Cricket History and Facts

Chaminda Vaas holds the record for best bowling figures in ODI cricket with 8 for 19 against Bangladesh in 2003. The correct format shows overs-maiden-runs-wickets, which reads as 8 overs, 3 maidens, 19 runs conceded, and 8 wickets taken.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 18,426 runs in ODI cricket, which falls in the 17,000-18,000 range. This was the all-time ODI run-scoring record until recently. The range option A is correct.

Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe scored 194* against Bangladesh in 2009, which tied him with Saeed Anwar for the second-highest individual score in ODI cricket at that time. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record with 200*.

Don Bradman scored 309 runs in a single day during the Test match against England at Leeds in 1930. This remains a record in Test cricket - no other batsman has scored 300 runs in a day. Bradman finished with an innings of 334.

Mohan Bagan Athletic Club, founded in 1889, is indeed India's oldest football club. It has a rich history and is based in Kolkata, having played a significant role in the development of football in India during the colonial era.

This question tests specific IPL trivia knowledge from 2009. Anil Kumble took a 5-wicket haul against Rajasthan Royals while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2009 (season 2, held in South Africa). This is a factual cricket statistic from that tournament.

Suresh Raina was Chennai Super Kings' leading run-scorer in IPL 2010 (season 3). He consistently performed as their key batsman during that tournament. Dhoni was the captain but not the highest scorer that season, Hayden and Murali Vijay were supporting batsmen.

Yuvraj Singh's hat-trick in IPL 2009 came against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Deccan Chargers (DC). He took 3 wickets in 3 balls for Kings XI Punjab against RCB, and also achieved a hat-trick against DC in the same tournament. This is a dual-hat-trick record in IPL.

JP Duminy scored an unbeaten 98 runs off 52 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Cape Cobras in the 2009 Champions League T20 semifinal. This match-winning knock helped RCB advance to the final. Gilchrist, Warner, and Pollard did not score 98* in that tournament.

Jehan Mubarak captained the Sri Lankan T20 side Wayamba Elevens in the 2009 Champions League T20 tournament. He was a wicketkeeper-batsman and had previously captained Sri Lanka in T20s during the 2007 World Cup.

Kieron Pollard hit the most sixes in the inaugural 2009 Champions League T20 tournament while playing for Trinidad & Tobago. He was known for his aggressive batting and six-hitting ability. Duminy and Warner were also power hitters but Pollard had the maximum sixes that year.

Kevin Pietersen lost his wicket in this bizarre manner during a match. While attempting a pull shot, the ball struck his helmet, causing the helmet to fly off and dislodge the stumps. This resulted in a 'hit wicket' dismissal, though through an unusual sequence. Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni, and the others listed are not associated with this specific incident.

Robin Uthappa's father, Venu Uthappa, was an international hockey referee. Robin represented India in cricket from 2007-2015. Praveen Kumar's father was not a hockey referee, and none of the other options have this family connection to hockey officiating. This question tests knowledge of cricketers' family backgrounds.