Cricket Quiz: Captains and Records

Virat Kohli captained India to victory in the 2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia. Mohammad Kaif was captain of the 2000 winning U-19 team, while Taruwar Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were teammates under Kohli's leadership. Kohli's performance in this tournament was a launching pad for his international career.

Ishant Sharma plays for Delhi in domestic Indian cricket. He has been a key player for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments since his debut. The other states listed (Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh) are not his domestic team, though he has played for India nationally and in the IPL.

Stephen Fleming captained New Zealand in the most Test matches (80 matches between 2002-2008). Nathan Astle, John Wright, and Chris Cairns also captained New Zealand but not for as many Test matches as Fleming, who holds the record for New Zealand's longest-serving Test captain.

Marvan Atapattu captained the Delhi Giants in the Indian Cricket League (ICL), a rebel cricket league that operated from 2007-2009. Chris Cairns, Brian Lara, and Damien Martyn were all ICL players but captained different teams (Chandigarh Lions, Mumbai Champs, and Ahmedabad Rockets respectively).

Herschelle Gibbs holds the ODI record for hitting six consecutive sixes in a single over, achieved against the Netherlands in the 2007 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh accomplished this feat in T20 cricket, not ODIs.

Chris Cairns captained the Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League (ICL), a defunct T20 tournament that ran from 2007-2009. The ICL featured many international players in franchise-based teams.

Nathan Astle, the former New Zealand batsman, captained the Mumbai Champs team in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). Shane Bond was a key bowler in the same league but for a different team.

Damien Martyn captained the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The Australian batsman was part of the ICL franchise system before the league was dissolved.

Craig McMillan captained the Bengal Tigers in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The New Zealand batsman was one of several international players who led ICL franchise teams.

Nikolay Davydenko won the Qatar Open in 2010, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final. Andy Murray and Andy Roddick were top players but did not win this specific tournament. This question is time-sensitive as tournament winners change annually.

This question asks to identify the player who was NOT a quarterfinalist. In the 2009 Australian Open, the quarterfinalists included Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic, but Juan Martin del Potro lost in the third round. The negative framing (NOT a quarterfinalist) makes this a reasoning question.

Novak Djokovic has won the Dubai Championships multiple times (2011, 2013, and later years). David Ferrer and Mikhail Youzhny were finalists in different years. Nikolay Davydenko won Dubai in 2008, but Djokovic is more commonly associated with this tournament in multiple years.