Some of the cricket stats that sound fake but are ACTUALLY true

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Sachin Tendulkar has more ODI 5-Wicket hauls than Shane Warne. Sachin Tendulkar had two five-wicket hauls in his ODI career, while Warne had only one.

Saeed Ajmal has more Man of the Series awards than Man of the matches in ODIs. Ajmal won one Man of the Series award in his ODI career, but he was never adjudged the best player of a match.

Ajit Agarkar has more 100s than Steve Smith in 4th innings of a test match. Agarkar’s only century came against England in 2002. Smith is yet to score a century in 4th innings of a Test.

Yashir Shah has more 100s than Joe Root in Australia. Shah scored 113 in Adelaide in 2019, something that Englishman Root is yet to achieve down under.

Sachin Tendulkar has bowled more ODI overs than Dale Steyn. In his vast ODI career, Sachin has bowled just over 1,342 overs while Dale Steyn has bowled 1042 over, 300 less than Sachin.

Sir Vivian Richards has 0 ODI centuries on home soil. Although Viv Richards scored 11 centuries in his ODI career, none of them came in the Caribbean.

Virat Kohli averages 518 in successful T20 WC run chases. In 10 matches he has scored 518 runs in the winning cause while chasing, including 7 half-centuries.