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1. Shahid Afridi used Sachin Tendulkar's bat to hit the fastest ever ODI century Getty Images Shahid Afridi was flown in to play for the Pakistan team from West Indies to Nairobi in 1996 and didn't have a proper bat. That's when Waqar Younis gave 'Young Afridi' Sachin Tendulkar’s bat. Afridi hit 11 sixes and six boundaries with the bat and

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1. Shahid Afridi used Sachin Tendulkar's bat to hit the fastest ever ODI centuryGetty ImagesShahid Afridi was flown in to play for the Pakistan team from West Indies to Nairobi in 1996 and didn't have a proper bat. That's when Waqar Younis gave 'Young Afridi' Sachin Tendulkars bat. Afridi hit 11 sixes and six boundaries with the bat and scored a 37-ball century against Sri Lanka which was the then fastest ODI century. The record, broken later by Corey Anderson (36 balls), now belongs to South Africa's AB de Villiers (31 balls).2. Chris Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six off the first ball of a Test matchAFPIn the 137 years of Test cricket no cricketer has ever hit a six off the first ball of a Test match. Audacious Chris Gayle achieved this feat against Bangladesh in 2012 off debutant Sohag Gazi.3. Abbas Ali Baig was the first Indian cricketer to be kissed during a Test matchBCCLWhen Abbas Ali Baig reached a half-century in the third Test match against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium in 1960, a pretty young girl ran all the way from the North Stand to greet the batsman. She kissed Baig on his cheek.4. Vinod Kambli's Test match average is better than his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar