Sachin Tendulkar Cricket Career Quiz

John Wright, the New Zealand cricketer, caught Sachin Tendulkar at deep midwicket in the 1989 Napier Test when Sachin was on 88 runs. This catch prevented the 16-year-old from becoming the youngest Test centurion, a record eventually held by Mushtaq Mohammad.

Ramakant Achrekar was the childhood coach of Sachin Tendulkar, guiding him during his formative years at Shivaji Park, Mumbai.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test century in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 1992. This was a breakthrough innings (148*). Note: Option D has typo 'Sydeny' but clearly means Sydney.

Sachin Tendulkar's highest Test score in Australia before the 2008 Commonwealth Bank Series was 91 at Sydney in 1992. He scored this in his debut series in Australia. The century came later at the SCG in the 2008 CB Series.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 32nd Test century against England at Leeds (Headingley) in 2002, breaking Allan Border's record of 31 Test centuries. This was a significant milestone in cricket history, making him the century record holder at that time.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his highest World Cup individual score of 152* against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup. This was during India's group match at Pietermaritzburg. Ireland, Netherlands, and Scotland were not the teams against whom he scored this particular World Cup century.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 100 international centuries across his career - 51 in Test matches and 49 in ODIs. This record stands as one of the most celebrated achievements in cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar played only one T20 International match for India - against South Africa in 2006. Despite his legendary status in Tests and ODIs, he retired from T20 cricket early, playing just this solitary game.

Sachin Tendulkar's highest Test score against South Africa is 169, scored in Cape Town in 1997. While he scored 201 runs against South Africa in an ODI, his highest Test score against them is 169.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 16 runs in his Test debut match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989. This was a modest start to what would become the greatest cricket career in history, spanning 24 years.

Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double century (200 runs) in ODI history against South Africa in 2010. This was a groundbreaking achievement as it was previously thought impossible to score 200 runs in a 50-over match with just one ball per over.

Brian Lara scored 400 runs not out against England in 2004 at Antigua, setting the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. The West Indies legend batted for 582 minutes and hit 43 fours and 4 sixes in this monumental innings.

Virender Sehwag scored 309 runs against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, becoming the first Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket. His aggressive batting style and scoring rate made this one of the most entertaining triple centuries in cricket history.

Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets for 74 runs against Pakistan in Delhi in 1999, becoming only the second bowler in Test history (after Jim Laker) to achieve this feat. His spell included 5 maidens and demonstrated his mastery of leg-spin bowling.

Sourav Ganguly scored 183 runs against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup at Taunton, which remains the highest individual score by an Indian in World Cup history. His innings included 17 fours and 7 sixes and helped India post a massive total of 373 for 6.

The first match of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This opening group match featured host Bangladesh facing India on 19th February 2011.