21st February, 2002

Name: Vinod Kumar
Question: Are there any centuries made by a 10th or 11th man? If yes, how many? Thanks & Regards, Vinod

Answer: In Test cricket no hundreds have been scored at number 11. However, three hundreds have been scored by batsmen while batting at number 10.

Name: Vidhu
Question: Who are the cricketers of Indian origin to represent Sri Lanka apart from Muralitharan, Russel Arnold and Vinodhan John?

Answer: No Test cricketers of Indian origin have represented Sri Lanka. All the players you have mentioned are Sri Lankans and are not Indians.

Name: Balaji Krish
Question: Dear Mohandas, I am looking to unravel an important statistics about India chasing. Whenever India chases above 250, it fails to win unless Tendulkar or Ganguly score a hundred.

Could you please illustrate how many times India have won while chasing 250+ in the last four years? How many of those have been becuase of a Sachin or a Sourav hundred? The statistics might bring up interesting results, showing India can seldom chase 250+ without one of these two firing.. Thanks Balaji

Answer: Highest winning totals for India while batting second since 1-1-1998. From the table below you will notice that out of the seven such wins, three have been achieved without a hundred either from Ganguly or Tendulkar.

Total	VS	Score	Date	Venue
316-7	Pak	314-5	18/01/1998	Dhaka	(Ganguly 124, Tendulkar 41)
302-7	SA	301-3	9/03/2000	Cochin	(Ganguly 31,Tendulkar 26)
283-6	SA	282-5	17/03/2000	Baroda	(Ganguly 87, Tendulkar 122)
275-4	Aus	272-9	24/04/1998	Sharjah	(Ganguly 23, Tendulkar 134)
267-3	NZ	264-7	2/08/2001	Colombo	(Ganguly 64,Tendulkar - did not play)
255-7	Zim	253-7	2/12/2000	Cuttack	(Ganguly 44,Tendulkar 44)
252-2	Ban	249-6	30/05/2000	Dhaka	(Ganguly 135*, Tendulkar 36)

Name: Rangs
Question: What are Kirti Azad's Test, One-day and Ranji centuries, wickets, catches and averages?

Answer: Kirti Azad Tests ODI Ranji

	Test	One-day	Ranji
Matches	7	25	95
Runs	135	269	4869
Avg	11.25	14.16	47.27
100s	0	0	16
wkts	3	7	162
Avg	124.33	39.00	28.91
Cts	3	7	62

Name: Rajender Reddy
Question: Can you provide us with the list of best partnerships for each wicket in both one-dayers and Tests, and who were involved in those patnerships? What are the best patnerships in the Indian team for the same?

Answer: Best partnerships for each wicket in Tests

Best partnerships for each wicket in Tests
	Wkt	Runs	For	v..	Inn	Tst	Series	Venue
MH Mankad & Pankaj Roy	1st	413	Ind	NZ	1st	5th	1955-56	Madras(Corp)
ST Jayasuriya & RS Mahanama	2nd	576	SL	Ind	1st	1st	1997-98	Colombo(RP)
MD Crowe & AH Jones	3rd	467	NZ	SL	2nd	1st	1990-91	Wellington
MC Cowdrey & PBH May	4th	411	Eng	WI	2nd	1st	1957	Birmingham
SG Barnes & DG Bradman	5th	405	Aus	Eng	1st	2nd	1946-47	Sydney
DG Bradman & JHW Fingleton	6th	346	Aus	Eng	2nd	3rd	1936-37	Melbourne
DStE Atkinson & CC Depeiza	7th	347	WI	Aus	1st	4th	1954-55	Bridgetown
Saqlain Mushtaq & Wasim Akram	8th	313	Pak	Zim	1st	1st	1996-97	Sheikhupura
MV Boucher & PL Symcox	9th	195	SA	Pak	1st	1st	1997-98	Joh'burg
RO Collinge & BF Hastings	10th	151	NZ	Pak	1st	3rd	1972-73	Auckland
Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmed	10th	151	Pak	SA	1st	1st	1997-98	Rawalpindi

Best partnerships for each wicket in ODIs
	Runs	Wkt	For	v..	date	venue
SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar	258	1st	Ind	Ken	24/10/2001	Paarl
RS Dravid & SR Tendulkar	331	2nd	Ind	NZ	8/11/1999	Hyderabad
RS Dravid & SR Tendulkar	237*	3rd	Ind	Ken	23/05/1999	Bristol
M Azharuddin & AD Jadeja	275*	4th	Ind	Zim	9/04/1998	Cuttack
M Azharuddin & AD Jadeja	223	5th	Ind	SL	17/08/1997	Colombo(RP)
MO Odumbe & AV Vadher	161	6th	Ken	SL	30/05/1999	Southampton
A Flower & HH Streak	130	7th	Zim	Eng	7/10/2001	Harare
PR Reiffel & SK Warne	119	8th	Aus	SA	4/04/1994	Port Elizabeth
N Kapil Dev & SMH Kirmani	126*	9th	Ind	Zim	18/06/1983	Tunbridge Wells
MA Holding & IVA Richards	106*	10th	WI	Eng	31/05/1984	Manchester

Best partnerships for each wicket in Tests for India
	Wkt	Runs	For	v..	Inn	Tst	Series	Venue
MH Mankad & Pankaj Roy	1st	413	Ind	NZ	1st	5th	1955-56	Madras (Corp)
SM Gavaskar & DB Vengsarkar	2nd	344*	Ind	WI	2nd	3rd	1978-79	Calcutta
GR Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma	3rd	316	Ind	Eng	1st	5th	1981-82	Madras (MAC)
SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar	4th	281	Ind	NZ	1st	3rd	1999-00	Ahmedabad
RS Dravid & VVS Laxman	5th	376	Ind	Aus	2nd	2nd	2000-01	Calcutta
RJ Shastri & DB Vengsarkar	6th	298*	Ind	Aus	1st	3rd	1986-87	Bombay (WS)
SMH Kirmani & RJ Shastri	7th	235	Ind	Eng	1st	1st	1984-85	Bombay (WS)
M Azharuddin & A Kumble	8th	161	Ind	SA	1st	2nd	1996-97	Calcutta
RB Desai & PG Joshi	9th	149	Ind	Pak	1st	1st	1960-61	Bombay (BS)
HR Adhikari & Ghulam Ahmed	10th	109	Ind	Pak	1st	1st	1952-53	Delhi

Best partnerships for each wicket in ODIs for India
	Runs	Wkt	For	v..	date	venue
SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar	258	1st	Ind	Ken	24/10/2001	Paarl
RS Dravid & SR Tendulkar	331	2nd	Ind	NZ	8/11/1999	Hyderabad
RS Dravid & SR Tendulkar	237*	3rd	Ind	Ken	23/05/1999	Bristol
M Azharuddin & AD Jadeja	275*	4th	Ind	Zim	9/04/1998	Cuttack
M Azharuddin & AD Jadeja	223	5th	Ind	SL	17/08/1997	Colombo(RP)
M Azharuddin & AK Sharma	127	6th	Ind	NZ	17/12/1988	Baroda
SC Ganguly & SB Joshi	100	7th	Ind	Aus	6/09/1996	Colombo(SSC)
N Kapil Dev & KS More	82*	8th	Ind	NZ	14/10/1987	Bangalore
N Kapil Dev & SMH Kirmani	126*	9th	Ind	Zim	18/06/1983	Tunbridge Wells
AD Jadeja & J Srinath	62	10th	Ind	SA	22/03/2000	Sharjah

Name: Madanlal
Question: Hello Menon, What is 'timed out' in cricket? What is the time duration for the batsmen to be given timed out?

Answer: Prior to 1980, if a batsman took longer than the statutory two minutes to come in, an appeal could be made by the fielding side, and the innings could be regarded as completed on the grounds that the side was refusing to play. However, the 1980 MCC Code (Law 31- see below) provided a new means of dismissal: the incoming batsman, whose delay (which must be 'wilful') is declared 'out' and it does not jeopardise the whole side.

Since 1980, no batsman has ever been dismissed 'timed-out' in first-class cricket until 20 December 1997, when Tripura's number eleven Hemulal Yadav was declared 'timed-out' in a Ranji Trophy match against Orissa.

LAW 31: Timed Out
1. Out Timed Out: An incoming batsman shall be Timed out if he wilfully takes more than two minutes to come in-the two minutes being timed from the moment a wicket falls until the new batsman steps on to the field of play. If this is not compiled with and if the Umpire is satisfied that the delay was wilful and if an appeal is made, the new batsman shall be given out by the Umpire at the bowlers end.

2. Time to be Added: The time taken by the Umpires to investigate the cause of the delay shall be added to the normal close of play. NOTES Entry in Score Book a) The correct entry in the score book when a Batsman is given out under this Law is 'timed out', and the Bowler does not get credit for the wicket. b) Batsmen Crossing on the Field of Play c) It is an essential duty of the Captains to ensure that the ingoing Batsman passes the out-going one before the latter leaves the field of play.

Name: rizwan
Question: 1) Who is known as the wonder boy of indian cricket? 2) Name the three players who played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan? 3) Who is the youngest batsman to score a double century in Tests?

Answer:
1) I believe it is Sachin Tendulkar
2) Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Amir Elahi and Gul Mahomed
3) Pakistan's Javed Miandad was 19 years 140 days when he scored 206 against New Zealand at Karachi 1976-77

Name: Jay
Question: Which Indian bowler and batsman has the best average when playing overseas Test matches

Answer:

Best batting career averages by Indian batsmen overseas (Qualification: 250 runs or more)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
VG Kambli	4	5	0	277	125	55.40	2	-
SR Tendulkar	49	78	8	3785	177	54.07	14	16
RS Dravid	27	47	7	2128	190	53.20	5	12
SM Gavaskar	60	106	9	5055	221	52.11	18	22
M Amarnath	37	63	5	3008	138	51.86	9	17
ML Apte	5	10	1	460	163*	51.11	1	3

Best bowling career averages by Indian bowlers overseas (Qualification: 15 or more wickets)
	M	B	Md	R	W	Ave	Best	5	10	SR	ER
SB Joshi	6	1102	41	500	19	26.32	5/142	1	-	58.00	2.72
Mahomed Nissar	4	768	23	478	18	26.56	5/93	2	-	42.67	3.73
Surendranath	5	1222	85	426	16	26.63	5/75	2	-	76.38	2.09
L Amarnath	8	1950	71	696	26	26.77	5/96	2	-	75.00	2.14
SP Gupte	15	4836	256	1854	65	28.52	7/162	6	-	74.40	2.30
Ghulam Ahmed	8	2112	98	706	24	29.42	5/100	2	-	88.00	2.01

Name: RACHNA SHETTY
Message: How many father-son duos have played together in a match simultaneously?

Answer9:
Although no father and son duo has played together in the same match, there are several instances of this happening in first-class cricket.

Name: K.Kumar
Message: Can you name all the wicket-keepers who have played Tests for India? How many of them have played ODIs as well?

Answer10 :
The following players kept wickets for India in Tests. The number besides their name is the number of Test matches that they have appeared in. # indicates also appeared in ODIs

1. SMH Kirmani # 88
2. KS More # 49
3. NR Mongia # 44
4. FM Engineer # 46
5. NS Tamhane 21
6. P Sen 14
7. BK Kunderan 15
8. PG Joshi 12
9. MSK Prasad # 6
10. SS Dighe # 6
11. CS Pandit # 3
12. B Reddy # 4
13. S Viswanath # 3
14. D Dasgupta # 5
15. KS Indrajitsinhji 4
16. P Krishnamurthy # 5
17. Dilawar Hussain 3
18. MK Mantri 3
19. V Dahiya # 2
20. Rajindernath 1
21. CT Patankar 1
22. DD Hindlekar 4
23. JK Irani 2
24. ES Maka 2
25. V Yadav # 1
26. JG Navle 2
27. KR Meherhomji 1
28. VL Manjrekar 1
29. SS Karim # 1

Note: SC Khanna and A Ratra are now the only keepers not listed above who have kept in ODIs, but not in a Test match.

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