Virat Kohli delivered his first ball in T20I cricket down the leg side to Kevin Pietersen, and the ball was adjudged as a wide. But then, the England batsman lost balance for a fraction of a second while trying to flick the ball, and MS Dhoni whipped the bails off in a flash. Pietersen was caught short of the crease. And so, without bowling a single legal delivery in his T20I career, Kohli scalped his first wicket.

In the encounter between India A and South Africa A, as many as 4 South African players were suffering from stomach issues as well as cramps. And so, South Africa A called on Mandeep Singh to field for them in the match against the India A side. The Indian team comfortably coasted to a win against the South Africa A outfit courtesy a blistering 219-run opening stand between Unmukt Chand and Mayank Agarwal. While Agarwal scored 130 off 122 deliveries, Unmukt Chand helped himself to a classy 90 as India A posted an eight-wicket victory.

In November 2017, Kohli had accumulated 190 points and was placed at 10th place in the list of all-rounders. When Kohli was ranked at 10th place, Bangladesh’s Shakib al Hasan was occupying the top place in the rankings. Kohli did not bowl a single ball in T20Is but was still ranked at the 10th place in the list of all-rounders. Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket and has plundered 3159 runs at a whopping average of 52.65.

Dravid has actually played for Scotland in the year 2003, Dravid offered his services for the Scotland side and played 11 ODI matches. The batting legend scored 600 runs for the Scotland side in the 11 matches that he played and scored his runs at an average in excess of 60. Dravid last played an international match for India in January 2012.

In May 2007, India and Bangladesh locked horns in the 2nd Test match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.India batted first and posted a mammoth total of 610/3 on the board. And, they lost their first wicket with their scorecard reading 408. But then, not two, but 4 batsmen helped India post an ‘opening’ partnership of 408.Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik opened the batting for India. But then, Dinesh Karthik decided to get ‘retired’ during the Tea break on Day 1 as he could not withstand the extreme heat. So, Rahul Dravid walked out and joined Jaffer out in the middle. And, when the Indian scorecard read 281, Wasim Jaffer could not carry on any further due to exhaustion, and he too retired when he was batting on 138. And, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar joined Dravid.Dravid and Tendulkar made merry at the expense of the Bangladesh bowlers. But then, with the scorecard reading 408, Dravid was the first Indian batsman to be dismissed and hit Mohammed Rafique to the fielder who was stationed at point. And as a result, the first Indian wicket fell with the scorecard reading 408. Dinesh Karthik came back to bat once again and completed his century. He was dismissed for 129.The ‘God of cricket’, Sachin Tendulkar too, scored a classy 122* as India finished with a total in excess of 600 in their first innings. The Bangladeshi willow wielders were not up to the task. In their first innings, they scored just 118 and were asked to follow on. In the second innings too, Bangladesh refused to show any fight and was bowled out for 253, as India thrashed their opposition by an innings and 239 runs.