Slowest innings in Test Cricket: With the increasing popularity of ODI and T20 cricket, the dominance of explosive batsmen has increased significantly. That is why explosive batting is seen even in today’s Test cricket. However, some players have played even the slowest innings in Test cricket, demonstrating their concentration, patience and technique. Here we are going to tell about those 5 players who have played the slowest innings while scoring the least runs in Test cricket. One of these batsmen did not score even a single run, which is the slowest innings played in the history of Test cricket.

5 batsmen who played the slowest innings in test cricket

1. Geoff Allott

Former New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Geoff Allott was out on zero after playing 77 balls in 101 minutes in the first innings of the first Test match played against South Africa in Auckland in 2006. Geoff Allott did not score any runs in that innings, hence his strike rate was 0.00. This is the slowest innings played in the history of Test cricket.

2. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

India’s youngest captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi scored 5 runs in 84 balls in 102 minutes in the second innings of the fifth Test match played against England in Mumbai in 1973. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s strike rate in that innings was 5.95.

3. Stuart Broad

Former England right-arm fast bowler Stuart Broad faced 77 balls in 137 minutes and scored 6 runs with the help of 1 four in the second innings of the third Test match played against New Zealand in Auckland in 2013. Stuart Broad’s strike rate in that innings was 7.79.

4. Damien Martyn

Former Australian right-handed batsman Damien Martin faced 59 balls in 106 minutes and scored 6 runs with the help of 1 four in the second innings of the third Test match played against South Africa in Sydney in 1994. Damien Martin’s strike rate in that innings was 10.16.

5. Geoff Miller

Former England right-handed batsman Geoffrey Miller scored 7 runs in 101 balls in 123 minutes in the first innings of the third Test match played against Australia in Melbourne in 1979. Geoff Miller’s strike rate in that innings was 6.93.

There have been some families in the world of cricket and Bollywood, who have left a different mark with their talent and identity. One of these names is Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, whose legacy is still discussed. His daughter Soha Ali Khan made her own identity through films, while Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is counted among the great players of Indian cricket.

Mansoor Ali Khan was not only a great cricketer but also the captain of the Indian national team. On his birthday, his daughter and Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan visited the famous stadium Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Soha also shared the video of this tour on her social media.

Soha visited Eden Gardens in memory of her father
Soha posted a video on her Instagram account, in which she is seen roaming in the stadium. He also showed some old glimpses of his father’s 1974 Test match. In this match, India won against West Indies and this victory became a memorable example of his father’s captaincy. Posting the video, Soha wrote- ‘I wanted to stand on the ground where my father played and led India many times. Even though the stadium was empty at that time, the memory of my father always remains alive here.

The bone in the mouth was broken during the match
Soha further wrote- ‘That Test match of 1974 is still considered the most memorable match in the history of Indian cricket. In this match, he was hit on the face by a ball from Andy Roberts, a bone in his mouth was broken, yet instead of leaving the field, he led the team and led India to victory by 85 runs. His example of courage and dedication in this match remains an inspiration for cricket lovers even today.

While wishing her father on his birthday, Soha wrote – ‘The memory of my father will always be alive in the stadium. Abba will always be a great cricketer for me.

Let us tell you, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi married famous actress Sharmila Tagore on 27 December 1968. From this marriage he had three children, son Saif Ali Khan and daughters Soha and Saba. Saif and Soha are active in the Bollywood industry, while their younger sister Saba is making a career in jewelery designing.

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan has paid tribute to her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi on the occasion of his 85th birthday. Soha Ali Khan reached Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, she has also shared the video of this on social media. Soha Ali Khan has also shared an emotional message remembering her father.

In the video shared by Soha Ali Khan, she was seen roaming in the Eden Gardens grounds. In this video, a clip of that memorable India vs West Indies Test match of 1974 was also shown. In that match, India had registered a memorable victory over West Indies. Soha Ali Khan was seen sitting in the stands of Eden Gardens. He looked at an old photograph of his father and also talked about it.

shared an emotional message

Remembering her father, Soha Ali Khan wrote, “Abba, on your birthday, I wanted to stand at the place where the game remembers you. Eden Gardens may be empty today, but it is never quiet for you. A ground where you loved playing, where you captained the Indian team many times. Perhaps the most memorable was the 1974 match against the West Indies.”

the ball hit me in the face

He further wrote, “A ball from Andy Roberts hit you in the mouth, your cheekbone was broken. You came out of the field soaked in blood and moaning in pain, but still came back to play in the field and gave India a historic victory of 85 runs.” Remembering that test match, Soha Ali Khan also addressed her father as ‘Tiger’.

Mansoor Ali Khan played 46 test matches for India in his cricket career, in which he scored 2793 runs. He also scored 6 centuries and 16 half-centuries for India.

Kareena Kapoor has also reacted to Soha Ali Khan’s Instagram post. He said that you still remember the seats in the ground.

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Many Bollywood stars have done interfaith marriage. Many Muslim beauties became daughters-in-law of Hindu families and many Hindu actresses converted to Islam for marriage. Dharmendra had also done the same for his second marriage with Hema Malini. In the Pataudi family too, daughters-in-law of two generations accepted Islam for marriage and even changed their names.

In the religion of Islam, a boy and a girl get married and become each other’s companions. In such a situation, when a girl from another religion marries a Muslim boy, she has to change her name to a Muslim name. The same rule also applies to a boy marrying a Muslim girl. In such a situation, when Sharmila Tagore married Mansoor Ali Khan, she changed her name.

Sharmila Tagore changed her name for marriage
Sharmila Tagore belonged to the famous Tagore family of Bengal. The actress made her mark in Bengali and then Hindi films. In 1968, she married Nawab of Pataudi and former cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan. To marry Mansoor Ali Khan, she changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana. However, for the world she always remained Sharmila Tagore.

Amrita became ‘Aziza’ Saif Ali Khan’s ex-wife
Sharmila Tagore’s son and actor Saif Ali Khan also had a love marriage with Amrita Singh. Amrita and Saif got married in the year 1991. Then Amrita also changed her name. Designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla were witnesses of this marriage. He had told that a Maulvi had suggested Amrita to keep her name “Aziza”.

Amrita had changed her name to Aziza. Although the whole world knows her only by the name of Amrita Singh. Let us tell you that Saif and Amrita got divorced in 2004 after 13 years of marriage.

Pataudi trophy retire: The Pataudi Trophy has been played between India and England for a long time. This is a Test series, which has been done in honor of the great cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. But now the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to retire this trophy. The Pataudi Trophy was first in 2007, in which India defeated England 1-0. When the Indian team visits England in the month of June-July, the Pataudi Trophy can be officially abolished.

The reason why the Pataudi Trophy is being retired has not been revealed. But the introduction of a new trophy in the name of any other great cricketer will also not be a shocking subject. According to a report published in Cricbuzz, no official of the England Cricket Board has confirmed the subject. Trophy is usually retired in cricket on very few occasions, but before that the Visdan Trophy played between England and West Indies was retired. After that the Richards-Bitham Trophy was started.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s cricket career

Mansoor Ali Khan was the former captain of the Indian cricket team. He represented the Indian team in 46 Test matches between 1961–1975. During this, he scored 2,793 runs in his career, along with 6 centuries and 16 fifty in his career.

The special thing is that Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi played 40 Test matches of his career as captain. Remind you that he had an accident at a very young age, after which his right eye was injured. A few months after this incident, he took the captaincy of the Indian team at the age of just 21.

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