Cricket Trivia Quiz

India played against the Netherlands in a group B match at Ferozshah Kotla Ground in New Delhi on 9th March 2011. India won this match comfortably by 5 wickets.

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was held on 2nd April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in this final, with MS Dhoni hitting the winning six.

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Pakistan was originally scheduled to co-host but was stripped of hosting rights following security concerns after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore. India won the tournament.

In limited-overs cricket (ODI), side screens are typically black to provide better contrast with the white ball. In Test cricket played with a red ball, white screens are used instead. This helps players sight the ball better against different backgrounds.

Football (soccer) is the most played sport in the world by participation numbers, with an estimated 3.5 billion fans globally and played in over 200 countries. Its simplicity and minimal equipment requirements contribute to its universal popularity.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 186* against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 1999, which was his second-highest ODI score at that time. This innings was a masterclass in batting.

MS Dhoni holds the record for highest ODI score by a wicketkeeper with 183 against Sri Lanka in 2005. Gilchrist and McCullum also have high scores but Dhoni's remains the record.

Tinu Yohannan is a Kerala-born cricketer who played ODIs for India in the early 2000s. Javagal Srinath is from Karnataka, Venkatapathy Raju is from Andhra Pradesh, and Sadagoppan Ramesh is from Tamil Nadu.

Peter Pollock was a South African fast bowler (41 Tests, 116 wickets) and his son Shaun Pollock was also a world-class bowling all-rounder (108 Tests, 421 wickets). The Broad父子 are both bowlers but Chris is mainly batsman, Gavaskar父子 are batsmen, Bachchan父子 are actors.

Virender Sehwag never played in the ICC U19 World Cup - he debuted directly in international cricket. Virat Kohli led India to U19 World Cup victory in 2008, Mohammad Kaif captained the 2000 winning team, and Ravindra Jadeja played in the 2006 and 2008 editions.

Kumar Dharmasena played as an off-spinner for Sri Lanka (31 Tests, 62 wickets) before becoming an elite ICC umpire. Billy Bowden was a batsman, Steve Bucknor a wicketkeeper-batsman, and Aleem Dar a batsman at club level - none were spinners.

Steve Bucknor was a football (soccer) referee in Jamaica's premier league before becoming an international cricket umpire. Aleem Dar was a first-class cricketer, Billy Bowden a batsman, and Simon Taufel also came from cricket playing background.