Cricket History and Legends

Don Bradman scored 29 centuries in Test cricket, a remarkable achievement considering he played only 52 Tests. His batting average of 99.94 remains the highest in Test cricket history.

Don Bradman worked as a stockbroker after his cricket career. He was a successful stockbroker in Adelaide, South Australia, leveraging his analytical skills from cricket in the financial markets.

Don Bradman worked as a stock broker after his cricket career and during his playing days. He established a successful stockbroking firm 'Don Bradman & Co' in Sydney, which he ran for many years.

Don Bradman scored 2 triple centuries (300+ runs) in Test cricket - 334 against England in 1930 and 304 against England in 1934. He remains one of the few batsmen to achieve this feat multiple times.

Don Bradman scored 12 double centuries (200+ runs) in Test cricket. This is one of the highest tallies in cricket history, reflecting his extraordinary batting consistency and achievement.

Don Bradman's highest Test score was 334 runs, scored against England at Headingley, Leeds in 1930. This was his first Test triple century and remained his personal best.

Don Bradman made his Test debut for Australia against England in 1928. He played his first Test match at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba) in November 1928.

Don Bradman played his final test match against England at The Oval in 1948, in the famous 'Ashes' series. In his last innings, he was dismissed for 0 runs, finishing with a career average of 99.94 - just short of 100.

Don Bradman, primarily a batsman, took only 2 wickets in his entire test career - both were English batsmen (Walter Hammond and Ken Farnes). He was not a bowler.

The Oriental Cricket Club, founded in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1848, was the first cricket club established by Indians. It was formed by the Parsi community and marked the beginning of organized Indian cricket.

The first official tour of an Indian cricket team to England took place in 1911, led by the Maharaja of Patiala. Although they played many matches, it was before India was granted Test status in 1932.

India recorded their first test victory against England at Madras (now Chennai) in 1952. This was India's first-ever test win, and they won by an innings and 8 runs.

The first ODI was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 5 January 1971. 1928 is too early (Test cricket era), 1982 is late, and 1997 marks the rise of limited-overs cricket, not its advent.

India won its first Cricket World Cup in 1983, captained by Kapil Dev, defeating the West Indies in the final at Lord's. 1992, 1996, and 2000 are all incorrect - India did not win the World Cup in those years (Pakistan won in 1992, Sri Lanka in 1996).

Sachin Tendulkar replaced Mohammed Azharuddin as India's cricket captain in late 1996 (specifically December 1996). 2000 is when Azharuddin's career effectively ended, 1992 is too early, and 2004 is post-Tendulkar's initial captaincy stint.

Sunil Gavaskar scored 36 runs in the first Cricket World Cup in 1975. His low score was part of India's struggles in the inaugural tournament. 80, 55, and 34 are all incorrect - 36 is the actual score he made in that World Cup.

The BCCI was formed in December 1928 and has been operating since 1929. It replaced the Calcutta Cricket Club. 1950, 1989, and 1940 are all incorrect - the board is much older, dating back to the pre-Independence era.

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut for India in November 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi, aged 16 years and 205 days. 1978 is before he was born, 1969 is impossible, and 1993 is well into his career.

MS Dhoni's iconic 183 not out came in the 2nd ODI of the Sri Lanka tour in 2005 at Jaipur. This was a record-breaking innings at the time, the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.