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

He is one of the five players to have scored more test hundreds than fifties.Who are they

  1. Don Bradman

  2. Azharuddin

  3. Mathew Hayden

  4. Kevin Petersen

  5. Adam Glichirst
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

The four players listed (Bradman, Azharuddin, Hayden, and Pietersen) are indeed among the rare group who have scored more Test centuries than fifties. Bradman has 29 centuries vs 13 fifties, Azharuddin has 22 vs 21, Hayden has 30 vs 29, and Pietersen has 23 vs 21. Adam Gilchrist is NOT in this group as he had more fifties than centuries (17 centuries vs 55 fifties).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

."He almost manipulates the field. You change it, and it's like he says: 'Right, I'm going to hit it somewhere else now'." .It is said by

  1. Vettori

  2. Sangakkara

  3. Strauss

  4. Imzamam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Andrew Strauss, former England captain, made this quote about Sehwag's ability to manipulate field placements. The quote highlights how Sehwag would deliberately hit to areas where the field had just been changed, frustrating captains. Sangakkara and Vettori are contemporary captains, while Inzamam was Pakistan captain.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Number of Man-of-series he has won in ODI is

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sehwag won only 1 Man of the Series award in ODI cricket in his entire career. This is surprisingly low for a player of his caliber, reflecting that his individual brilliance often didn't translate into series-winning performances consistently. His most notable was likely in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Sehwag has the record for scoring fastest 250 in test.How many balls did he face for this record?

  1. 207

  2. 210

  3. 234

  4. 221
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sehwag scored 250 off 207 balls against Sri Lanka in Mumbai (2009-10), setting the record for fastest 250 in Test cricket. This was part of his legendary 319, the fastest triple century at the time. The record stood until James Anderson broke it with 250 off 207 balls (equal balls, achieved later).

Multiple choice general knowledge

who was the first test captain of indian cricket team?

  1. c k naidu

  2. vijay manjrekar

  3. ranjit singh

  4. dilip singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

C.K. Nayudu was the first Test captain of the Indian cricket team. He led India in their inaugural Test match against England at Lord's in 1932. Nayudu was a renowned all-rounder and one of Indian cricket's early pioneers.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who is the only batsman scored double century in the first innings and a century in the second innings for a losing cause?

  1. Shivnarine Chanderpaul

  2. Brian Lara

  3. Inzimam Ul Haq

  4. Hashim Amla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Brian Lara scored 221 in the first innings and 130 in the second innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo during the 2001-02 series. Despite Lara's extraordinary performance, West Indies lost the match. This unique double-century-plus-century feat in a lost Test makes him the answer. Lara is also famous for scoring 400 runs in a single Test innings.