Cricket History and Facts

Mitchell Johnson took 5 wickets in the 1st Test against India at Bangalore in 2010-11 (match figures of 5 for 107 across both innings). This was a strong performance by the Australian left-arm fast bowler. The options 2, 3, and 4 are all below his actual wicket tally for the match.

Marcus North dismissed Sachin Tendulkar for 98 runs in the first innings, denying him what would have been a well-deserved century. Hauritz, Bollinger, and Hilfenhaus were other Australian bowlers in that match.

Pragyan Ojha, a left-arm spinner, scored the winning runs in this match - a rare feat for a lower-order batsman. Ishant Sharma, VVS Laxman, and Zaheer Khan were other players but didn't hit the decisive runs.

The third umpire S.S. Hazare gave MS Dhoni out caught off Shane Watson, a decision that sparked significant controversy. The technology available at the time may not provided conclusive evidence, leading to debate about the correct call.

Let w be wickets before. Then (12.4w + 26)/(w + 5) = 12.0, giving 12.4w + 26 = 12w + 60, so 0.4w = 34 and w = 85. The decrease by 0.4 in average means 85 wickets were taken before the last match.

Virender Sehwag is the only Indian cricketer to score a triple century (300+ runs) in Test cricket, scoring 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. The other legends listed - Tendulkar, Dravid, and Gavaskar - all scored double centuries but never reached 300.

Sachin Tendulkar was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997, an honor given to the best players globally. Wisden's Cricketers of the Year is a prestigious annual selection dating back to 1889. 1997 was a peak period in Sachin's career, though he had an ODI World Cup victory in 2011 which is much later.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 1000+ runs in test matches in a calendar year 6 times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010), which is the most by any cricketer. Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, and Brian Lara achieved this feat fewer times. This record demonstrates Tendulkar's remarkable consistency and longevity in test cricket.

India has won only 1 test match by a margin of 1 wicket - against Australia in Mumbai in 1964-65. This is one of the closest victories in test cricket history. India has never won 2 or 3 test matches by this narrow margin, making '1' the correct answer.

Under MS Dhoni's captaincy in Test cricket (2008-2014), India did not lose a single Test series. This remarkable achievement included winning series against Australia, England, and the West Indies. India lost individual matches during this period but never lost a series overall under his leadership.

Ricky Ponting does not have a T20 International century. Suresh Raina scored 101* against South Africa in 2010, Chris Gayle has multiple T20I centuries including a 117, and Brendon McCullum scored 116 against Australia in 2010. Ponting's highest T20I score was 42.

A test match debut century is scoring 100+ runs in your very first test match. Pravin Amre (103 vs South Africa, 1992), Suresh Raina (120 vs Sri Lanka, 2010), and Virender Sehwag (105 vs South Africa, 2001) all scored centuries on debut. Rahul Dravid scored 95 on his debut against England in 1996 - close to a century but not quite.