CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The highest score at the ground is 333, which was scored by Graham Gooch in 1990. Gooch’s innings, made against India, came from 485 deliveries. The record for the highest score by an overseas players belongs to the South African Graeme Smith. Smith scored 259 from 370 deliveries against England in 2003.

Detailed explanation-2: -1) Vinoo Mankad-Former India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad was the first Indian to score a century at Lord’s. He scored a brilliant 184 against England in 1952. This is the highest score by an Indian at Lord’s, to date.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Test cricket, Kohli is far ahead of Babar in terms of the matches played and runs scored. He has scored 8119 runs in 104 Tests, compared to Babar’s 3696 runs in 47 Test matches. Although the batting averages of Virat and Babar are fairly similar, Virat has scored 18 more centuries than Babar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lord’s is widely referred to as the Home of Cricket and is home to the world’s oldest sporting museum. Lord’s today is not on its original site; it is the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord’s Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands.