General Awareness

Cricket History and Tournaments

1,827 Questions

Test your knowledge of cricket history, including ICC tournaments, World Cup records, and notable player achievements. These general awareness questions are frequently asked in sports sections of competitive exams. Practice identifying historical match outcomes, team records, and award winners.

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Cricket History and Tournaments Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

1996 world cup?

  1. india pakistan sri lanka

  2. india pakistan

  3. england

  4. south africa
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The 1996 Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This was the sixth edition of the tournament and the first hosted by multiple countries.

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1999 world cup?

  1. india pakistan sri lanka

  2. australia newzealand

  3. england

  4. south africa
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England. This was the seventh edition of the tournament.

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2003 world cup?

  1. england

  2. west indies

  3. south africa

  4. south africa zimbabwe kenya
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 2003 Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by three African nations - South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. This was the eighth edition of the tournament.

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2007 world cup?

  1. south africa zimbabwe kenya

  2. india pakistan sri lanka

  3. west indies

  4. england
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 2007 Cricket World Cup was hosted by the West Indies. This was the first time the Caribbean region hosted the tournament.

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Between which two team first mens Twenty twenty cricket match Played?

  1. Austraila and SouthAfrica

  2. Australia and India

  3. Australia and Westindies

  4. Australaia and Newzerland
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first men's T20 International was played between Australia and New Zealand on February 17, 2005, at Auckland. Australia won this inaugural match. The question contains spelling errors (Australaia, Newzerland) but the factual pairing is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Which is first 'Tie Test' for India?

  1. India VS Australia

  2. India VS West Indies

  3. India VS England

  4. India VS Srilanka
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Explanation

India's first tied Test was against Australia at Chennai (then Madras) in September 1986. Dean Jones scored 210 for Australia while Sunil Gavaskar made 166 for India in this dramatic match. It ended in a tie with both teams scoring 571 runs in their first innings. This was only the second tied Test in cricket history after the famous 1960 Australia-West Indies tie.

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When did South Africa returned to International Cricket?

  1. 1989

  2. 1990

  3. 1991

  4. 1992
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C Correct answer
Explanation

South Africa was readmitted to international cricket in 1991 after the end of apartheid, with their first ODI against India played on November 10, 1991, in Kolkata. While their first Test match was in 1992 against West Indies, the return to international cricket began in 1991. The ICC readmitted South Africa earlier that year following 21 years of isolation due to the apartheid boycott.