T20 World Cup: Trivia, records, stats, unique feats, and more
The HinduWhen the local 50-over domestic tournament in England ended its sponsorship, the ECB were desperate for another limited over competition to fill its place. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH - Nottinghamshire’s Jason Gallian during his knock of 62 in 48 balls became the first batter in T20 cricket to reach a fifty-plus score. - Brendon McCullum during his unbeaten 158 for Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural IPL match on 18 April 2008, became the first batter to register a 150+ score in T20 cricket history. - Chris Gayle during his entire T20 cricket career since 2005 spanning 455 innings and 10060 balls has hit 1056 sixes. - Chris Gayle has also hit the maximum boundaries in his T20 career – 2188, ie 4.80 boundaries every innings or a boundary every 4.60 balls.