It is no exaggeration at all that everyone in the world aspires to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Despite this, a very few people manage to make it to this prestigious list. By the way, in the cricket world, many records are broken and made every day. Many such world records are also made which seem impossible to break. Such special records become strong contenders for inclusion in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’.
Talking about cricket, this game has also been able to find a place in this aspirational list, many players have been bestowed with this honor because of their exceptional skills and never-give-up courageous attitude.
Boasting of talent and unparalleled qualities, these players have easily attracted one of the most respected books in the world. Today we are going to talk about three Indian players whose names have been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
MS Dhoni
In the history of Indian cricket, the name of Mahendra Singh Dhoni is taken with great pride and respect. It is well known that under Dhoni’s captaincy, Team India has achieved unprecedented success. But very few people are aware that the name of the magical captain Dhoni is also included in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been able to achieve this record thanks to his Reebok bat (with which he made India world champion by hitting a six in the final of the 2011 World Cup). Dhoni’s special bat was bought by RK Global Shares for 100,000 euros ($161,295) during the event “East Meets West” organized in the city of London, United Kingdom. The money deposited from this fund was used for the development and better future of underprivileged poor children under “Sakshi Foundation”.
Raja Maharaj Singh
Raja Maharaj Singh, the former governor of Bombay (present-day Mumbai), realized his passion for cricket after a long time. Of late, he made his dream come true. Born in the royal family of Kathpura, Maharaj Singh made his first-class debut at the age of 72 years and 192 days and inscribed his name in the pages of history.
His debut match was between Governor’s XI and Commonwealth XI. Maharaj Singh, leading the Governor’s XI, came out to bat at ninth position on the first day of the game, but had to immediately return to the pavilion as he was caught at first slip scoring just four runs. After being dismissed, he did not return to the field during the entire match.
Virag Mare
Virag Mare used to make his living selling Vadapav on the streets, but in the meantime he decided to shift from Mumbai to Pune to pursue his cricket career. Taking everyone by surprise, the 24-year-old young player got his name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records on 24 December 2015.
The youngster holds the record of personally practicing in the nets session for the longest time in the history of cricket. Mare batted for 3 days and 2 nights to break the previous record. Mare made his debut in the nets on 22 December at the Mahalaxmi ground in Karvenagar, during which he played 2,247 overs and faced 14682 balls in 50 hours five minutes and 51 seconds. In doing so, Virag broke Dave Newman and Richard Wells’ record of batting for 48 hours in a nets session.
