Cricket is one of the most popular sports in India and worldwide. Cricket is known as one of the most unpredictable games- you never know who will be the one to hit the century or who will take all the wickets. But here, you can guess that the world record will be either broken or created by the team. In the history of the Indian cricket team, they have also created many world records. Let us have a look at them. Kapil Dev- The only cricketer to take 400 wickets and score 5000 runs in his career. As an all-rounder, Kapil Dev set a milestone for all the upcoming players to seek inspiration. Vijay Hazare- The only player to hit 2 centuries on consecutive days. In a test series against Australia (1948), Vijay Hazare hits century on the 3rd and the 4th day of the match. Hence, he created an unbreakable record in the history of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar- The most number of centuries in an international cricket career. Master blaster holds the record to score 34000+ runs and set the milestone- 100 hundred in his cricket career. Virendra Sehwag- Most Runs as a opening batsman. He became the only opening batsman to bag more than 8000 runs in ODI and Test matches. He is also the first cricketer to hit a triple-century in a test match and double century in ODI. MS Dhoni- The most number of winning sixes on the finishing ball. Known as the "captain cool", he becomes the first cricketer in history to finish the most games by hitting six. It is a unique record held by MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni- Most stumpings in International Cricket. Breaking the record of Kumar Sangakkara(135), a Sri Lankan player, Dhoni took this position after doing 195 stumpings. Virat Kohli- Most 200 runs partnerships. He has been part of 10 (until 2021) double centuries created in a partnership. Before him, this record was held jointly by Ricky Ponting (Australia) and Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka). Irfan Pathan- Hattrick wickets in the first over of the match. In a game played against Pakistan in 2006, India's well known fast bowler took back to back three wickets in the opening over. Rahul Dravid- Most balls faced player. Known for his defensive batting skills, Dravid became the only player in the Test Cricket history to play more than 30000 balls. By the end of his test cricket career, the number of balls faced went to 31258 balls. Shikhar Dhawan- Fastest century in a Test debut. In a test match against Australia in 2013, Dhawan created a new world record by completing 100 runs in 85 balls. Earlier, Dwayne Smith was the one holding this record.
