Krunal (30) had his younger brother Hardik (27) batting at No. 6 for India. Meanwhile, England sent the Curran brothers: Tom (26) and Sam (22) out into the field.
Although Hardik was sent off 1, Krunal made a memorable ODI debut when he broke an undefeated 58-ball 31-ball. His 26-ball 50 also broke the record for the 50 fastest ODI ever scored. He now also holds the record for the best hit rate on ODI’s debut of 187.09 (for a minimum of 50 runs scored).
The Curran brothers were left without land at the entrances to India.
In the England chase, Krunal took a wicket while Hardik was not thrown. Sam curran he scored 12 and Tom hit 11 runs, as England were eliminated by 251 runs and lost the game by 66 runs.
Over the years, many brother groups have played and continue to play international cricket. Some of these couples are: the Amarnaths, the Pathans, the Pandyas from India … The Chappells, the Waughs, the Husseys and the Marshs from Australia … The Flower brothers from Zimbabwe … The Mohammad brothers and the Akmals brothers from Pakistan. The Currans of England, etc …
Here we see the other cases where two pairs of siblings played each other in an ODI:
Surinder Amarnath Y Mohinder Amarnath against Sadiq Mohammad and Mushtaq Mohammad:
Surinder Amarnath and Mohinder Amarnath, sons of the great Lala Amarnath faced Pakistan’s Sadiq Mohammad and Mushtaq Mohammad in Sialkot on October 13, 1978 in the second ODI of the India-Pakistan tour.
Surinder Amarnath and Mohinder Amarnath. (Fake images)
Mushtaq was leading the team and after winning the toss he asked India to hit first. Surinder was sold out after scoring 1 as India was eliminated by just 79 runs in 34.2 overs. Batting at No. 5, Mohinder scored for India with an undefeated 34.
Opening up the batting, Sadiq was fired by Kapil Dev for 1. Mushtaq was not required to hit as Pakistan chased the miserable goal of victory in just 16.5 overs.
Mark Waugh Y Steve Waugh vs Andy Flower and Grant Flower:
The Waugh twins were among the most famous sibling pairs to ever play international cricket and both played a pivotal role in making Australia a cricket superpower during the 1990s and 2000s. Older brother Steve began his career as a middle pacer. But he became a fearless mid-level hitter who made up for his technical deficiencies with a brave and fearless hitting and emerged as one of the most successful hitters of his generation. He led Australia to the title at the 1999 ODI World Cup.
Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh during the 1999 World Cup match against Zimbabwe at Lord’s. (Fake images)
Mark was a classy first-rate hitter known for his timing who later flourished as a starter in ODI cricket. He also used to bowl occasionally. He was also a great landslide fielder and is remembered for taking some impressive catches on the landslides and in the outfield.
The Waugh twins played the Flower brothers from Zimbabwe in 10 ODI. Andy Flower was a goalie and a good hitter.
His younger brother Grant was a top hitter who used to throw occasional spins with his left arm.
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal against Michael hussey Y David hussey:
The Hussey brothers of Australia faced the Akmal brothers of Pakistan in two consecutive ODI that the two teams played in the United Arab Emirates.
In the first match in Sharjah on August 28, 2012, Australia won by 4 wickets after bowling Pakistan for 198 runs. Umar hit 52, while Kamran scored 4 in that game. Michael and David were fired by 5 and 3 respectively.
Michael Hussey and David Hussey. (Fake images)
In the second match in Abu Dhabi on August 31, 2012, Pakistan beat Australia by 7 wickets. Michael scored 61 while David was sacked by a duck, as Australia managed to put in 248/9 in his 50 overs.
The Akmal brothers were not required to hit, as Pakistan chased the target in 43.4 overs.
On Tuesday, brothers Pandya and Curran joined this list when they met in the first of three ODIs in Pune, which India won convincingly.
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