Cricket Quiz

For the 2012 London Olympics, Lord's hosted archery and Old Trafford hosted football (soccer) events. Both were cricket venues used for Olympic sports.

Kensington Oval is located in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is one of the most famous cricket grounds in the West Indies and has hosted many historic matches including the 2007 World Cup final.

Kensington Oval hosted the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka. This historic venue in Barbados has been a centerpiece of West Indies cricket for over a century.

In the 1999 World Cup semi-final, Australia needed 3 runs off the last ball. A throw from the deep hit the stumps and South African skipper Hansie Cronje thought the batsman was out. But in reality the batsman had crossed and the match ended in a tie. In the 1991 WC match between India and Australia at Brisbane, in a very similar situation Robin Singh was run-out and the match ended in a tie.

Dennis Amiss of England scored the first World Cup century - 137 runs against India in the 1975 inaugural World Cup at Lord's. Sunil Gavaskar also scored a century in that same tournament but Amiss's came first.

The 1987 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Pakistan, was called the 'Reliance Cup' and was sponsored by Reliance Industries. This was the first World Cup held outside England.

Jimmy Adams, the former West Indies captain, was a medical student who discontinued his studies to pursue cricket professionally. He played 54 Tests for West Indies in the 1990s and later captained the side.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire decision. This happened in an India-South Africa match in 1992 when he was adjudged run out by the third umpire Karl Liebenberg after the on-field umpires referred the decision.

Kapil Dev scored his famous 175 not out against Zimbabwe at the St Lawrence Ground in Tunbridge Wells during the 1983 World Cup. This innings is regarded as one of the greatest ODI performances and rescued India from a precarious position.

Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets (8 for 75 and 8 for 105) in his debut Test series against West Indies in 1988, a world record for most wickets by a debutant in a Test match. This remains one of the most remarkable bowling performances in Test cricket history. Anil Kumble is famous for taking 10 wickets in an innings, but that came later in his career. EAS Prasanna and B S Chandrasekar were legendary spinners but did not achieve this debut record.

Clean and Jerk, and Snatch are the two primary lifts in Olympic weightlifting. Clean and Jerk involves lifting the bar in two movements, while Snatch is one continuous motion. Golf, boxing, and polo use different terminology entirely.

Mohinder Amarnath is indeed the correct answer. He played for India from 1969-1989 but was never appointed as captain. Ravi Shastri captained India in 1987-88. Chandu Borde captained India briefly in 1964-65. GR Viswanath led India in a couple of matches in 1974-75 and 1978-79.