General Awareness
Cricket History and Facts
9,822 Questions
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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Gavaskar
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Srikkanth
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Kapil dev
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Amarnath
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In the 1983 World Cup final, Kris Srikkanth was the top-scorer for India with 38 runs off 75 balls. Gavaskar scored 29*, Kapil Dev made 15, and Mohinder Amarnath scored 26. Srikkanth's attacking innings at the top provided crucial momentum in India's chase of 183.
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Kapil
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Madanlal
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M Amarnath
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Srikanth
C
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Mohinder Amarnath was awarded Man of the Match in the 1983 World Cup final for his brilliant all-round performance - he took 3 wickets for 32 runs and scored a crucial 26 runs in India's successful defense of 183 runs against West Indies. Kapil Dev was the captain, but Amarnath's match-winning contributions earned him the award.
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Group A Match
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Group B match
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Semi Final
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Quater Final
D
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Kapil Dev scored his legendary 175 runs in the 1983 World Cup quarter-final against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells. This innings is regarded as one of the greatest ODI knocks of all time, rescuing India from 17/5 to 266/8 and eventually winning the match by 31 runs.
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Glenn Turner
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Keith Fleture
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Dennis Amiss
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Gavaskar
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Dennis Amiss scored the first century in Cricket World Cup history - he made 137 runs for England against India in the very first World Cup match in 1975 at Lord's. This established the record for the first World Cup hundred.
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Saurav Ganguly
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Ricky Ponting
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Zaheer Abbas
B
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Sourav Ganguly scored three centuries in a single World Cup (2003). Sachin Tendulkar never scored 3 centuries in one World Cup, and neither did Ricky Ponting or Zaheer Abbas achieve this feat.
A
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India's highest ODI total is 414/7, scored against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup. The other score figures are incorrect records.
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Ken MacLeay
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Glenn McGrath
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Gary Gilmour
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Greg Chappell
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Ken MacLeay took 6/39 against India in 1983, which remains the best bowling by an Australian against India in ODIs. Glenn McGrath and Gary Gilmour had notable careers but didn't achieve this specific feat.
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Charlotte Edwards
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Belinda Clark
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Lisa Keightley
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Claire Taylor
B
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Belinda Clark of Australia holds the record for the highest individual score in Women's ODIs with 229*. The other players listed didn't hold this record.
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Nicholas De Groot
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Ajit Agarkar
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Shane Bond
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Javagal Srinath
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Nicholas De Groot, a Netherlands batsman, achieved the unwanted record of scoring three consecutive ducks (three consecutive innings without scoring) in the 2007 ICC World Cup. This rare and unfortunate distinction makes him the correct answer to this cricket trivia question.
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The lowest team total in World Cup history is 36 all out, scored by Canada against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup at Paarl. This incredibly low score remains a World Cup record for the worst batting collapse.
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Brendon McCullum
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Saurav Ganguly
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Sahid Afridi
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Yuvraj Singh
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Brendon McCullum scored the fastest fifty in World Cup history, reaching 50 runs in just 18 balls against England in the 2015 World Cup. This explosive batting display at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington set a new World Cup record for the fastest half-century.
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Ben Helfenhus
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Derk Nannes
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Stwart Owe
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Jimme McMillan
B
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Derk Nannes is the unique cricketer who played for both the Netherlands and Australia in ODI cricket. A left-arm fast bowler born in Australia, he first represented the Netherlands in 2009 (including the 2009 World T20) before making his ODI debut for Australia in 2010.
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Gilly,Symmonds
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VVS,Gilly
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VVS,Afridi
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Gilly,Afridi
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Laxman
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Gilchrist
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Afridi
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Styris
B
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Adam Gilchrist was indeed the first player to cross 1000 runs for Deccan Chargers in IPL. He was their opener and captain, scoring runs consistently at the top of the order. Gilchrist was an aggressive batsman who scored quickly and was the backbone of DC's batting lineup.
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Fleming
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Lehaman
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Steve waugh
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mark waugh
B
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Darren Lehmann was the coach of the Deccan Chargers in the IPL. He coached them to their IPL title victory in 2009. The spelling in the question is 'Lehaman' which appears to be a typo for 'Lehmann'. The other options are famous cricketers but were not DC coaches.