Cricket History and Facts

Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets (8 for 75 and 8 for 105) in his debut Test series against West Indies in 1988, a world record for most wickets by a debutant in a Test match. This remains one of the most remarkable bowling performances in Test cricket history. Anil Kumble is famous for taking 10 wickets in an innings, but that came later in his career. EAS Prasanna and B S Chandrasekar were legendary spinners but did not achieve this debut record.

Deepak Chougule created a junior world record by scoring 400 runs in a single day during a cricket match (400* in Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, 2002). Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa, and Manish Pandey are accomplished Indian cricketers but don't hold this specific record.

Mohinder Amarnath is indeed the correct answer. He played for India from 1969-1989 but was never appointed as captain. Ravi Shastri captained India in 1987-88. Chandu Borde captained India briefly in 1964-65. GR Viswanath led India in a couple of matches in 1974-75 and 1978-79.

Sir Don Bradman's highest Test score was indeed 334, made against England at Leeds in 1930. This was his personal best and a world record at the time. The other options with asterisks (348*, 334*, 366*) are not Bradman's scores - Hanif Mohammad made 337*, and other high scores belong to different players.

Before VVS Laxman's 281 in 2001, the highest individual score by an Indian in Tests was Vinoo Mankad's 236 against New Zealand at Madras (now Chennai) in 1956. This remained the record for 45 years until Laxman's iconic innings at Eden Gardens.

Mark Ramprakash played the majority of his county career for Middlesex (1987-2007), where he scored over 27,000 first-class runs. He later moved to Surrey (2007-2008) for the final two years of his career, but is most closely associated with Middlesex where he spent 20 seasons.

No batsman has scored three triple centuries (300+ runs) in Test cricket history. Brian Lara scored 375 and 400 not out (two triple centuries), while Donald Bradman scored 334 and 304 (also two). Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, and others have one each, but no one has achieved three.

In this specific test match between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad, five centuries were scored across both innings. These centuries came from key batsmen including Sehwag, Dravid, and others from both teams.

New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin took a five-wicket haul in the first innings of this Ahmedabad test match. His bowling performance was instrumental in restricting the Indian batting lineup.

Harbhajan Singh was awarded Player of the Match for his outstanding all-round performance, which included crucial wickets and valuable runs in both innings. His contribution was decisive in India's victory.

Among the players listed, Ojha was the only one who was not dismissed for a duck (zero) in the second innings. Gambhir, Raina, and Zaheer were all dismissed without scoring in their respective second innings.

The highest partnership in this match was between Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. Their opening partnership laid a strong foundation for India's massive first innings total and was the most substantial stand of the game.

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum scored a magnificent double century (200+) in this match. His innings was one of the notable highlights of the test match.