25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

2. An Indian bowler got Sir Don Bradman out hit-wicket for the only time in his career

Don Bradman
Don Bradman

The legendary Sir Don Bradman, who averaged 99.94 in his Test career got out hit-wicket only once. It was an Indian bowler, the great Lala Amarnath who accounted for his wicket then. This incident dates all the way back to 1948 Test match in Brisbane.

Bradman had scored 185 runs in that game before he was out hit-wicket. It was his first-ever Test match against the Indian Cricket Team. Lala Amarnath represented India in 24 Test matches. He scored 878 runs at an average of just over 24.

With the ball in hand, he picked up 45 wickets at an average of 33. He further also picked two five-wicket hauls in his career. While his best figures in an innings are 5/96, his best figures in a match are 8/167. Amarnath played for India for almost 19 years.

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