Cricket History and Facts

The correct spelling is 'Kolkata Knight Riders' - an IPL cricket franchise. The distractors contain phonetic spelling errors like 'Riderz' and 'Ridars'.

Douglas Jardine, the England captain during the 1932-33 tour, was the mastermind behind the Bodyline tactic. He instructed his bowlers (primarily Harold Larwood) to bowl short-pitched deliveries aimed at the leg stump to restrict Don Bradman's scoring. While Larwood executed the plan, Jardine devised and implemented it.

Kerry Packer started World Series Cricket in 1977 after the Australian Cricket Board rejected his bid for television broadcasting rights for Australian cricket matches. WSC introduced innovations like day-night matches, colored clothing, helmets, and higher player salaries.

Trevor Chappell bowled the infamous underarm delivery on the instructions of his brother Greg Chappell, who was Australia's captain. With New Zealand needing a six off the final ball to tie, Greg ordered Trevor to roll the ball along the ground to prevent any chance of a six being hit.

During the 1987 England tour of Pakistan, umpire Shakoor Rana had a heated confrontation with England captain Mike Gatting. The incident occurred when Gatting accused Rana of being biased, leading to an ugly on-field argument. Rana refused to continue umpiring until Gatting apologized.

During the 1995 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, Australian umpire Darrell Hair no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for throwing. This sparked a major controversy as Muralitharan's bowling action was questioned, though biomechanical analysis later cleared him.

The 2003 Antigua Test featured an on-field confrontation between Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath and West Indian batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan. Their heated exchange, which included personal insults, shocked the cricketing world and led to ICC introducing a player Code of Conduct.

During the 2006 England vs Pakistan match at The Oval, umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove accused Pakistan of ball tampering and awarded 5 penalty runs. In protest, Pakistan refused to take the field after tea, and the umpires awarded the match to England - the first forfeit in Test cricket history.

Sachin Tendulkar's highest individual score in international cricket is 200*, achieved against South Africa in an ODI at Gwalior in 2010. This was the first double century in ODI history. The other options (191, 185, 186) are not his highest scores.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his highest international individual score of 200* in an ODI against South Africa at Gwalior on February 24, 2010. This was the first ever double century in One Day International cricket. 198 is not his highest score.

This is a factual cricket question about IPL player transfers. Sourav Ganguly did join Pune Warriors (Pune's IPL team) in 2011. However, without access to current sports databases, I cannot verify whether Ashish Nehra was the specific player he replaced. The other options (Rahul Sharma, Robin Uthappa) are plausible distractors as they were Pune players.

Ramesh Nadkarni, an Indian left-arm spin bowler, bowled 131 consecutive deliveries (21.5 overs) without conceding a single run against Rajasthan in a Ranji Trophy match in 1963-64. This is a record in Indian first-class cricket. Prasanna, Bedi, and Gupte were other famous spinners but did not achieve this feat.

Dilip Vengsarkar scored three Test centuries at Lord's (1979, 1982, 1986), becoming the first batsman to achieve this feat. His consistent performance at this historic ground earned him the nickname 'Lord of Lord's'. None of the other legends mentioned - Gavaskar, Sachin, or Azhar - accomplished this specific record at Lord's.

Gundappa Viswanath is the correct answer. He made his Test debut against Australia at Kanpur in 1969, scoring a duck (0) in the first innings and a magnificent century (137) in the second innings. This unique duck-and-century on debut remains a rare feat in Test cricket history. Vengsarkar and Gavaskar did not achieve this.