General Awareness
Cricket History and Facts
8,738 Questions
Sports and Cricket History questions test your knowledge of players, major tournaments, and historical sports records. This includes cricket milestones, hockey league facts, and archery scores. Regular practice ensures better scores in the general awareness section of exams.
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Cricket History and Facts Questions
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Jason Gilespie
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Zaheer Khan
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Shane Warne
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Glenn Mcgrath
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Zaheer Khan holds the record for the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in Test cricket - 75 runs against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2004. This remains one of the most remarkable lower-order batting performances.
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Wasim Akram
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Inzamam ul Haq
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Waqar Younis
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Rashid Latif
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Waqar Younis was the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the 2003 World Cup. He led the team in what would be his final World Cup appearance before retiring from international cricket later that year.
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praveen kumar
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gautham gambhir
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irfan pathan
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misbah ul haq
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Irfan Pathan was the Player of the Match in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. His brilliant spell of 3/16 in 4 runs dismantled Pakistan's top order and was crucial in India's victory. However, the question contains spelling errors.
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Steve Harmison
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Andrew Flintoff
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Simon Jones
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Ashley Giles
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Steve Harmison dismissed Michael Kasprowicz to give England a dramatic 2-run victory in the 2005 Edgbaston Ashes Test. This was one of the most thrilling finishes in Test cricket history, with England winning by the narrowest of margins.
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India scored 218/4 against Australia in the semi-final of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. This remains their highest total in that tournament, achieved through aggressive batting led by Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir who scored 70 and 63 runs respectively.
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Venkatesh Prasad
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Javagal Srinath
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Tinu Yohanan
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Zaheer Khan
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Zaheer Khan conceded 87 runs in his 10 overs against Australia in the 2003 World Cup final, which is the Indian record for most runs given by a bowler in a 10-over spell in ODI cricket.
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India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against Pakistan by 5 runs. Pakistan needed 13 runs off the final over but could only manage 7 runs, with Misbah-ul-Haq getting caught on the last ball attempting a risky shot.
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S Tendulkar
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M Muralitharan
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J Kallis
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W Akram
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Jacques Kallis holds the record for most Man of the Match awards in Test cricket with 23 awards. His consistent all-round performances with both bat and ball over 166 Test matches made him a frequent recipient of this honor.
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Mushtaq Mohammad
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Mushfiqur Rahim
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Hasan Raza
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Hasan Raza from Pakistan is the youngest player to play Test cricket, debuting at 14 years and 227 days against Zimbabwe in 1996. Sachin Tendulkar is often mistakenly believed to hold this record, but he was 16 years and 205 days old on debut.
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M Kaif
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Z Khan
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A Kumble
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A Nehra
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In the iconic 2002 NatWest Trophy final at Lord's, Zaheer Khan hit the winning runs. India chased 326 to win, with Mohammad Kaif scoring 87* and Yuvraj Singh 69, but it was Zaheer who struck the boundary that sealed the famous victory.
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Ramesh Powar
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Abhishek Nayar
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Ajit Agarkar
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Dhaval Kulkarni
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In the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Saurashtra, Manish Pandey took a spectacular catch to dismiss Abhishek Nayar. This catch was crucial in Mumbai's victory and was widely praised for its athleticism.
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Bradley Hodge
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Shane Warne
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Bradley Hogg
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Michael Hussey
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Shane Warne was sent home from the 2003 World Cup just before the tournament began after testing positive for a prohibited diuretic. This drug scandal led to his suspension and he missed Australia's victorious World Cup campaign.
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India scored only one 300-plus total in the 2003 World Cup - 354/2 against Namibia in the group stage. This was Sachin Tendulkar's tournament where he scored 673 runs, but the team didn't frequently cross 300 despite strong batting performances.
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Adam Bacher
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Neil Mckenzie
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Graeme Smith
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AB De Villiers
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Graeme Smith replaced Jonty Rhodes in the 2003 Cricket World Cup after Rhodes was forced to retire from international cricket due to a groin injury sustained during the tournament. Smith, who was then a young opener, took Rhodes' place in the South African squad for the remaining matches.
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BB is not a standard cricket term. LBW (Leg Before Wicket), LB (Leg Bye), and LGB (though less common, could be Long Leg Boundary or similar) have cricket context. However, the question has issues: LGB is questionable as a common term, and the question asks 'Which is not a cricket term' without clear cricket-specific alternatives. Nonetheless, BB is the least cricket-related option.