Jamshedpur: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be conferred on “Jharkhand Ratna” for making the state proud by successfully leading the team to the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 title.
“Dhoni will be the first recipient of the award — the highest award in the state,” Jharkhand deputy chief minister Sudhir Mahto said.
The award is being introduced for the first time and will be presented to Dhoni on the 7th Foundation Day celebration of the state on November 15 in Ranchi.
Appreciating the performance of the team under his captaincy, Mahto said Dhoni had made the country proud. “The wicketkeeper-batsman has the capability to extract the best from his teammates,” he said.
Mahto also lauded Yuvraj Singh, Sreesanth, RP Singh and Rohit Sharma for their excellent performances in the ICC World Twenty20. (PTI)
ALL THE HIGHS & LOWS
Highest total: 260/6 (20 ovs) by Lanka vs Ken (Jo’burg) on Sept. 14
Highest total (batting second): 208/2 (17.4 ovs) by SA vs WI (Jo’burg) on Sept. 11
Highest match aggregate: 418/10 (40 ovs) by India vs Eng (Durban) on Sept. 19
Lowest total: 73 (16.5 ovs) by Ken vs NZ (Durban) on Sept. 12
Largest win (by runs): 172 runs — Lanka bt Ken (Jo’burg) on Sept. 14
Largest win (by wkts): 10 wkts — Aus bt Lanka (Cape Town) on Sept. 20
Largest win (with balls to spare): 74 balls — NZ bt Ken (Durban) on Sept. 12
Narrowest win (by runs): 5 runs — NZ bt Eng (Durban) on Sept. 18 & Ind bt Pak (Jo’burg) on Sept. 24
Narrowest win (by wkts): 4 wkts — Pak bt Ban (Cape Town) on Sept. 20
Narrowest win (with balls to spare): 1 ball — Zim bt Aus (Cape Town) on Sept. 12
Tie: Ind vs Pak (Durban) on Sept. 14 (India won 3-0 in a bowlout)
Total extras conceded: 488
Most extras conceded by a team: 80 by India
Most no-balls conceded by a team: 11 by Australia
Most wides conceded by a team: 44 by India
Highest individual score: 117 — Chris Gayle (WI vs SA in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Highest individual score (batting second): 90* — Herschelle Gibbs (SA vs WI in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Fastest innings: 414.28 runs per 100 balls — Dwayne Smith (29 runs in 7 balls vs Ban in Jo’burg on Sept. 13 )
Fastest 100: 50 balls — Chris Gayle (WI vs SA in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Fastest 50: 12 balls — Yuvraj Singh (India vs Eng in Durban on Sept. 19)
Most sixes in a match: 10 — Chris Gayle (117, WI vs SA in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Most fours in a match: 14 — Herschelle Gibbs (90*, SA vs WI in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Most runs by a batsman: 265 — Matthew Hayden (Aus)
Most 50s by a batsman: 4 (Hayden)
Most runs in an over: 36 by Yuvraj Singh (India)
Most 4s by a batsman: 32 by Hayden
Most 6s by a batsman: 13 by Craig McMillan (NZ)
Best batting average: 107.00 runs per innings by Brendon Taylor (Zim)
Best batting strike-rate: 197.82 runs per 100 balls by Shahid Afridi (Pak)
Highest partnership: 145 (1st wkt) by Chris Gayle & Devon Smith (WI vs SA in Jo’burg on Sept. 11)
Best bowling in a match: 4/7 (2.5 ovs) by Mark Gillespie (NZ vs Ken in Durban on Sept. 12)
Most runs conceded by a bowler in a match: 64 in 4 overs by Sanath Jayasuriya (SL vs Pak in Jo’burg on Sept. 17)
Bowler conceding most sixes: 9 by Vernon Philander (SA)
Top wicket-taker: 13 by Umar Gul (Pak)
Most maidens by a bowler: 3 by Dilhara Fernando (Lanka)
Best bowling average: 11.63 by Daniel Vettori (NZ)
Most dismissals by a ’keeper: 9 (all caught) by Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
Most catches by a fielder: 6 by AB De Villiers (SA) & Younis Khan (Pak)
Youngest player: 18 years 177 days — Tamim Iqbal (Ban)
Oldest player: 38 years 76 days — Sanath Jayasuriya (Lanka)
ALL ABOUT SIXES
Total sixes: 265
Avg no. of sixes per match: 10.19
Longest six: 119 metres by Yuvraj Singh (Ind) vs Aus in Durban on Sept. 22
Most sixes hit by a team: 41 by Pakistan in 7 matches
Most sixes conceded by a team: 36 by India in 6 matches
