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
  1. Scored centuries in debut

  2. Scored ducks in debut

  3. Wicket keepers

  4. Took a wkt on first ball in debut

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge about the mentioned cricketers.

The correct answer is: C. Wicket keepers.

Explanation:

Sadanand Vishwanath, Chandrakanth Pandit, and M.S.K Prasad are all former Indian cricketers who played as wicketkeepers. Sadanand Vishwanath played for India in the 1980s, scoring over 1500 runs in his international career. Chandrakanth Pandit was a successful wicketkeeper-batsman for India in the 1990s, and M.S.K Prasad also played as a wicketkeeper for India in the early 2000s.

Option A is incorrect because none of these cricketers scored a century in their debut match.

Option B is also incorrect because none of these cricketers got out for a duck in their debut match.

Option D is incorrect because none of these cricketers took a wicket on their first ball in debut.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Subrata Roy, Sahara Group

  2. Mukesh Patel, Randezvous Sports World

  3. Venkataraman Reddy, Deccan Chronicle

  4. Vijay Malliya, KingFisher

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mukesh Patel of Randezvous Sports World made this statement about having no knowledge of cricket and treating IPL purely as business. This quote was controversial as it highlighted the commercialization of cricket. The other names listed are other business figures associated with cricket but didn't make this specific statement.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Adam Gilchrist

  2. Yusuf Pathan

  3. Jacques Kallis

  4. Andrew Symonds

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jacques Kallis had the highest batting average at the end of the first week of IPL Season 3. Kallis, representing Royal Challengers Bangalore, was in excellent form during the initial matches. This is a time-sensitive cricket statistic specific to IPL 2010.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Adam Gilchrist

  2. Andrew Symonds

  3. Ricky Ponting

  4. Andrew Flintoff

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Andrew Symonds was a prominent Australian cricketer known for his candid views on player valuations and team selections. This quote reflects the often unpredictable nature of player auctions and contracts in cricket. The statement about 'no logical sense' in player worth aligns with Symonds' straightforward personality.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Sachin

  2. Sunil Gavaskar

  3. Sourav Ganguly

  4. Vinod Kamble

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vinod Kambli scored 1000 runs in 17 Test matches for India, setting a record for the fastest to 1000 Test runs by an Indian at the time. Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar took more matches to reach this milestone. This record was later surpassed. The question has a typo ('fasted' should be 'fastest').

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Waqar Younis

  2. Wasim Akram

  3. Imraan Khan

  4. Saqlain Mustaq

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar was bowled by Waqar Younis on his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi (1989). Waqar was also making his debut in the same match. Wasim Akram and Imran Khan were senior Pakistani bowlers but didn't dismiss Sachin in that innings.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. 0

  2. 11

  3. 15

  4. 17

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar scored 15 runs in his debut Test innings against Pakistan in Karachi (1989). He was caught by Waqar Younis off the bowling of Waqar Younis. 0, 11, and 17 are incorrect scores for his debut.