Sports Quiz: Cricket, Tennis & Olympics

Sir Don Bradman's highest Test score was indeed 334, made against England at Leeds in 1930. This was his personal best and a world record at the time. The other options with asterisks (348*, 334*, 366*) are not Bradman's scores - Hanif Mohammad made 337*, and other high scores belong to different players.

Before VVS Laxman's 281 in 2001, the highest individual score by an Indian in Tests was Vinoo Mankad's 236 against New Zealand at Madras (now Chennai) in 1956. This remained the record for 45 years until Laxman's iconic innings at Eden Gardens.

Lance Cairns (father) and Chris Cairns (son) both played for New Zealand in the 1990s, with their careers overlapping from 1992-2000. This makes them the only father-son pair to play international cricket in the same decade. The Amarnaths (Lala and Surinder), Gavaskars (Sunil and Rohan), and Sardesais (Dilip and Rajdeep) all played in different decades.

Mark Ramprakash played the majority of his county career for Middlesex (1987-2007), where he scored over 27,000 first-class runs. He later moved to Surrey (2007-2008) for the final two years of his career, but is most closely associated with Middlesex where he spent 20 seasons.

Roger Federer holds Swiss citizenship by birth (born in Basel) and South African citizenship through his mother, Lynette Federer (born in South Africa). He does not hold French, British, or German citizenship. This is a sports/current affairs fact.

Roger Federer was indeed deemed unfit for mandatory Swiss military service in 2003 due to chronic back problems, not because of his tennis career or Grand Slam wins. He has frequently spoken about his back issues throughout his career. This is a sports/current affairs question.

Roger Federer had won 16 Grand Slam titles by November 2010. He won his 16th at the Australian Open in January 2010, and his 17th came later in 2012 at Wimbledon. The question specifies the timeframe clearly as 'till now (November 2010)'.

No batsman has scored three triple centuries (300+ runs) in Test cricket history. Brian Lara scored 375 and 400 not out (two triple centuries), while Donald Bradman scored 334 and 304 (also two). Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, and others have one each, but no one has achieved three.

Rajpal Singh was appointed captain of the 21-member Indian hockey team for the FIH Men's Champions Challenge I tournament held in Salta, Argentina from December 6-13. This was a specific appointment for a particular tournament, not the permanent national captain.

Statement I is incorrect - India and Pakistan were placed in different groups (Group A and Group B respectively) for the 2011 World Cup. Statement II is correct - Bangladesh hosted two quarter-finals (Dhaka), while India and Sri Lanka hosted one each. Statement III is correct - the opening ceremony was held in Dhaka. Therefore, only II and III are correct.

Satellite Information Service Live (SIS Live) was selected as the official broadcaster for the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. SIS Live is a well-known sports broadcasting company that has covered major sporting events globally.

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra became the brand ambassador for Walther, a German firearms manufacturer. Walther produces precision guns including sporting rifles, making it a natural partnership with India's only individual Olympic gold medallist in shooting.

Andy Murray won the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in 2009-2010 timeframe (the question refers to a recent tournament relative to when it was written). Murray defeated Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2009 Shanghai Masters, one of his biggest early-career victories.

Subhadra Pradhan was declared the Player of the Tournament in the Asia Cup Hockey Championship for Women where China beat India in the final held in Bangkok. Subhadra was an Indian hockey defender known for her consistent performances in major tournaments.

Sebastian Coe, the legendary British middle-distance runner and double Olympic gold medallist (1500m in 1980 and 1984), served as Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). Coe was instrumental in bringing the 2012 Olympics to London.

In this specific test match between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad, five centuries were scored across both innings. These centuries came from key batsmen including Sehwag, Dravid, and others from both teams.

New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin took a five-wicket haul in the first innings of this Ahmedabad test match. His bowling performance was instrumental in restricting the Indian batting lineup.