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
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Kings XI Punjab
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Mumbai Indians
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Rajasthan Royals
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KKR
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In IPL 2009 (season 2), Mumbai Indians finished 7th out of 8 teams, making them second-last. The bottom two teams were Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Sanath Jayasuriya
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Virendra Sehwag
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Brandon McCalum
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Chris Gayle
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Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
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The first ever IPL match on April 18, 2008 was between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore. This opened the inaugural IPL season.
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During his record 200* innings against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar reached his fifty in 37 balls. This was the fastest fifty of that historic innings.
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In his record-breaking 200* innings against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar reached his century in 90 balls. This remains one of the fastest centuries in ODI cricket history.
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During his record 200* against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar reached the 150-run mark in 118 balls. This was part of his epic double-century innings.
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On February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double century in ODI history, reaching 200* off 147 balls against South Africa at Gwalior. This was a world-record innings.
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As of February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar had scored 93 international centuries combining both Test matches (47) and ODIs (46). This was a significant milestone as he approached the unprecedented 100 centuries mark in international cricket.
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Dravid
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coventry
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anwar
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Sachin
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This question is historically dated. When Sachin Tendulkar scored 200* against South Africa in 2010, he briefly held the record for highest individual ODI score. Later, Rohit Sharma surpassed this with 209 and then 264*. Charles Coventry scored 194* for Zimbabwe, and Dravid's highest was 153.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored his historic 200* (the first-ever double-century in ODI cricket) in his 442nd ODI match against South Africa on February 24, 2010, at Gwalior. This milestone changed batting approach in limited-overs cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored 1796 runs across six Cricket World Cup tournaments from 1992 to 2011. This made him one of the highest run-scorers in World Cup history and remained a record for many years.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored 93 half-centuries (50s) in ODI cricket during his career. These fifties, combined with his 49 ODI centuries, demonstrate his remarkable consistency and made him one of the most successful run-scorers in limited-overs cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored 175 runs off 141 balls against Australia in 2009, which was his then-highest individual ODI score. He later surpassed this with 200* off 147 balls in 2010.
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As of February 25, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar had received 62 Man of the Match awards in ODI cricket. This count was accurate at the specified cutoff date.