Cricket and Football Trivia 2010

Virender Sehwag scored two triple centuries in Test cricket: 309 against Pakistan at Multan in 2004, and 319 against South Africa at Chennai in 2008. These are his only Test triple centuries, making Pakistan and South Africa the correct answers.

Despite scoring 23 Test centuries, Virender Sehwag had a remarkable anomaly - only one century came in the second innings of a Test match. This was 155 against Sri Lanka at Mumbai in 2009. Most of his hundreds came in first innings when he could capitalize on fresh batting conditions.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the ODI record for most dismissals in the 90s - he was out 28 times between 90-99. This stat is often cited as a testament to the pressure he faced and teams' strategies to contain him. Brian Lara follows but with fewer such dismissals.

In the famous Lord's Test debut in 1996, both Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid debuted together. While Ganguly scored a century (131), Dravid scored 95 runs in the first innings. This match launched two of India's greatest batting careers simultaneously.

In the MCC Spirit of Cricket Test at Lord's in 2010, Australia were bowled out for 253 in their first innings. Pakistan's pace attack, led by Mohammad Amir, exploited the helpful Lord's conditions to dismiss Australia.

Mohammad Amir was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in Australia's first innings at Lord's 2010, taking 5 wickets. His left-arm swing bowling was instrumental in dismissing Australia for 253 runs.

Shane Watson opened the batting with Simon Katich for Australia in the first innings of the MCC Spirit of Cricket Test at Lord's 2010. Katich was Watson's regular opening partner during this period of Australian cricket.

Australia hit only 1 six in their first innings of 253 runs at Lord's 2010. This reflects the traditional batting approach required at Lord's and the disciplined Pakistani bowling attack that kept them in check.

Salman Butt was Pakistan's top scorer in the first innings at Lord's 2010. Pakistan were bowled out for 148 in reply to Australia's 253, with Butt's contribution being the highest individual score for his team.

Shane Watson was Australia's leading wicket-taker in Pakistan's first innings, taking 5 wickets. Watson's medium-pace swing bowling proved very effective at Lord's, complementing his role as an opening batsman in an excellent all-round performance.

Pakistan were bowled out for 148 in their first innings at Lord's 2010. This was in response to Australia's 253, giving Australia a 105-run first innings lead. The Pakistani batting lineup struggled against Australia's bowling attack.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was the captain of the Netherlands football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He led the team to the final where they lost to Spain. Mark van Bommel and Arjen Robben were key players but not the captain.

Jon Dahl Tomasson was the captain of Denmark in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a forward and played for clubs like AC Milan. Daniel Agger was a key defender but not the captain.

Makoto Hasebe was the captain of Japan in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a midfielder who played for Wolfsburg. Keisuke Honda was a star player but not the captain.

Samuel Eto'o was the captain of Cameroon in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a legendary striker who played for Inter Milan. Carlos Kameni was the goalkeeper but not the captain.