Cricket and Tour de France Quiz

Seven captains have scored 200 or more runs in a Test innings against India. This is a cricket statistics question requiring knowledge of high individual scores by visiting captains in India. The number seven represents the count across cricket history.

Graham Gooch scored his famous 333 runs against India at Lord's in 1990, which remains one of the highest individual Test innings. This was part of a high-scoring Test match between England and India.

Sri Lanka has scored 600+ runs six times in Test innings against India, making it a unique record in cricket history between these two nations. This requires knowing specific cricket statistics.

Jayawardene and Sangakkara hold the record for highest Test partnership (624 runs for Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, 2006). Jayasuriya/Jayawardene, Sachin/Rahul, and Sehwag/Sachin did not set this record.

Bishan Singh Bedi was the Indian spinner who publicly called Muttiah Muralitharan a 'chucker' in the 1990s, questioning his bowling action. Muralitharan later responded by calling Bedi a 'controversy monger' in retaliation. This was a well-documented cricket controversy from that era. Options like Prasanna and Anil Kumble were also great spinners but were not involved in this specific exchange.

Sharad Pawar served as ICC President from 2010-2012. The other options - Howard (likely Malcolm Speed), Speed (actually Malcolm Speed was CEO, not President), and Gavaskar - were never ICC President. This question refers to a specific historical appointment.

Losing by 10 wickets means the losing team batted twice and was dismissed both times without the winning team losing any wickets - a complete domination. This was indeed the margin of India's loss to Sri Lanka in the first Test of their 2008 series. An innings loss or 144-run loss would also be comprehensive, but the 10-wicket margin was the actual result.

In the 2008 India-Sri Lanka Test series, five Sri Lankan batsmen scored centuries. This was a high-scoring series where Sri Lankan batsmen dominated. The question specifies 'as on 28th July' indicating it's asking about the status at that point in the ongoing series.

Raymond Poulidor, the French cyclist nicknamed 'The Eternal Second', holds the record for most podium (top 3) finishes in Tour de France without ever winning - 8 podium finishes between 1962 and 1976. This is a unique and somewhat ironic record in cycling history. Note: this record is for most podium finishes, which is what the question asks.

As of the 2011 Tour de France, Mark Cavendish had the most stage wins among active cyclists, with 25 stage wins by that time (eventually reaching 34+ by 2021). He's known as one of the greatest sprinters in cycling history. The question specifies 'current cyclists' indicating a time-sensitive query about active riders.

TCS was indeed a sponsor of the Cervelo Test Team. In the 2010 Tour de France, Cervelo rider Thor Hushovd won Stage 3, which was a flat stage favoring sprinters. This victory contributed to his eventual green jersey (points classification) win that year.

Eddy Merckx in 1969 is the only rider in Tour de France history to win all three major classifications in a single year - the yellow jersey (overall), green jersey (points/sprint), and polka dot jersey (King of the Mountains). This unparalleled achievement showcases his dominance across all aspects of racing.