• Harbhajan Singh was rewarded with an offer to become the Deputy Superintendent of Punjab police after becoming the first Indian cricketer to take a Test hat-trick?
• Chetan Sharma, a former Indian cricketer, was the first Indian ever to get a ten wicket haul overseas, taking 10/188 against England in a Test Series in 1986?
• Khanmohammad Ibrahim was the oldest living Indian Test cricketer at the time of his death?
• the Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan stood in five elections to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, winning two of them?
• the Indian cricketer Bapu Nadkarni got the nickname Bapu—literally, father, and Mahatma Gandhi's sobriquet—for the curious reason that he used to wear loincloths (langotis) instead of modern underwear?
• Punjabi film-star Yograj Singh was a former Test cricketer and father of current Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh?
• Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the Cricket World Cup award of Man of the Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup after he scored a record 673 runs?
• Indian Test cricketer Murali Kartik was expelled from the first intake of the National Cricket Academy due to indiscipline?
• Indian Test cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was previously a national break dancing champion of India?
• Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is the son of former cricketer-turned-Punjabi actor Yograj Singh?
• Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik learnt to play cricket in Kuwait?
• 22-year-old Indian cricketer Vikram Singh, regarded by many as the fastest bowler in India, played only 5 matches for his state before being selected for the national squad against Sri Lanka?

Facts on topics related to Indian cricket team

Cricket World Cup

• Anura Tennekoon captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team during the inaugural Cricket World Cup of 1975?
• Major League Cricket plans to launch a professional cricket league in the United States, with the goal of qualifying the U.S. for the Cricket World Cup by 2011?

Anil Kumble

• Arani Jayaprakash was the umpire at the bowler's end when Anil Kumble dismissed all 10 Pakistan batsmen in a Test cricket match in 1999?

History of cricket

• Don Bradman, universally regarded as the greatest batsman in cricket history, made a duck in his final Test innings?
• Alan Davidson, regarded as one of the greatest left arm fast bowlers in the history of cricket, only took up the skill when his uncle's weekend team ran out of fast bowlers?