Knowledge

Rajeev Nayyar

Source 📝

497:
in the 250th over of Himachal Pradesh's innings. As of December 2021, Nayyar's innings remains the only instance in which a batsman has batted for more than 1000 minutes in an innings in first-class cricket.
450:
Nayyar shot to fame in November 1999, when he broke the record for the longest innings in the history of first-class cricket. He batted for 1,015 minutes in his innings of 271 against
793: 646: 475: 486:
on day three. On the fourth and final day's play, he became the first batsman from Himachal Pradesh to score a first-class double hundred and was
849: 364:'s accreditation. A right-handed middle-order batsman, Nayyar went on to represent Himachal Pradesh for 20 seasons and also served as its 749: 599: 361: 829: 519: 416: 507: 380:. He scored the first hundred by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in 1988 and captained the team to its maiden win in a 844: 459: 451: 337: 482:
on the second day of the match. He reached 89 at the close of the second day's play and was batting on 170 at
353: 325: 110: 478:. Nayyar, captain of Himachal Pradesh, began his innings at the fall of his team's first wicket in the 11th 483: 420: 442:
Nayyar played his last first-class match in January 2006 and announced his retirement in December 2008.
834: 672: 428: 373: 167: 471: 455: 404: 357: 349: 50: 565: 424: 408: 839: 543: 436: 771: 694: 301: 824: 544:"Records / First-class matches / Batting records / Longest individual innings (by minutes)" 412: 724: 8: 487: 369: 318: 133: 494: 202: 624: 393: 377: 365: 514:. After his playing career, he worked as director at the Swami Devidayal College in 389: 242: 54: 229: 479: 463: 138: 458:
in his home ground Chamba, breaking the previous record of 970 minutes set by
818: 467: 381: 333: 332:
of all time by batting for 1,015 minutes (16 hours and 55 minutes) in a
407:, Nayyar scored three back-to-back hundreds and earned a place in the 515: 74: 352:. He made his first-class debut at the age of 18 for his home state 392:
including two five-wicket hauls and was the first Himachal Pradesh
385: 432: 397: 329: 321: 278: 794:"Found Anurag Thakur to be an average player: Ex-J&K bowler" 511: 490: 216: 77: 647:"Himachal's Ranji player Rajeev quits first class cricket" 328:. In 1999, he set the record for the longest first-class 600:"Rajeev Nayyar, Himachal Pradesh cricket's marathon man" 518:. As of October 2016, he works as a selector for the 772:"Himachal Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir in 1999/00" 816: 348:Nayyar was born on 28 March 1968 in the town of 750:"Longest individual first-class innings (male)" 445: 673:"First-Class Matches played by Rajeev Nayyar" 597: 593: 591: 589: 587: 598:Bhattacharya, Aditya (14 November 2014). 722: 718: 716: 538: 536: 534: 384:match in 1990. He also bowled part-time 317:(born 28 March 1968) is a former Indian 584: 510:degree from the National University of 415:in 1996 in a match against the touring 360:, one year after the state was granted 817: 368:in several matches. He appeared in 96 713: 531: 372:matches and scored 6,881 runs, at an 850:People from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 723:Ramchand, Partab (4 November 1999). 520:Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association 419:team. Playing for North Zone in the 665: 13: 725:"Rajiv Nayyar breaks World record" 695:"Nayyar quits first-class cricket" 558: 14: 861: 501: 786: 764: 566:"Three cricketers go to prison" 423:, he had scores of 118 against 742: 687: 639: 617: 1: 525: 396:to take seven wickets in an 7: 830:Himachal Pradesh cricketers 446:Longest first-class innings 10: 866: 92:Domestic team information 431:in the semifinal and 105 411:team. He then played for 388:, picking 39 first-class 343: 298: 294: 125: 120: 116: 104: 99: 96: 91: 83: 70: 62: 33: 28: 752:. Guinness World Records 421:1999–2000 Duleep Trophy 454:during a match of the 845:North Zone cricketers 435:in the final against 376:close to 45, with 20 456:1999–00 Ranji Trophy 405:1995–96 Ranji Trophy 358:1986–87 Ranji Trophy 243:5 wickets in innings 29:Personal information 255:10 wickets in match 25: 701:. 31 December 2008 653:. 30 December 2008 21: 835:Indian cricketers 572:. 2 November 2008 493:for 271 from 728 452:Jammu and Kashmir 338:Jammu and Kashmir 312: 311: 290: 289: 121:Career statistics 857: 810: 809: 807: 805: 800:. 7 October 2016 798:Deccan Chronicle 790: 784: 783: 781: 779: 774:. CricketArchive 768: 762: 761: 759: 757: 746: 740: 739: 737: 735: 720: 711: 710: 708: 706: 691: 685: 684: 682: 680: 675:. CricketArchive 669: 663: 662: 660: 658: 643: 637: 636: 634: 632: 627:. CricketArchive 621: 615: 614: 612: 610: 595: 582: 581: 579: 577: 562: 556: 555: 553: 551: 540: 354:Himachal Pradesh 326:Himachal Pradesh 307: 306:18 December 2016 127: 126: 111:Himachal Pradesh 107: 58: 55:Himachal Pradesh 47: 43: 41: 26: 20: 16:Indian cricketer 865: 864: 860: 859: 858: 856: 855: 854: 815: 814: 813: 803: 801: 792: 791: 787: 777: 775: 770: 769: 765: 755: 753: 748: 747: 743: 733: 731: 721: 714: 704: 702: 693: 692: 688: 678: 676: 671: 670: 666: 656: 654: 645: 644: 640: 630: 628: 625:"Rajeev Nayyar" 623: 622: 618: 608: 606: 596: 585: 575: 573: 564: 563: 559: 549: 547: 542: 541: 532: 528: 504: 448: 346: 324:who played for 308: 305: 230:Bowling average 168:Batting average 105: 49: 48: 45: 39: 37: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 863: 853: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 812: 811: 785: 763: 741: 712: 686: 664: 638: 616: 583: 557: 546:. ESPNcricinfo 529: 527: 524: 506:Nayyar has an 503: 500: 464:Hanif Mohammad 447: 444: 345: 342: 336:match against 310: 309: 299: 296: 295: 292: 291: 288: 287: 284: 281: 274: 273: 270: 267: 263: 262: 259: 256: 252: 251: 248: 245: 239: 238: 235: 232: 226: 225: 222: 219: 213: 212: 209: 206: 199: 198: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 170: 164: 163: 160: 157: 153: 152: 149: 146: 142: 141: 136: 131: 123: 122: 118: 117: 114: 113: 108: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 35: 31: 30: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 862: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 840:Living people 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 822: 820: 799: 795: 789: 773: 767: 751: 745: 730: 726: 719: 717: 700: 696: 690: 674: 668: 652: 648: 642: 626: 620: 605: 601: 594: 592: 590: 588: 571: 570:ESPN Cricinfo 567: 561: 545: 539: 537: 535: 530: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 502:Personal life 499: 496: 492: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 443: 440: 438: 434: 430: 427:, 88 against 426: 422: 418: 417:South African 414: 410: 406: 401: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 320: 316: 315:Rajeev Nayyar 303: 297: 293: 285: 282: 280: 276: 275: 271: 268: 265: 264: 260: 257: 254: 253: 249: 246: 244: 241: 240: 236: 233: 231: 228: 227: 223: 220: 218: 215: 214: 210: 207: 204: 201: 200: 196: 193: 190: 189: 185: 182: 179: 178: 174: 171: 169: 166: 165: 161: 158: 155: 154: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 135: 132: 129: 128: 124: 119: 115: 112: 109: 103: 95: 90: 86: 82: 79: 76: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 52: 46:(age 56) 44:28 March 1968 36: 32: 27: 23:Rajeev Nayyar 19: 802:. Retrieved 797: 788: 776:. Retrieved 766: 754:. Retrieved 744: 732:. Retrieved 729:ESPNcricinfo 728: 703:. Retrieved 699:ESPNcricinfo 698: 689: 677:. Retrieved 667: 655:. Retrieved 650: 641: 629:. Retrieved 619: 607:. Retrieved 603: 574:. Retrieved 569: 560: 548:. Retrieved 505: 470:against the 449: 441: 429:Central Zone 402: 382:Ranji Trophy 347: 334:Ranji Trophy 314: 313: 302:ESPNcricinfo 266:Best bowling 66:Right-handed 18: 825:1968 births 804:18 December 778:18 December 734:18 December 705:18 December 679:18 December 657:18 December 631:18 December 609:18 December 550:18 December 472:West Indies 403:During the 370:first-class 356:during the 319:first-class 156:Runs scored 130:Competition 819:Categories 756:16 January 576:3 November 526:References 425:South Zone 409:North Zone 40:1968-03-28 516:Panchkula 488:dismissed 437:West Zone 322:cricketer 279:stumpings 191:Top score 106:1986–2006 75:Leg break 651:Zee News 604:Cricbuzz 460:Pakistan 386:leg spin 378:hundreds 300:Source: 277:Catches/ 180:100s/50s 433:not out 413:India A 398:innings 390:wickets 374:average 366:captain 330:innings 217:Wickets 145:Matches 87:Batsman 71:Bowling 63:Batting 57:, India 512:Shimla 491:bowled 484:stumps 394:bowler 350:Chamba 344:Career 205:bowled 139:List A 78:googly 51:Chamba 495:balls 466:in a 237:33.35 234:52.23 208:3,239 203:Balls 183:20/32 175:32.62 172:44.97 162:1,142 159:6,881 97:Years 806:2016 780:2016 758:2017 736:2016 707:2016 681:2016 659:2016 633:2016 611:2016 578:2017 552:2016 480:over 476:1958 468:Test 362:BCCI 286:22/– 283:53/– 272:4/17 269:7/93 186:0/10 100:Team 84:Role 34:Born 508:MBA 474:in 462:'s 261:n/a 211:619 194:271 821:: 796:. 727:. 715:^ 697:. 649:. 602:. 586:^ 568:. 533:^ 522:. 439:. 400:. 340:. 304:, 224:17 221:39 197:87 151:50 148:96 134:FC 53:, 42:) 808:. 782:. 760:. 738:. 709:. 683:. 661:. 635:. 613:. 580:. 554:. 258:0 250:0 247:2 38:(

Index

Chamba
Himachal Pradesh
Leg break
googly
Himachal Pradesh
FC
List A
Batting average
Balls
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
stumpings
ESPNcricinfo
first-class
cricketer
Himachal Pradesh
innings
Ranji Trophy
Jammu and Kashmir
Chamba
Himachal Pradesh
1986–87 Ranji Trophy
BCCI
captain
first-class
average
hundreds
Ranji Trophy
leg spin

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.