3 surprising records of Indian cricketers

#2 Mohinder Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath of India

Mohinder Amarnath started his career as a medium-pace bowling all-rounder who transformed into one of the best batsmen of his time. The swashbuckling batsman scored over 4000 Test runs for India at an unbelievable strike rate of 85.52.

Unfortunately, he has the ignominy of being the only ODI batsman to be dismissed by both 'handling the ball' and 'obstructing the field'.

He became the first batsman to be dismissed, 'handling the ball' in ODIs in the year 1986 against Australia when he used his hand to knock away the ball from heading to the stumps.

Three years later in a Nehru Cup ODI against Sri Lanka, Amarnath was dismissed 'Obstructing the field', when he kicked the ball away from the bowler to avoid being run out.

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#1 Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid is one of the best batsmen to represent India in the longest format of the game. Dravid has been a top-notch performer since his Test debut against England in the year 1996, where he scored a magnificent 95. His solid technique and his ability to play the ball at merit earned him the title of 'The Wall'.

Throughout his long Test career, he played numerous match-winning knocks and accumulated more than 13000 Test runs. He belongs to the elite club of cricketers to score more than 10,000 runs in both formats of the game.

The wall holds the world record for facing the most number of deliveries (31258) in Test cricket. On the contrary, he also holds the world record for being bowled out a maximum number of times in test cricket. Dravid has been dismissed bowled, 55 times during his test career.