General Awareness

Cricket History and Facts

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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

Multiple choice general knowledge

Trivia....ICC and its bodies uses DuckWorthLewis principle...Wats d equivalent principle of ICL'D rebels league'??????!!!!!

  1. SG Malhotra's after the idea-provider

  2. JayaDevan's

  3. FrankTony's(Duckworthlewis surnames)

  4. Acharya's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Jayadevan method (created by V. Jayadevan) is an alternative rain rule used in cricket, similar to Duckworth-Lewis. It was notably used in the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), which was a rebel league opposed to the BCCI. The other names are fictional or incorrect.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who is Mike Denness?

  1. Cricketer

  2. Comemtator

  3. Umpire

  4. Match Refree
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mike Denness was a former Scottish cricketer (played 12 Tests for England) who later served as an ICC Match Referee. He was famously involved in the controversial 2001 India-South Africa series where he sanctioned several Indian players. While he was a cricketer and briefly an umpire, his most prominent administrative role was as Match Referee.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who was the Man of the Match in the final of world t20 2009?

  1. Kumar Sangakkara

  2. Shahid Afridi

  3. Sanath Jayasuriya

  4. Tillakaratne Dilshan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shahid Afridi was named Man of the Match in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 final for his brilliant all-round performance. He scored an unbeaten 54 runs off just 40 balls and then took crucial wickets, including the dangerous Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara. Pakistan won this final against Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

How much run Afridi scored in the final of t20 WC 2009

  1. 54

  2. 34*

  3. 29*

  4. 54*
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Shahid Afridi scored an unbeaten 54 runs off 40 balls in the 2009 T20 World Cup final. His innings included 2 fours and 2 sixes, and he played a crucial role in Pakistan's successful chase of 139 runs against Sri Lanka. This performance earned him the Man of the Match award.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

How many runs did he scored in test match in 2003-2004 Austrilia tour

  1. 619

  2. 654

  3. 637

  4. 608
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This question references a specific player's 2003-2004 Australia tour test runs without naming the player (the 'he'). Rahul Dravid scored 619 runs in the 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, including the famous Adelaide double century. Options B (654), C (637), and D (608) are incorrect totals.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who is the second best average in test cicket

  1. Richards

  2. Sachin tendulkar

  3. Graeme pollack

  4. Gary sobers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Graeme Pollock has the second-highest batting average in Test cricket history among these options. His average of 60.97 ranks among the all-time greats, though Sir Donald Bradman holds the record. The question has a typo ('cicket' instead of 'cricket') and the phrasing 'second best average' is technically imprecise - it should say 'second-highest average'.