Cricket Trivia: Players, Records & Statistics

Yasir Hameed made a remarkable debut in Test cricket, scoring centuries in both innings against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2003. He is indeed one of only three players in cricket history to achieve this feat on debut. The record of 4 consecutive 100-run opening partnerships in ODIs refers to his partnership with Imran Farhat in 2003-04. His last international appearance was in December 2007 against India.

This question provides context that it's versus Australia in 1996. Sachin Tendulkar scored 90 runs in 84 balls in a famous innings against Australia in 1996. The other options are incorrect scores or deliveries for this specific innings.

The question asks about Sachin's score in a specific match, though the match context ('here') is not provided. Among the options, 82 runs in 49 balls is a realistic cricket scoring rate, while '82 in 82 overs' would be impossibly slow and '12 in 12 overs' is unusually slow. The correct answer marked is B, which represents a plausible batting performance.

Denis Amiss was indeed the first batsman to score a century in One Day International cricket. He scored 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester on August 24, 1972. Geoff Boycott, Bob Simpson, and John Small were all accomplished cricketers but not the first to score an ODI century.

Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in a first-class match in 1968, Herschelle Gibbs did it in an ODI World Cup match in 2007, and Ravi Shastri achieved it in a first-class match in 1984-85. Yuvraj Singh (option B) famously hit 6 sixes in a T20 World Cup match in 2007, but T20 is not included in 'first class & ODIs' - the question explicitly excludes T20 format.

When Kapil Dev became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, he broke Richard Hadlee's (New Zealand) record. Hadlee had held the record with 431 wickets before Kapil surpassed him. Options A (Lillee), B (Botham), and C (Malcolm Marshall) were all great fast bowlers but did not hold the record that Kapil broke.

C K Nayudu (Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu) and C S Nayudu (Cottari Srinivas Rao Nayudu) were brothers - both played cricket for India in the early era. Options C and D (C V Nayudu and C M Nayudu) are incorrect distractors. C K Nayudu was India's first Test captain.

Kevin O'Brien and Niall O'Brien are brothers from Ireland who both played international cricket. Niall was a wicket-keeper batsman, Kevin a middle-order batsman famous for his World Cup performances. Options A (Shane) and C (Mike) O'Brien are incorrect distractors.

Maurice Odumbe and Edward Odumbe are brothers from Kenya who played cricket together. Maurice was the more famous player, part of Kenya's 2003 World Cup heroics. Options A (Steve) and B (Thomas) Odumbe are incorrect distractors.