Cricket World Cup and Records

Glenn Turner, the legendary New Zealand opener, married Sukhinder Kaur, a Punjabi woman, in 1973. Their marriage was notable as a cross-cultural union in international cricket during the 1970s.

Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan after the West Indies legend Rohan Kanhai. Gavaskar had immense admiration for Kanhai, whom he considered one of the finest batsmen he had ever seen play.

Ramakant Desai, the former Indian fast bowler, was nicknamed 'Tiny' due to his short physical stature. Despite being barely 5 feet 4 inches tall, he was a genuinely fast bowler and formed a successful new-ball partnership with Ramakant Desai.

Sunil Gavaskar rated Andy Roberts as the most complete fast bowler. Roberts was part of the legendary West Indies quartet and possessed exceptional control, variation, and the ability to bowl long spells - qualities Gavaskar admired deeply.

Don Bradman is known as the 'Boy from Bowral' (or 'Bay of Bowral' in some references) because he grew up in Bowral, New South Wales, where he learned his cricket. The town is proud of its association with the greatest batsman in cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar played for Yorkshire in English county cricket in 1992. He became the first foreigner to play for Yorkshire, breaking their 100-year tradition of only selecting players born within Yorkshire.

Malcolm Marshall, the legendary West Indies fast bowler, knocked the bat out of Gavaskar's hands with a ferocious delivery. This incident is famously recounted in cricket literature as a testament to Marshall's pace and aggression.

Wally Grout was a famous Australian wicketkeeper who wrote his autobiography titled 'My Country's Keeper'. The other options are also wicketkeepers but Grout is specifically associated with this book.

Sri Lanka won the ODI Cricket World Cup in 1996, which remains their only World Cup victory to date. They have been runners-up in both ODI and T20 World Cups but have not won the T20 World Cup. The answer '1' refers to this singular ODI World Cup win.

Australia holds the record for winning three consecutive ODI Cricket World Cups in 1999, 2003, and 2007. This unprecedented run of dominance under captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting established Australia as the most successful team in World Cup history. The question specifically asks about winning 'in a row,' which refers to this consecutive streak.

England's Andy Sandham scored the first triple century in Test cricket, making 325 runs against the West Indies at Kingston. This historic innings was played from April 3-7, 1930, establishing a monumental record in international cricket.

Andy Sandham of England scored the first triple century in Test cricket - 325 runs against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica in April 1930. Don Bradman scored several triple centuries but later; Len Hutton's 364 was a record at the time but not the first triple century; Wally Hammond also scored triple centuries but after Sandham.

Chris Gayle scored 317 against South Africa in 2005 and 333 against Sri Lanka in 2010, joining an elite group of batsmen with multiple triple centuries in Test cricket. He is one of only four players to achieve this milestone.

Sri Lanka hosted the 2012 ICC World T-20 (fourth edition). Australia hosted in 2022, while the West Indies won the 2012 tournament. India and Ireland were not hosts in 2012.