Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. South Africa was excluded from international cricket in 1970.

  2. India, Pakistan and West Indies voted to debar South Africa from ICC in 1969.

  3. The first One Day International was played between England and Australia in Melbourne in 1971.

  4. The first World Cup was successfully staged in 1975.

  5. Kerry Packer started unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this statement is incorrect. India, Pakistan and West Indies had boycotted South Africa since 1950s, but they did not have the necessary power in the ICC to debar it  from Test cricket.

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