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

Which of the following members of ICC were the foundation members who retained the right of veto against the proceedings of ICC till 1989?

a. England b. Australia c. India d. South Africa

  1. b and d

  2. a and b

  3. a and c

  4. a and d

  5. a, b and d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The privileged position of England and Australia was scrapped in favour of equal membership in 1989. They were the foundation members who retained the right to veto over the proceedings of ICC.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. South Africa was excluded from international cricket in 1970.

  2. India, Pakistan and West Indies voted to debar South Africa from ICC in 1969.

  3. The first One Day International was played between England and Australia in Melbourne in 1971.

  4. The first World Cup was successfully staged in 1975.

  5. Kerry Packer started unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this statement is incorrect. India, Pakistan and West Indies had boycotted South Africa since 1950s, but they did not have the necessary power in the ICC to debar it  from Test cricket.

Multiple choice

In which one of the following One-Day Cricket World Cups, did India lose in a Finals?

  1. World Cup, 1992

  2. World Cup, 1996

  3. World, Cup 1999

  4. World, Cup 2003
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

India reached the Cricket World Cup final in 2003 under captain Sourav Ganguly but lost to Australia. India did not reach the finals in 1992, 1996, or 1999. The 2003 final was played at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, where Australia defeated India by 125 runs. India's next final appearance would be in 2011, which they won.

Multiple choice

Which team that registered a ten-wicket victory in the 2003 Cricket World Cup?

  1. Australia

  2. South Africa

  3. New Zealand

  4. West Indies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

South Africa is the correct answer. They registered a ten-wicket victory over Scotland in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, chasing down the target without losing any wickets. Australia had many victories but no ten-wicket wins in that tournament. New Zealand and the West Indies did not achieve such a comprehensive victory.

Multiple choice

Which country got the Spirit of Cricket Award 2009?

  1. India

  2. Australia

  3. South Africa

  4. New Zealand
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

New Zealand received the Spirit of Cricket Award in 2009, recognizing their commitment to playing the game in the right spirit and maintaining fair play standards. This award is given by the ICC to honor sporting behavior.

Multiple choice

The first 20-20 International match was played between

  1. Australia and England

  2. England and Sri Lanka

  3. Australia and New Zealand

  4. New Zealand and England
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first Twenty20 International match was played between Australia and England on 17 February 2005 at the SCG, Sydney. This historic match marked the beginning of T20I cricket, with Australia winning by 5 wickets. England-Sri Lanka, Australia-New Zealand, and New Zealand-England combinations came later.