Daniel Pumfrett is the current world record holder as he has hit a six that was 143 metres. He plays for University of Cambridge and this was during a score of 89 off 19 balls with seven sixes and eleven fours and a three. It cleared the clock tower and continued on its journey towards the canal until it dipped and fell into the quadrangle of the university buildings.
24,13 being reserved,11 being played
i think its Kevin pieterson
Australian Fred Spofforth dismissed three English batsmen with consecutive deliveries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on 2 January 1879 to take the first hat trick in Test cricket in only the third Test match.
sure its going to be royal challengers Bangalore only. rcb is gonna rock that time
The highest total in IPL is 263 runs for 5 wickets.
Zaheer Khan took the most number of wickets for India, 21. He tied with Shahid Afridi. Yuvraj Singh took 15 wickets.
During the calendar year 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored a total of 1562 runs.
It is also referred to as the DLF IPL, to signify the company that is the prime sponsor for the tournament - DLF Limited.
Each team is owned by a franchisee who is a prominent personality or an industrialist. Initially, in 2008, the IPL was started with only 8 teams. After three successful tournaments, this year (2011), the IPL features 2 extra teams, making the total tally of 10 teams.
The teams and their respective city/state and owners are as follows:
The two teams marked with an asterisk are the new additions as of the 2011 edition of the IPL. The other eight teams have been playing ever since the beginning of the tournament in 2008.
Winners of the IPL in previous years
2008 - Rajasthan Royals
2009 - Deccan Chargers
2010 - Chennai Super Kings
2011 - As of April 11, 2011, competition currently in progress
Where are the matches held?
Each team has a home venue (ground) where they play each of their opponents once; likewise, each of the opponents hosts a match on its home ground.
Players and auction
Players who express interest in playing in the IPL tournament are entered into an auction, where the owners of the respective teams bid for a specific player and win his services. Players such as Dhoni, Sachin, Sehwag, and Kevin Pietersen - amongst others - are in high demand and are paid hefty sums by the franchisees to gain their services.
Chris Gayle of West Indies scored the first ever century in T-20 against South Africa in 2007; the first T-20 World Cup.
Sachin Tendulkar for Indian International Cricket Team
Pune - Owned by Sahara Group @ 1702 crores (Indian Rupees)
Mr.Reddy is the owner of the Deccan Chargers. He is the owner of Deccan Chronicle newspaper too.