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 sports

No of centuries scored by Sunil Gavaskar in ODI..

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Despite being one of the greatest Test batsmen with 34 Test centuries, Sunil Gavaskar scored only one ODI century in his entire career - 103 not out against New Zealand in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket. His classical batting style was better suited to Test matches.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

The only Indian to have slammed centuries on debut in Ranji, Duleep and Irani trophies..

  1. Rahul Dravid

  2. VVS Lakshman

  3. Kapil Dev

  4. Sachin Tendulkar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar achieved this unique triple feat - scoring centuries on debut in the Ranji Trophy (1988-89 for Mumbai), Duleep Trophy (1990-91 for West Zone), and Irani Trophy (1990-91 for Rest of India). No other Indian has matched this record across domestic competitions.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

The youngest spinner to take 100 wickets in Tests.

  1. Shane Warne

  2. Daniel Vettori

  3. V Raju

  4. Anil Kumble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Daniel Vettori became the youngest spinner in Test history to reach 100 wickets, achieving this milestone at age 20 years and 292 days against England in 1999. His accuracy and flight-based bowling allowed him to succeed despite not possessing extreme pace.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

what are the performance(run/wkt) for what he has got man of the match in ODI

  1. 70/0

  2. 8/5

  3. 11/4

  4. 66/1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

In ODI cricket, this player has received Man of the Match awards for various bowling performances. The four performances listed - 8/5, 11/4, 70/0, and 66/1 - all represent bowling figures where he took wickets while conceding runs. These are all valid performances that earned him the Man of the Match title at different times.