Cricket History and Facts

On February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score a double century (200*) in ODI cricket against South Africa at Gwalior. The historic 200th run came off the bowling of Albie Morkel, who was part of the South African attack that day.

Sachin Tendulkar is popularly known as 'Little Master' and 'Tendlya' (a diminutive derived from his surname). These nicknames reflect his stature as a batting genius and the affection fans have for him. The other nicknames listed (Joe, Biff, Scooter) are not associated with Tendulkar - they belong to other sports personalities or are fictional.

Sachin Tendulkar's official height is 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm), which is a well-documented fact about the cricket legend. This height is considered relatively short for an international athlete, but it never hindered his legendary career achievements. The other options (5 ft 7 in, 5 ft 1 in, 5 ft 9 in) do not match his actual recorded height.

Sachin Tendulkar bowled right-arm offbreak as his primary bowling style in international cricket. While he could bowl other variations including legbreak and medium pace, offbreak was his main delivery type. The options of left-arm medium and slow left-arm orthodox are incorrect as Sachin was a right-arm bowler.

Sachin Tendulkar was a right-handed batsman throughout his international cricket career. This is his batting stance and technique, which is fundamental knowledge about the legendary cricketer. Left-handed and ambidextrous options are incorrect.

Venkatapathy Raju was known as one of the slowest bowlers in Indian cricket history. His left-arm orthodox spin was exceptionally slow, often criticized for lacking pace. Among the options, he is the correct answer for 'slowest Indian bowler'. Irfan Pathan was a fast-medium bowler, Shane Bond is New Zealand fast bowler, and Narendra Hirwani was a leg-spinner.

This asks about predicting a future event (who will be the next chief selector). Since selector appointments are made by BCCI and can change unpredictably, this is speculative. The answer 'none of these' acknowledges that the next selector could be someone not listed in the options. This is a time-sensitive question that may become outdated.

W.G. Grace (William Gilbert Grace) is widely regarded as the father of cricket for his monumental contributions to the sport in the late 19th century. He was a legendary batsman who revolutionized batting techniques and dominated cricket for decades, setting numerous records that stood for years. While Gary Sobers, Don Bradman, and Vivian Richards were all cricketing greats, they came much later and are not credited as foundational figures of the sport.

Kepler Wessels is the only cricketer to have played for two different countries in ICC World Cups - he played for Australia in 1983 World Cup before representing South Africa in 1992 World Cup after their readmission to international cricket. Shaun Pollock, Dan van Bunge, and Matthew Perry all represented only their home countries.

Mohammad Kaif holds the record for most catches by a fielder in a single World Cup match - he took 4 catches against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup. Jonty Rhodes and Herschelle Gibbs were exceptional fielders but don't hold this specific record. Ajay Jadeja was a good fielder but didn't achieve this milestone.

This is a duplicate question of 107690. Viv Richards (spelled 'Vivan' in option A) is indeed the correct answer - he represented West Indies in cricket and played football for Antigua and Barbuda in FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The question asks about FIFA and ICC World Cup, which Viv Richards did participate in.

This is a duplicate question of 107689. Kepler Wessels correctly represents the answer - he played for Australia in 1983 World Cup and then South Africa in 1992 World Cup after their return to international cricket. Matthew Perry, Doug Bollinger, and Dan van Bunge only played for one country each.