Cricket History and Facts

Geoff Lawson was the head coach of Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their only IPL season (2011). Geoff Marsh is a different person - he coached Pune Warriors that year.

Darren Lehmann was the head coach of Deccan Chargers in IPL 2011. The spelling in the question is Lehman, but it refers to Darren Lehmann, the former Australian cricketer.

Stephen Fleming was the head coach of Chennai Super Kings during IPL 2011 and has been their most successful coach. The other Stephen names (Hawk, Smith, Johnson) are incorrect.

Greg Shipperd was the head coach of Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2011. He is an Australian cricket coach known for his work with various T20 teams.

Shane Warne was the captain and coach of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2011, leading them to victory in the inaugural IPL season. Geoff Lawson was a different coach, Shane Watson was a player, and Lalit Modi was the commissioner.

Michael Bevan was the head coach of Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2011. Adam Gilchrist was the captain, Tom Moody has been associated with SRH, and Geoff Marsh coached Pune Warriors.

Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a last-ball six to win a match against Australia in 2004 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This famous six came off Brett Lee's bowling, securing a thrilling victory for the West Indies. Sarwan remained unbeaten on 83 in that innings.

Ricky Ponting scored 140 in the 2003 World Cup Final against India, and Aravinda De Silva scored 107 in the 1996 World Cup Final against Australia. Both are among the few players to have scored centuries in World Cup finals, making them the correct answers.

Dale Steyn took 5 wickets for 50 runs against India in the 2011 World Cup league match. This helped restrict India to 296 runs, though India still won the match.

Lasith Malinga took 4 wickets in 4 balls against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup. This is one of cricket's most famous bowling achievements, though it fell just short of a hat-trick.

Alan Donald was held responsible for South Africa's 1999 World Cup exit after his chaotic run-out in the semifinal against Australia. The famous tied match ended with Donald failing to complete the second run.

Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2009 IPL final to win their first IPL title. The match was played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

The fastest ODI half-century record has changed multiple times. AB de Villiers holds the current record (16 balls), but Sanath Jayasuriya previously held this record in the 1990s. Given the era of other options in this batch, the question likely refers to Jayasuriya's record.

Agarkar is the correct answer among these Indian cricketers. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Suresh Raina are all prominent batsmen, while Ajit Agarkar was a bowler who also contributed with the bat.

The correct answer is C (Mohammed Azharuddin). Azharuddin captained India in the 1999 World Cup. Kapil Dev (A) had captained in the 1983 winning campaign but was not captain in 1999. Ajay Jadeja (B) was a key player but not captain. Sachin Tendulkar (D) was vice-captain but did not captain until later.