25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

4. Abbas Ali Baig was the first Indian cricketer to be kissed during a cricket match

Abbas Ali Baig

Although it is a rarity nowadays, fans running onto the cricket field was quite common back in time. In recent times, we have witnessed fans rush onto the field breaching the security to meet their favourite cricketers. But about till a few years ago, the security wasn't that high and it was quite easy to enter into the cricket field. On most of the instances, all the audience used to make their way into the middle once the match ended.

On one of such instances, a young lady had no hesitations to race her way into the middle. In the third Test against Australia, Abbas Ali Baig reached his half-century at the Brabourne Stadium in 1960. The pretty lady ran all the way from the North Stand to greet the cricketer and further gave him a peck on his cheeks.