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
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Hrishikesh Kanitkar
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Ganguly
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Dravid
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Sachin
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Hrishikesh Kanitkar hit the winning runs for India in the 1998 Independence Cup final against Pakistan, chasing 314 and winning by 3 wickets in a thrilling encounter at Dhaka.
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Lara
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Sehwag
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Sachin
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Richards
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Virender Sehwag scored 219 against West Indies in 2011 at Indore, which remains the highest individual ODI score. The previous record was Sachin's 200*. Both scored double-centuries.
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Sunil Gavaskar, primarily a batsman, took just one ODI wicket in his entire career spanning 108 matches. He rarely bowled and was not known for his bowling skills.
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Javed Miandad
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Imran Khan
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Zaheer Abbas
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Moin Khan
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Sunil Gavaskar's first and only ODI wicket was the legendary Pakistani batsman Zaheer Abbas, taken in 1985 at Perth. This was his solitary wicket in 108 ODI matches.
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Rahul Dravid
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Zaheer khan
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Kapil Dev
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Sunil Gavaskar, primarily a legendary batsman, took only one wicket in his entire ODI career. This makes him the correct answer among the options. Rahul Dravid, Zaheer Khan, and Kapil Dev all took more wickets.
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Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century (118 runs) against Australia in 1994 after playing 84 ODI matches. This was a long-awaited milestone in his career.
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(Against Bermuda in the 2007 World cup)
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Azharuddin
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Sachin
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Dravid
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Yuvraj Singh
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Mohammed Azharuddin was the first Indian to take 100 catches in one-day international matches.
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L. Sivaramakrishnan took 10 wickets during the 1985 Champion Trophy (World Championship of Cricket in Australia). This was a notable performance in his career.
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Kapil Dev
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Srinath
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Bishan Singh Bedi
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Binny
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Kapil Dev was the first Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in ODI cricket. He achieved this milestone during his illustrious career, paving the way for future Indian fast bowlers.
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Yuvraj Singh scored 84 runs in his ODI debut match against Kenya in 2000 at Nairobi. This was a promising start to his international career.
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Gavaskar made only one ODI century in his cricket life.
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Yuvraj singh
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Adam Gilchrist
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Symonds
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Flintoff
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Adam Gilchrist was primarily a wicket-keeper batsman, not an all-rounder. Yuvraj Singh, Andrew Symonds, and Andrew Flintoff were all genuine all-rounders who could both bat and bowl effectively.
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Kapil Dev
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Anil Kumble
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Javagal Srinath
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All of the above
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Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, and Javagal Srinath all took more than 200 wickets in ODI cricket for India. Therefore, 'All of the above' is the correct answer.
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Saurav Ganguly
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Chris Gayle
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Adam Gilchrist
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Except Sachin Tendulkar, all others are left-handed batsmen.