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
  1. 95

  2. 63

  3. 34

  4. only one

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

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.

Multiple choice
  1. Javed Miandad

  2. Imran Khan

  3. Zaheer Abbas

  4. Moin Khan

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

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.

Multiple choice
  1. Yuvraj singh

  2. Adam Gilchrist

  3. Symonds

  4. Flintoff

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

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.

Multiple choice
  1. Saurav Ganguly

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Chris Gayle

  4. Adam Gilchrist

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

Except Sachin Tendulkar, all others are left-handed batsmen.