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which indian player played most oneday matches against england
harihara
Cricketnext's stats man Rajneesh Gupta's answer: Sachin Tendulkar - 34 matches. Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly come next with 28 and 26 appearances respectively.
Will the batsman be given out caught if the ball hits pad first and then the bat?
Apurva Saxena
Tanmoy Mookherjee: Of course.
when was the first ever cricket played?
Lakoat
Ranjeesh answers: The first recorded cricket match took place at Coxheath in Kent in 1646. This match also produced the first record of betting on cricket.
Highest runs in one day international in one year and by whom?
PURAN SINGH BISHT
Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record of highest run-aggregate in a calendar year (from 1st January to 31st December). Tendulkar aggregated 1,894 runs in 34 matches in 1998 keeping an average of 65.13, with 9 centuries and 7 fifties.