Daniel Vettori Interesting Facts and Trivia
Daniel Luca Vettori is one of the most successful bowling allrounder from New Zealand. He played 113 Tests and 284 ODI's before announcing the retirement from all forms of cricket in 2015. Check out some interesting trivia about the former New Zealand cricket legend:
AB de Villiers Interesting Facts and Trivia
He is the first player of Italian descent to represent New Zealand. He has an Italian father and Kiwi mother.
He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996–97 at the age of 18.
He was popularly known as “Harry Potter” by fans because of his floppy hair and spectacles.
He has scored 2227 while batting at No. 8 position and is the most by any batsman in that position in Test history.
He is the eighth player in Test cricket history with 300 wickets and 3000+ runs.
His tally of 362 wickets from 113 matches is the most captured by a left-arm spinner in Test history, way ahead of England’s Derek Underwood who took 297 wickets from 86 matches.
He took of 302 wickets from 291 matches and scored 2213 runs at an average of 17.15. This includes 4 half centuries.
He took of 362 wickets from 113 tests matches and scored 4531 runs at an average of 30. This includes 6 centuries and 23 half centuries.
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