Amazing Cricket Facts

• Hanif Mohammad holds the world record for the longest innings in international (and domestic) test history – 970 minute (more than 16 hours) – 337 against West Indies.
• Wasim Akram is the only player to have taken 2 test hat-tricks and 2 ODI hat-tricks.
• Mudassar Nazar scored the slowest test century of all time when he batted for 591 minutes and made 114 off 449 balls at a strike-rate of 25.38!
• Former captain and team manager Intekhab Alam took his first test wicket on his first test delivery.
• Previously, one over had 8 balls. An over of 8 balls was last delivered in Pakistan in 1974.

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