Cricket History and Facts

Among the Indian batsmen listed, Gautam Gambhir did not score a century in the first 6 matches of the 2011 World Cup. Sachin, Sehwag, and Yuvraj all scored centuries during this period, making Gambhir the correct answer.

Andrew Strauss (England) scored a century against India in the 2011 World Cup group stage match. Graeme Smith (SA), Dwayne Smith (WI), and AB de Villiers (SA) did not score centuries against India in that tournament.

In the match against West Indies on March 20, 2011, Suresh Raina took 1 wicket (of Devon Smith). This is documented in the official match statistics. Raina was a part-time bowler and primarily a batsman.

Yuvraj Singh won 4 Man of the Match awards in WC 2011 - the highest by any Indian player and joint-highest in the tournament. He was Player of the Tournament for his all-round performance. Sachin won only 2 awards.

Sachin Tendulkar had scored 99 international centuries by March 23, 2011 - 51 in Test matches and 48 in ODIs. This question tests knowledge of cricket statistics at a specific point in time. Option D (48) represents only his ODI centuries, making it a key distractor.

As of March 23, 2011, Sachin Tendulkar had scored approximately 18,000+ ODI runs and 14,000+ Test runs, totaling around 32,000+ runs across both formats. The answer 'Above 32000' is correct for that timeframe. He later became the first (and only) player to score 34,000+ international runs.

Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya hold the record for highest ODI opening partnership with 286 runs against England in 2006. This surpassed the previous record of 259 held by Tendulkar and Ganguly. Tharanga and Dilshan also had high partnerships but not the record, and Hayden-Gilchrist's highest was 224.

Charles Coventry holds the record for the highest individual score in a losing ODI cause with 194 runs for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in 2009. Sachin Tendulkar's 175 was also in a losing cause, but Coventry's 194 is higher. Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting had high scores but not in losing causes.

Yuvraj Singh was indeed the Player of the Tournament in the 2000 U-19 World Cup, scoring 203 runs. While Mohammed Kaif was the captain and led the team to victory, Yuvraj's outstanding individual performances earned him the Player of the Tournament award.

Allan Border was indeed the bowler when Mike Gatting played his famous reverse sweep in the 1987 World Cup final. The ball went up and was caught by Australian wicket-keeper Greg Dyer, costing England crucial momentum.

When Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets against Pakistan in 1999, Waqar Younis was indeed the last wicket and remained not out. Kumble's 10/74 is one of the most iconic bowling performances in Test history.