Cricket and Sports Trivia

Sachin Tendulkar has crossed the 150-run mark 20 times in Test cricket matches. This statistic reflects his ability to score large centuries and double centuries. The numbers 15, 16, and 19 do not match the actual count.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored 6 double centuries (200+ runs) in international cricket. This is a prestigious achievement, particularly in Test cricket. The numbers 5, 7, and 8 do not match the actual record.

Sachin Tendulkar scored approximately 6000-6500 runs against Australia in both ODIs and Tests combined through October 2010. This made Australia one of the teams he scored most against. The lower ranges don't reflect his prolific record against Australia.

Chennai hosts the only ATP Tour event in India, known as the Chennai Open (now Maharashtra Open but held in Pune since 2018). However, when this question was framed, Chennai was the correct answer as the sole ATP tournament host city in India.

The Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida hosted India's first Formula 1 race in 2011. The circuit was built specifically for F1 and hosted the Indian Grand Prix from 2011-2013. Coimbatore, Chennai, and Hyderabad are major cities but not F1 hosts.

Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The question asks about the upcoming CWG host city, and Glasgow was indeed the host for the 2014 edition.

West Bengal won the 2010 Santosh Trophy, defeating Manipur in the final. This is India's premier state-level football tournament.

India won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. This began India's dominant era in Olympic hockey, winning six consecutive gold medals.

Virender Sehwag scored fifty or more runs in 11 consecutive test matches. This is a record for consistent batting performance in test cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 6 double centuries in test cricket. His first was against Zimbabwe in 1998 and the last was against Australia in 2010.

Czechoslovakia reached finals in 1934 and 1962 but never won. Netherlands reached three finals (1974, 1978, 2010) without winning. Sweden reached the 1958 final but lost to Brazil. Spain won in 2010, so they're excluded.

Herschelle Gibbs hit 6 sixes in an over in the 2007 World Cup. Ravi Shastri and Mike Proctor both achieved this feat in first-class cricket (1984-85 and 1968 respectively). Kallis, Mascarenhas, and Haynes never hit 6 consecutive sixes.

After losing to India in the Bangalore test on October 13, 2010, Australia dropped to 5th position in the ICC Test rankings. This was part of a period when Australia's dominance in test cricket was declining.

The 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany was played at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan. Brazil won 2-0, with Ronaldo scoring both goals.

As of October 14, 2010, Jacques Kallis had not scored a test double century. Dravid (2006 vs Pakistan), Slater (1999 vs England), Smith (2002 vs England), and Gillespie (2006 vs Bangladesh) all had test double centuries by this date. Kallis scored his first test double century in 2012.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century against Australia in 1994 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This was a breakthrough innings that established him as an ODI specialist after 78 previous innings without a century.