Cricket History and Facts

Dennis Amiss scored the first century in ODI cricket, making 103 runs for England against Australia in the first ever ODI match at Melbourne in 1972. This was a historic milestone in the format's early days.

The record for most first-class matches played is held by Sachin Tendulkar with 1110 matches across his illustrious career spanning domestic and international cricket. This is an extraordinary record of longevity and consistency.

Mahela Jayawardene holds the Test cricket record for most catches by a non-wicketkeeper, having taken 205 catches in his 149-match career. He was renowned for his exceptional slip fielding skills and safe hands.

Sachin Tendulkar holds the ODI record for most Man of the Match awards. The figure of 62 (as recorded in most sources) reflects his dominance across his 1989-2012 career, though exact numbers can vary slightly by source and time period.

Don Bradman, widely regarded as the greatest batsman in cricket history, took only 2 wickets in his entire Test career. His primary role was batting and he rarely bowled, making this minimal bowling figure an interesting trivia piece about the legendary cricketer.

Jalal-ud-din of Pakistan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket, achieving this feat against Australia in Hyderabad on September 20, 1982. Chetan Sharma later became the first Indian to take an ODI hat-trick in 1986, but Jalal-ud-din was the first overall.

Imran Khan was born on October 5, 1952. Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 (March-April). Since his birthday is in October, he would have been 39 years old during the 1992 World Cup, turning 40 later that year. Option A (39) is correct.

Steve Bucknor is the correct answer - he was both a cricket umpire and a football referee. He officiated in the FIFA World Cup (as a referee) and multiple Cricket World Cups (as an umpire), making him unique in this regard.

This question asks about the number of centuries (100+ runs in an innings) scored by Chennai Super Kings players. The claimed answer is 2, though this depends on the specific timeframe being referenced.

This refers to MS Dhoni's famous innings against Kings XI Punjab in 2010 where he scored 16 runs in the last over (though some sources say 18, exact details vary by match). The question asks about runs scored by Dhoni.

This question refers to the league match where CSK chased a target. Badrinath and Dhoni were the two batsmen who scored fifties in that match against Punjab.

In the famous CSK vs KXIP match, CSK needed 16 runs in the last over to win, which Dhoni successfully chased.