Multiple choice general knowledge sports

He faced the first ball in the world cup

  1. G Boycott

  2. S Gavaskar

  3. M Amarnath

  4. C Lloyd

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Explanation

In the first Cricket World Cup (1975), England faced India in the opening match. Geoffrey Boycott was England's opening batsman and faced the first ball of the tournament, bowled by Madan Lal. Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, and Clive Lloyd were all prominent players but did not face the first ball.