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Who among the following persons was never the captain of India in a World Cup?
- S. Venkatraghvan
- Rahul Dravid
- Mohammed Azharuddin
- Sunil Gavaskar
Who was the captain of West Indies for the World Cup winning teams of years 1975 and 1979?
- Viv Richards
- Clive Lloyd
- Rohan Kanhai
- Michael Holding
What is the highest score in a test innings?
- 864 runs
- 918 runs
- 952 runs
- 794 runs
What is the highest individual score in an innings in a test match and who holds that record?
- 400* Brian Lara
- 375 Brian Lara
- 380 Matthew Hayden
- 402 Matthew Hayden
Which Asian country won the cricket World Cup twice?
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- India
Who among the following has not played 100 test matches?
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Saurav Ganguly
- Rahul Dravid
- Syed Kirmani
Which opening pair holds the record of maximum number of runs in partnership in ODI career?
- David Boon and Geoff Marsh
- Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden
- Graham Gooch and Ian Botham
- Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.
What is the highest individual score batting in the number 11 slot in test cricket for a batsman and who holds that record?
- Glenn McGrath, 54*
- Curtley Ambrose, 63
- Zaheer Khan, 75*
- Saqlain Mushtaq, 68*
When Kapil Dev made the record for maximum number of wickets in test cricket, whose record did he break?
- Malcolm Marshall
- Dennis Lillee
- Richard Hadlee
- Michael Holding
Who holds the record for best bowling performance in a test match?
- Anil Kumble
- Jim Laker
- Dennis Lillee
- Michael Holding
Which of the following players was nicknamed Bombay Duck after a series of ducks, in his tour to Australia?
- Sanjay Manjrekar
- Vinod Kambli
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Ajit Agarkar
The highest wicket taker in ODI is
- Mutthiah Muralitharan
- Shane Warne
- Wasim Akram
- Brett Lee
The player to take his first 50 wickets in ODI in least number of matches was
- Brett Lee
- Ajit Agarkar
- Saqlain Mushtaq
- Mushtaq Ahmed
The record for the fastest 50 in any form of cricket is held by
- Yuvraj Singh 12 balls
- Brendon McCullam 13 balls
- Shahid Afridi 18 balls
- Sanath Jayasurya 17 balls
The batting average of Sir Donald Bradman is
- 99.94
- 98.94
- 99.44
- 99.04
Sir Donald Bradman made
- 5996 runs
- 6996 runs
- 6926 runs
- 6933 runs
What was the name of the World Cup played in the year 1987?
- Prudential Cup
- ICC World Cup
- Reliance World Cup
- Benson & Hedges World Cup
Which player holds the record for maximum number of runs in a test match?
- Brian Lara
- Matthew Hayden
- Sanath Jayasurya
- Graham Gooch
What was the name of the World Cup played in the year 1992?
- Prudential Cup
- ICC World Cup
- Reliance World Cup
- Benson and Hedges World Cup
The man of the match for the 1983 World Cup final was
- Roger Binny
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Kapil Dev
- Mohinder Amarnath
The man of the match for the 1992 World Cup final was
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Akram
- Saqlain Mushtaq
The man of the match for the 1979 World Cup final was
- Clive Lloyd
- Viv Richards
- Michael Holding
- Rohan Kanhai
The man of the match for the 2007 World Cup final was
- Ricky Ponting
- Adam Gilchrist
- Andrew Symonds
- Glenn McGrath
The man of the match for the 2003 World Cup final was
- Ricky Ponting
- Adam Gilchrist
- Andrew Symonds
- Glenn McGrath
Wisden rated which Indian cricketer's innings in a test match as the best by any Indian?
- Virendra Sehwag 309
- Sunil Gavaskar 236
- VVS Laxman 281*
- None of these