Pant’s records He achieved his ..

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Virat Kohli: Fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs

June 28, 2019

India captain Virat Kohli (30) became fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs, across formats. He achieved this milestone in only his 417th international innings ( comprising 131 in Tests, 223 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is.), surpassing previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Both Tendulkar and Lara scored 20,000 international runs ..

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Rishabh Pant becomes fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut

August 21, 2018

Rishabh Pant became fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut during the second day of the third Test against England. Pant who became India’s 291st Test player, achieved this feat by taking catches of Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid in England’s first innings. Key Facts With ..

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India's Mithali Raj becomes first to score 6000 runs in women’s ODI cricket

July 12, 2017

Indian captain Mithali Raj (34) scripted history by becoming first player in the history of women’s ODI cricket to score more than 6000 career runs. She also became all-time leading run-getter in women’s ODI. She achieved the record feat against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 match at Bristol. She broke previous record ..

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Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India

July 23, 2016

Indian test team captain Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He achieved feat after scoring 200 runs against West Indies on second day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua, North Sound. Virat Kohli is only third captain who have managed to ..

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