DTVHINDIOTD: Due to Virat Kohli’s 50th ODI century, India made it to the World Cup final last year, breaking Sachin’s record.
Kohli broke Sachin’s record of 49 ODI centuries Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former captain of the Indian cricket team and famous as Run Machine, Virat Kohli had created history on this day, in the Cricket World Cup 2023 held last year. Let us tell you that in this match, Kohli played a century in the semi-final match against New Zealand and helped Team India reach the final of the World Cup. So this was Kohli’s record 50th century in his ODI career. With this century, Kohli became the first cricketer to break the historical record of 49 centuries scored in ODIs by former great cricketer and God of the game Sachin Tendulkar. In the match, Kohli played a brilliant inning of 117 runs in 113 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. India won the match by 70 runs If we talk about this first semi-final match played at the historic Wankhede in Mumbai, India had won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Team India scored 397 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Apart from Kohli’s century, Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 80 runs and Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant inning of 105 runs. In bowling, Tim Southee got 3 successes and Trent Boult got 1 success for New Zealand. So when New Zealand came out to chase the strong target of 398 runs given by India, it was all out on the total score of 327 runs in 48.5 overs. While batting for the Kiwi team, Daryl Mitchell played an excellent inning of 134 runs, while captain Kane Williamson contributed 69 runs. New Zealand had to face defeat by 70 runs due to other batsmen not scoring runs. On the other hand, excellent bowling was seen from Team India. Especially from fast bowler Mohammed Shami, he took 7 wickets while conceding 57 runs in 9.5 overs. Apart from Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav got 1 success each. One year of a record-breaking innings in Mumbai#OnThisDay in 2023, Virat Kohli became the first batsman to register 5⃣0⃣ ODI centuries 👏👏#TeamIndia , @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/uwGcxcVbHr — BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2024
OTD in 2013: On this day, 11 years ago, Rohit Sharma scored the first double century of his international career.
On 2 November 2013, Rohit Sharma scored the first double century of his international career against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: OTD in 2013: Rohit Sharma First Double Century: The Indian cricket team is currently playing the last match of the three-match Test series against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s performance in this ongoing series has not been special. But today, 2nd November, is very special for the hitman. On this day in 2013, Rohit scored the first double century of his international career against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma played an inning of 209 runs On 2 November 2013, the series decider match was played between Team India and Australia in Bengaluru. Before that match, the series was tied at 2-2 between both the teams. Rohit Sharma played brilliantly for India and scored 209 runs in 158 balls with the help of 12 fours and 16 sixes. Not only was this Rohit’s first double century in ODIs, but it also remains the highest individual ODI score by any batsman against Australia. At that time, Rohit became the third player in the world after Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag to score a double century in ODI cricket. With the help of that brilliant innings of Rohit, Team India had scored 383 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, the Australian team lost the match by 57 runs while chasing the target and India won the series 3-2. Hitman is the only batsman to score three double centuries in ODIs. Rohit Sharma remains the only batsman in the world to score three double centuries in the ODI format. After scoring a double century against Australia, he scored 264 runs in 173 balls against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which is the highest individual score in ODIs. Hitman also scored his third double century against Sri Lanka in Mohali. He played an unbeaten inning of 208 runs.
OTD 2019: On this day, India achieved the biggest victory in Test against South Africa under the captaincy of Virat.
India defeated South Africa by a margin of innings and 137 runs. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India, registering its name in the pages of history, achieved the biggest win in its Test cricket history against South Africa on this day in the year 2019. It is noteworthy that the second match of that tour of South Africa is being played at MCA Stadium, Pune (10-14 October). In this match, India defeated the visiting team by a margin of innings and 137 runs. Talking about the match, India won the toss and decided to bat. While opening, Rohit was out early after scoring 14 runs, but Mayank Agarwal played a brilliant inning of 108 runs, while Cheteshwar Pujara contributed 58 runs. So, after a brilliant start by the top order, captain Virat Kohli played the biggest innings in his Test cricket history, putting the nail in the coffin of India’s victory. In the match, Kohli batted in great style and played a brilliant inning of 254* runs in 236 balls. After this, on the strength of Ajinkya Rahane’s 59 and Ravindra Jadeja’s innings of 91 runs, India declared the first innings at 601 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. African batting had collapsed in front of Indian bowling. After this, when South Africa came out to bat in the first innings, on the second ball of the second over, opener Aiden Markram was out LBW against Umesh Yadav without opening the account. So Dean Elgar could also score only 6 runs. However, captain Faf du Plessis scored 64 runs and Keshav Maharaj scored 72 runs. South Africa’s first innings was reduced to 275 runs in 105.4 overs. After this, India asked South Africa to follow up. After this, South Africa, who came to bat, was all out for just 189 runs in the second innings in front of the excellent bowling of India, and had to face defeat in the match by an innings and 137 runs.
OTD in 1997: On this day Sourav Ganguly gave the best performance in his ODI career, know this amazing record
Sourav Ganguly was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance. Sourav Ganguly (Image Credit- Twitter X) Some Indian players have proved their greatness through bowling and batting. At the same time, there are some players in the team who play a vital role in helping the team win matches with the ball and bat. In cricket language, such players are called all-rounders. So, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who is famous for his batting, had shown a similar performance in bowling. Let us tell you that on this day, Ganguly, famous as the ‘Prince of Kolkata’, had given the best performance of his career in ODI career. The third match of the India vs Pakistan Sahara Cup ODI series was played on 18 September 1997 in Toronto, Canada. At that time, teams used to play the ODI format in white jerseys. In this match, the Indian team did not show any special performance in batting and the entire team was all out for just 182 runs. So in this match, Pakistan was at one point controlling the match at a score of 87/2. But after this, medium pacer Sourav Ganguly took the command of bowling in his hands and performed brilliantly and bowled the best for India in his career. Ganguly took five wickets In this match, India was successful in winning the match due to Ganguly’s bowling. Ganguly took the wickets of Ijaz Ahmed, Salim Malik, Hasan Raza, Moin Khan and Aaqib Javed. Ganguly was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award for this brilliant performance in the match. Pakistan was all out at 148 and India won the match by 34 runs. Watch this match winning spell of Sourav Ganguly Ganguly’s Best#OnThisDay in 1997, @SGanguly99 took 5 for 16 against Pakistan in Toronto. Chasing 183 against India, Pakistan were bowled out for just 148. The only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the match awards in One Day Internationals. pic.twitter.com/DZQpM7nPiK — Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) September 18, 2024 On the other hand, after the match, captain Sachin Tendulkar called Sourav Ganguly his secret weapon. Talking about the series, India won the ODI series 4-1.
OTD in 2011: Rahul Dravid played his last ODI for India, Kohli did this feat on England soil
Former Indian legend Rahul Dravid played his last ODI for India on September 16, 2011. Rahul Dravid & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian veteran player Rahul Dravid played his last ODI match for India on 16 September 2011. This match was played between India and England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. In this match, Virat Kohli scored his first century on English soil. This was the fifth and last ODI match of the series. Team India was trailing 0-2 in the series and was playing only for honour. Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3 England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian openers Parthiv Patel and Ajinkya Rahane gave the team a good start. There was a partnership of 52 runs for the first wicket between the two. Rahane was out after scoring 26 runs in 47 balls, after which Rahul Dravid came to bat at number-3. The Cardiff fans gave a rousing welcome to Dravid as he was playing his last match in the white-ball format. After three overs, Parthiv Patel was out after scoring 19 runs and then Virat Kohli came to the field. Both Rahul Dravid and Virat were facing the English bowlers with great ease. Rahul Dravid scored 69 runs in the last ODI Rahul Dravid was moving towards a century but was dismissed in the 42nd over by Graeme Swann after scoring 69 runs off 79 balls. He also shared a crucial 170-run partnership with Virat Kohli. This was the biggest partnership made by Dravid against England. Earlier, he had shared a 169-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar in 2002. The partnership between Kohli and Dravid was the fourth-highest partnership for any wicket by India against England at that time. After Rahul Dravid was out, all the England players congratulated him for his wonderful career. When he was returning to the pavilion, the fans as well as the Indian players stood up and clapped. Virat Kohli scored his first century on England soil Virat Kohli scored 107 runs in 93 balls, scoring his first century on English soil. Batting first, India scored 304 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. England chased the target of 241 (DLS target) runs in 32.2 overs with 6 wickets and 10 balls to spare.
OTD 2002: On this day, Shoaib Malik became the first player to be given out LBW by the third umpire
The third umpire gave his decision and declared Malik out LBW. Shoaib Malik (Image Credit- Twitter X) On this day in the year 2002, i.e. on 12th September, a new rule LBW by DRS was introduced for use in cricket for the first time. According to this rule, if the on-field umpire is not sure whether a player is LBW out, then he can take the help of the TV umpire for this. It is worth mentioning that the TV umpire was first used during India’s tour of South Africa in 1991/92. Whereas Hawk High technology in cricket started being used in international matches from 1996. On the other hand, the LBW by DRS rule was first used in the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match in the Champions Trophy in 2002. In the match, Waqar Younus decided to bat and young Shoaib Malik came to bat in the fourth over. Chaminda Vaas bowled a straight ball to Malik and it hit his pad. As soon as the Sri Lankan bowler appealed, onfield umpire Daryl Harper decided to seek the help of television umpire Rudi Koertzen. But as soon as the TV umpire gave his decision, Shoaib Malik became the first player to be given out LBW by DRS rule. See how Shoaib Malik got out for the first time #ONTHISDAY 12-09-2002, 3rd Umpire was called on to give an LBW decision as part of an experiment that ICC did in the 2002 Champions Trophy.Umpire goes for Drs to check his decision.batsman was @realshoaibmalik,bowler was @chaminda_vaas, pic.twitter.com/r37b0Y56qd — Zohaib (Cricket King)🇵🇰🏏 (@Zohaib1981) September 12, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about this match, then Pakistan was all out for just 200 runs in 49.4 overs. For the Pak team, opener Saeed Anwar played the best innings of 52 runs, while Younis Khan scored 35, Rashid Latif scored 22 and Misbah-ul-Haq scored 47 runs. From Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando took 3-3 wickets, while Pulasti Gunaratne took 2 and Chaminda Vaas took 1 wicket. After this, Sri Lanka easily achieved the target of 201 runs given by Pakistan by losing two wickets in 36.1 overs. For Sri Lanka, opener Sanath Jayasuriya remained unbeaten by scoring 102* and Arvind de Silva remained unbeaten by scoring 66*.
OTD 2023: On this day, Rohit Sharma became the second fastest player to score 10,000 runs in ODIs
Rohit took 241 innings to achieve this feat in ODIs Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) Indian cricket team captain and world cricket’s Hitman, Rohit Sharma, had registered his name in the pages of history on this day. It is worth noting that on September 12, 2023, Rohit became the second fastest cricketer to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. Rohit did this feat last year against Sri Lanka. Rohit took 241 innings to reach the 10,000-run mark in ODI cricket, which is 18 innings less than the number of innings taken by Sachin to reach this figure. It is worth noting that Sachin took 259 innings to reach the 10,000 mark in ODIs, while former Indian captain and run machine Virat Kohli is at number one with 205 innings. Apart from Sachin, Sourav Ganguly is at fourth place with 263 innings and MS Dhoni is at fifth place with 273 innings. Rohit’s ODI career started late It is worth noting that Rohit had a slow start to his ODI career almost a decade ago when he could not reach 2 thousand ODI runs even after playing 80 matches. However, when he was promoted as an opener in the year 2013, his cricket career changed completely. In his first four years as an opener, Rohit scored 3153 runs in 66 innings, including 8 centuries. After this, Rohit scored 19 centuries in 70 innings played in the next four years. Apart from this, Rohit has scored three double centuries in ODI cricket, which proves how dangerous a batsman he is in the world. So now Rohit will be seen playing in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting from September 19. It will be interesting to see how Rohit’s bat will perform in this series?
OTD in 1968: On this day Sir Garfield Sobers became the first batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in an over
Great West Indies cricketer Sir Garry Sobers created history on 31 August 1968 by hitting 6 sixes in an over. Sir Garfield Sobers (Photo Source: Getty Images) Every day some records are made and broken in the game of cricket. There are some performances in the history of cricket which can never be forgotten and those three historical performances are – Brian Lara’s unbeaten 501 runs at Edgbaston in 1994, Jim Laker’s 90 runs in 19 balls at Old Trafford in 1956 and Sir Garfield Sobers’ six sixes in an over at Swansea in 1968. West Indies’ great cricketer Sir Gary Sobers created history on 31 August 1968 by hitting 6 sixes in an over. In which match and against which bowler did he achieve this feat? Let us tell you- Sir Garfield Sobers came out to bat after Nottinghamshire lost 5 wickets In the match against Glamorgan in the English County Championship, Sir Garfield Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over. This was the first time such a thing was seen in first-class cricket. In the match, openers Brian Bolus and Bob White gave Nottinghamshire a great start by sharing a partnership of 126 runs, after which Graham Frost scored 50 runs. Glamorgan bowler Malcolm Nash was back on the attack, dismissing Balos, Frost and wicketkeeper Derek Murray to guide the team back into contention. Nottinghamshire were 308 for 5 when captain Garry Sobers came out to bat. The score was 358/5 with Sobers unbeaten on 40. Glamorgan captain Tony Lewis then asked bowler Malcolm Nash to bowl spin against Garry Sobers. Nash, who usually bowled medium pace, had other plans and he smashed 6 sixes off 6 balls bowled by Nash. This is how Sir Garry Sobers hit 6 sixes On the first ball of the over, Sir Garfield Sobers hit a six towards long-on. The second ball was short, but he used his strength to hit it towards deep square leg. On the third ball, Sobers again went down the ground and hit a classic six. Sobers then completed the six by sending the fourth ball to square leg. Malcolm Nash felt that Sobers would definitely make a mistake and that is what happened on the fifth ball. Roger Davis took the catch at long-on, but he fell across the boundary rope with the ball in his hands. And then the umpire declared it a six. The last six of the over hit by Sir Garry Sobers went out of the ground and reached the bus stop. It took time to get the new ball, so Sir Garry Sobers, who was unbeaten on 76, decided to declare the innings. Nottinghamshire won the match by 166 runs. Since 1968, Ravi Shastri (Ranji Trophy, 1985), Herschelle Gibbs (ODI World Cup, 2007), Yuvraj Singh (T20 World Cup, 2007) and Ross Whiteley (T20 Blast) have hit 6 sixes in competitive cricket.
OTD in 2018: Rishabh Pant made his Test debut on this day, see some special innings played by him
Pant is currently known for playing aggressive Test cricket RISHABH PANT (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rishabh Pant, the star wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team and famous by the nickname of Spider, made his debut for Team India on this day in the year 2018 in the biggest format of the game i.e. Test cricket. In his debut Test match, Pant scored a total of 25 runs in both innings. It is worth mentioning that this match was the third match played at Trent Bridge Nottingham during India’s 2018 England tour. In the first innings of this match, Pant scored 24 runs, while in the second innings he was out after scoring 1 run. Pant was dismissed by Stuart Broad in India’s first innings, while in the second innings he was dismissed by James Anderson. India won the match by 203 runs. On the other hand, since his debut in Test cricket, he has managed to establish his place in the Indian team. Also, at present, Pant is known for playing Test cricket in his aggressive style. Also, in the year 2021, when India achieved a historic victory against Australia at Gabba, who can forget the unbeaten innings of 89* played by Pant during that time. Well, apart from this innings, Pant has played some special innings in Test cricket, information about which is given below. RISHABH PANT MADE HIS TEST DEBUT “OTD in 2018” – here are some of his iconic innings: 159* at Sydney146 at Edgbaston114 at Oval101 at Ahmedabad100* at Newlands89* at the Gabba93 at Mirpur97 at Sydney96 at Chinaswamy92 at Rajkot92 at Hyderabad91 at Chepauk pic.twitter.com/6C29MRBgNP — Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) August 18, 2024 A look at Rishabh Pant’s cricket career On the other hand, if we tell you about the Test career of 26-year-old Rishabh Pant, till the time of writing the news, he has played 33 Test matches for Team India, in which he has scored a total of 2271 runs at an average of 43.67 and a strike rate of 73.61. Also, during this period, 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries have come from Pant’s bat. So in white ball cricket, Pant has played 31 ODIs and 76 T20 matches for the Indian team, in which he has scored 871 and 1209 runs respectively. Pant can now be seen playing for the Indian team in the home Test and T20 series against Bangladesh starting from 19 September.
OTD in 2020: On this day MS Dhoni retired from international cricket, breaking millions of hearts
Dhoni played his last match for India in the ODI World Cup 2019. MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is considered one of the legendary players of the cricket world. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India has won three ICC trophies (T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy), he is the only captain in the world to do such a feat. MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on this day, 15 August 2020. However, he is continuously seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. MS Dhoni made his international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong on 23 December 2004. Initially, his performance was very poor, but then a record-breaking century against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam in the fifth ODI of his career changed Dhoni’s career. MS Dhoni became the captain of India in T20 World Cup 2007 In the T20 World Cup 2007, veteran players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly expressed their desire not to participate. After which Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) was declared the captain of the Indian team. Dhoni led the young Indian brigade in South Africa and the team returned to India with the trophy. MS Dhoni’s decisions helped India build a strong team for the ODI World Cup 2011. After winning the World Cup on home soil, Dhoni became one of India’s greatest captains. Later, under his leadership, India also won the Champions Trophy in 2013. Played last match for India in ODI World Cup 2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) played his last match for India in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2019 against New Zealand. In the match, Dhoni was standing on the field with the hope of India reaching the finals but then he was run-out due to Martin Guptill’s throw and returned to the pavilion. Such was the performance in international cricket- Dhoni has scored 4876 runs in 144 innings of 90 Test matches for India at an average of 38.09 and a strike rate of 59.12, which includes 6 centuries, a double century and 33 half-centuries. At the same time, he has scored 10773 runs in 350 ODI matches at an average of 50.58 and a strike rate of 87.56, which includes 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. Dhoni has scored 1617 runs for India in 98 T20 matches at an average of 37.6 and a strike rate of 126.13.
