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Indian Cricketers dismissed for 99 in Test: Cricket is a game of uncertainty, anything can happen at any time. Anytime a team overturns the match and wins. At the same time, it also happens that players batting brilliantly reach the score of 99, but sometimes it becomes very difficult for them to score a run to score a century. There are many players in Team India, who have lost wickets in Test cricket on a score of 99. Let’s know the names of seven such players of India, who were dismissed for 99 in Tests.
1- Rishabh Pant
India’s star batsman Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 99 in the first Test match played against New Zealand in October 2024. The match was played in Bengaluru and New Zealand won it for 8 wickets.
2- Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay has also missed the test of 99 in the Test and missed a century. In the 2014 series in Australia, Vijay was dismissed for 99 runs in the second innings of the Adelaide Test. Australia won by 48 runs in this match.
3- MS Dhoni
The name of former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also included in this list. Dhoni was dismissed for 99 in the first innings in the fourth Test against England in Nagpur in December 2012. Dhoni had played 245 balls, but he was run out on the 246th ball. This match was drawn between India and England.
4- Virender Sehwag
India’s legendary player Virender Sehwag has also been dismissed for 99 runs in Test cricket. Sehwag was part of the series being played in Sri Lanka in July 2010. In the innings of the second Test of this tour, Sehwag was dismissed for 99 runs in 101 balls. In this match, Sachin Tendulkar played a brilliant innings of 203 runs. This match was drawn between India and Sri Lanka.
5- Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly has been dismissed for a score of 99 twice in Test cricket. For the first time, Ganguly was dismissed for 99 runs in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in November 1997. This match played in Nagpur was drawn. For the second time Ganguly was dismissed for 99 in the ongoing match against England in August 2002. This match was also drawn.
6- Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s name is also included in this list. Sidhu was part of the Indian team in the Test series played against Sri Lanka in January 1994. Sidhu, who came on the opening in the first innings of this match, scored 99 runs in 228 balls. India won this match by 95 runs.
7- Russian Surti
Former Indian cricketer Russian Surti was also dismissed on a score of 99. In March 1968, Russian Surti scored 28 runs in the first innings in the match played in Auckland against New Zealand, but the second innings he played a brilliant innings of 99 runs. He became the highest run -scorer in this match. This match was won by Team India by 272 runs.
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