Indian Sports and Sportspersons

Harsha Bhogle was one of the brand ambassadors for Mumbai Indians IPL team. He is a renowned cricket commentator and analyst. Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Arun Lal, while associated with cricket, were not Mumbai Indians brand ambassadors.

Dilip Doshi, former Indian cricketer, was responsible for bringing the Montblanc luxury pen brand to India. He became the franchisee for Montblanc in India after his cricket career. Mohammed Azharrudin, Ajay Jadeja, and Sunil Gavaskar were not associated with bringing Montblanc to India.

Pato is the national game of Argentina, a traditional equestrian sport combining elements of polo and basketball. Players on horseback attempt to throw a ball through a hoop. It has been played since the 1600s and was declared Argentina's national game in 1953.

Table tennis is the national sport of the People's Republic of China. China has dominated international table tennis since the 1950s, and it's deeply embedded in the country's sports culture and education system. The sport is also called ping pong.

Wrestling (specifically oil wrestling or 'Yağlı Güreş') is considered the national sport of Turkey, with a history dating back to the Ottoman Empire. The Kirkpinar tournament in Edirne is the world's oldest continuously running sporting competition since 1361.

Lacrosse is the national summer sport of Canada, officially adopted in 1859. It was invented by Indigenous peoples and later adopted by European settlers. Hockey is Canada's national winter sport, making lacrosse the summer counterpart.

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge about the history of Indian cricket and the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award.

Option A: Lala Amarnath was the first Indian cricketer to score a Test century for India, but he was not the first Indian to be nominated as one of Wisden's 'Cricketer of the Year'.

Option B: Ranjitsinhji, also known as Ranji, was the first Indian to be named as one of Wisden's 'Cricketer of the Year' in 1897.

Option C: Vijay Merchant was a prominent Indian cricketer who played for the country in the 1930s and 1940s. However, he was not the first Indian to be nominated as one of Wisden's 'Cricketer of the Year'.

Option D: Pankaj Roy was an Indian opening batsman who played for India in the 1950s. He was not the first Indian to be nominated as one of Wisden's 'Cricketer of the Year'.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: B. Ranjitsinhji

Farooq Engineer was indeed the first Indian cricketer to win a Man of the Match award in One Day International (limited overs) cricket. This happened in India's very first ODI match against England at Leeds in 1974, where he scored 82 runs. This is a well-documented cricketing milestone.