Cricket and Sports Records Quiz

Kepler Wessels (Australia & South Africa), John Traicos (South Africa & Zimbabwe), and Gavin Hamilton (Scotland & England by birth) all represented two countries. Alvin Kalicharan only ever played for the West Indies (1972-1981), making him the odd one out.

Len Hutton (England) is the only batsman in Test cricket history to be given out 'obstructing the field.' This happened against South Africa in 1951 at The Oval when he played a ball onto his stumps and the ball deflected back toward the bowler.

Tendulkar, Azharuddin, and Haynes all scored centuries on their Test debut. Brian Lara scored 44 runs in his first innings ( vs England) and didn't score a century until his 5th Test, making him the odd one out.

Sachin Tendulkar was named the greatest One Day International cricketer by Wisden in 2002, not just 'rated'. He was included in Wisden's all-time Test World XI but the specific 'greatest ODI cricketer' rating is the context.

In the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy final, West Indies won with Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne at the crease. Bradshaw remained not out as the winning runs were scored. Ridley Jacobs had already been dismissed.

Sachin Tendulkar won the inaugural ICC Cricketer of the Year award (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) in 2004 at the first ICC Awards ceremony. He did not win it for a second time in 2010.

Sachin Tendulkar has mentioned John McEnroe as his favorite tennis player during childhood. He admired McEnroe's aggressive playing style and temperament.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 523 runs in the 2003 World Cup (7 innings) compared to 361 runs in the 1996 World Cup (5 innings). His 2003 performance was superior in aggregate runs.

Paul Collingwood (England) scored 120 runs and took 6 wickets for 31 runs against Bangladesh in 2005, making him the only player to score a century and take 6 wickets in the same ODI match. Flintoff, Razzaq, and Shakib have never achieved this specific double.

Sunil Gavaskar scored 220 runs in the first innings and 111 runs in the second innings against West Indies in Port of Spain in 1971, totaling 331 runs. This was the highest individual test match total by an Indian batsman at that time. Sehwag later scored 319 in one innings but didn't match Gavaskar's combined innings record.

Don Bradman holds the record for scoring 200+ runs in an innings the most times in Test cricket - he achieved this feat 7 times. Brian Lara and others follow behind him. This record has stood for decades and is considered one of cricket's most remarkable achievements.

Subhadra Pradhan was indeed declared the player of the tournament when China defeated India in the Asia Cup Women's Hockey Championship final in Bangkok. She was a key Indian player and received this individual honor despite India's loss in the final.

Switzerland won the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in the final held in Abuja. Switzerland was considered an underdog in this tournament and their victory was unexpected. This was Switzerland's first FIFA World Cup title at any level.

This question asks for the INCORRECT statement. Russia was actually the WINNING team (not the losing finalist) in the 2009 Federation Cup, making statement B incorrect. Italy was the losing finalist that year. Statement E correctly lists the Italian players who were the losing finalists.

Statement I is incorrect because India and Pakistan were placed in different groups for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Statements II and III are correct - Bangladesh did host two quarter-finals, India and Sri Lanka hosted one each, and the opening ceremony was held in Dhaka. Therefore, D (II and III only) is correct.

Sandeep Patil did take over as Director of Operations at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore when Dave Whatmore left to coach the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Sandeep Patil is a former Indian cricketer and has held various administrative positions in Indian cricket after retirement.