Cricket History and Facts

Kapil Dev's best bowling figures were 9/83 in Tests (vs West Indies, Ahmedabad 1983) and 5/43 in ODIs (vs Pakistan, Sharjah 1985). The 9/83 test performance remains one of India's finest bowling efforts.

Kapil Dev became the second bowler in Test cricket history to take 400 wickets, achieving this milestone in 1991-92. Richard Hadlee of New Zealand was the first to reach this landmark.

The first IPL match between KKR and Deccan Chargers was played in 2008. While the exact man of the match should be verified from match records, Angelo Mathews was a key player for KKR in that inaugural tournament.

Anil Kumble achieved the historic feat of taking all 10 wickets in a Test innings against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla in 1999. This remains the only instance of a bowler taking 10 wickets in an innings in Test cricket history.

Yusuf Pathan scored the first century of IPL 2010, playing for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians. He reached the milestone off just 37 balls, which was then the fastest century in IPL history.

IPL 2010 had 8 teams playing each other twice (home and away), resulting in 56 league matches (8 × 7 = 56). The top 4 teams then qualified for the playoffs, which consisted of 2 qualifiers, 1 eliminator, and 1 final, totaling 4 additional matches. This gives a complete tournament total of 60 matches. Option F is correct.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Man of the Series awards in One Day International cricket, having won 15 such awards. The stored answer 14 was correct at an earlier point in his career, but his final tally reached 15. However, 14 is the closest available option provided.

Rahul Dravid was the Icon Player for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL. Icon players were designated as the face of each franchise in the inaugural IPL season.

Kevin Pietersen became the costliest player for Royal Challengers Bangalore when he was bought for $1.55 million in the IPL auction. This made him the most expensive signing for RCB at that time.

Zaheer Khan and Robin Uthappa were both transferred from Royal Challengers Bangalore to other franchises. Steven Smith and Sridharan Sriram were not associated with RCB during this transfer period.

The statement is unclear about which team beat Deccan Chargers. In IPL 2009 semi-finals, Deccan Chargers actually defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore to reach the final. Without the subject 'they' being defined, the claim cannot be verified as True.

Stephen Fleming was the coach of Chennai Super Kings in 2010. He has been associated with CSK since the beginning of IPL and led them to multiple victories. Venkatesh Prasad was with RCB, Srikkanth was a selector, and VB Chandrasekhar was a former player.