FIRST IN INDIAN CRICKET

1. The first cricket match played in India:- In 1721 at Cambay, near Baroda by the sailors of the British East India Company. 

2. The first cricket club in India:- ‘The Calcutta Cricket and Football Club’, at Kolkata established in 1792.

3. The first cricket club of India formed by Indians:- ‘The Oriental Cricket Club’ in Bombay formed by the Parsi community in 1848.

4. The first First-class cricket match in India:- In 1864, between Madras and  Calcutta

5. First Cricket tournament:- The Bombay Triangular (1905–1911) which later became the Bombay Quadrangular (1912–1936)

6. First Cricket Test match:- Against England at Lord’s, June 25, 1932

7. First Test Cricket captain:- C. K. Nayudu for the 1932 tour of England

8. First Cricketer to score a century in Test Matches:- Lala Amarnath, 118 against England in December 1933 at Bombay Gymkhana grounds

9. First One day match:- 13 July 1974 against England

10. First One day Cricket captain:- Ajit Vadekar

11. First Indian to score an ODI century:-  Kapil Dev, 175 against Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup

12. First Indian to score an ODI double century:- Sachin Tendulkar, 200 against South Africa at Gwalior, February 24, 2010

13. First Cricketer to score a double century in Test Matches:- Polly Umrigar, 223 against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1955-56

14. First Cricketer to score a triple century in Test Matches:- Virender Sehwag, 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004.

15. First Cricketer taking hat-trick in ODI cricket:- Chetan Sharma in Reliance World Cup against New Zealand in 1987.

16. First Cricketer taking hat-trick in Test cricket:- Harbhajan Singh against Australia in March 2001

17. First Cricket World Cup championship win:-  At the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England beating West Indies.

18. First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket:- Sunil Gavaskar (he was first in the world to achieve this feat)

19. First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in ODI cricket:- Sachin Tendulkar (he was first in the world to achieve this feat)

20. First Cricketer to score 99 centuries in Test and ODIs combined:- Sachin Tendulkar

21. First bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings:- Anil Kumble

22. First batsman to score 50 centuries in Test Cricket:- Sachin Tendulkar