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. Rahul Dravid

  2. Sunil Gavaskar

  3. Mohammed Azharuddin

  4. Mahendra Amarnath

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

Rahul Dravid holds the record for most catches by an Indian fielder in Test matches (210 catches as a pure fielder, not wicketkeeper). Dravid was known as one of the best slip fielders in cricket history.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Sachin Tendulkar & Saurav Ganguly

  2. MS Dhoni & Yuvraj Singh

  3. Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid

  4. Sachin Tendulkar & Rahul Dravid

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for highest 2nd wicket partnership in ODIs (331 runs vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999). The question specifically asks about 2nd wicket partnership.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. MS Dhoni

  2. Saba Karim

  3. Nayan Mongia

  4. Kiran More

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

MS Dhoni holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket-keeper across all international formats combined. While Wriddhiman Saha has more Test dismissals, Dhoni's combined tally in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is makes him the overall leader. The question wording 'has keep d record' is informal but Dhoni is the correct answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Yusuf Pathan

  2. B McCulam

  3. Dilshan

  4. Yuvraj Singh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Yuvraj Singh holds the record for fastest fifty in T20 international cricket - 12 balls against England in the 2007 ICC World T20. He hit 6 sixes in 6 balls to achieve this feat. This is a iconic cricket record that stands in T20Is.