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
  1. In the first edition of Airtel champions league T20, JP Duminy smashed unbeaten 99 to get victory for his team. This edition of champions league started in 2009. Against which team he smashed these runs?

  1. bangalore royal challengers

  2. deccan chargers

  3. diamond eagles

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

In the 2009 Champions League T20, JP Duminy scored 99* for Cape Cobras against Bangalore Royal Challers. This was a crucial innings that helped Cape Cobras secure victory. The team name in option A has a spelling error ('Challers' instead of 'Challengers').

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Who is the only cricketer in history who batted at eighth position for his team in test cricket and scored 50 in the 1st innings followed by the century in second innings in test cricket?

  1. chaminda vaas

  2. abdul razzaq

  3. harbhajan singh

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

This appears to refer to a unique batting achievement, but the claim needs verification. Scoring a fifty in the first innings followed by a century in the second innings while batting at No.8 would indeed be a rare feat in Test cricket.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Who was the captain of india during 1999 world cup?

  1. Sachin tendulkar

  2. sourav ganguly

  3. mohammad azharudin

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

Mohammad Azharuddin was the captain of the Indian cricket team during the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup held in England. This was his third World Cup as captain (1992, 1996, 1999). India had a disappointing tournament, losing to Zimbabwe, a result that contributed to the match-fixing scandal revelations later that year.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Name the English player who was presented with the Ashes urn which is in MCC??

  1. Tom Richardson

  2. Johnny Briggs

  3. Ivo Bligh

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

Ivo Bligh, the English captain who led the 1882-83 tour to Australia, was presented with the Ashes urn. After England's defeat at The Oval, Bligh promised to 'recover those ashes.' His team won the series 2-1, and he was given a small terracotta urn containing ashes (allegedly from a bail burnt after a Melbourne social match). The urn is now displayed at Lord's in the MCC museum.