Cricket History and Statistics Quiz

Shane Warne's Test career bowling average was 25.41. He took 708 wickets in 145 Test matches, conceding 18,011 runs at this average. The other options (25.00, 25.50, 25.70) are close approximations but not his exact career average.

The white ball was first used in ODI cricket during the 1992 World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. This tournament introduced colored clothing and white balls for day-night matches to improve visibility under floodlights.

Glenn McGrath's best bowling figures in Test cricket were 8/24, achieved against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup. This remarkable performance demonstrated his accuracy and ability to exploit batting vulnerabilities.

One Day International cricket was introduced in 1971, with the first ODI played between Australia and England at Melbourne on January 5, 1971. This format was created after a rained-out Test match to provide entertainment for spectators.

50-over One Day International matches became standardized in 1987 after the World Cup that year. Earlier ODIs had varying overs (55 or 60 per innings), but 1987 marked the permanent shift to 50 overs per side.

India played their first Test match in 1932 against England at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was a historic moment in Indian cricket history, marking the nation's entry into international Test cricket. The other options are incorrect - 1900 is too early, 1955 and 1975 are decades after India actually started playing Test cricket.

Sir Don Bradman's highest Test score was 334, made against England at Leeds in 1934. This was one of his many remarkable achievements in cricket history. Bradman, widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, had a career Test batting average of 99.94, and 334 remains one of the legendary individual scores in Test cricket history.