Cricket History and Facts

Saqlain Mushtaq was the Pakistani off-spinner who dismissed Sachin Tendulkar for exactly 100 in a Singapore Cup match. Saqlain was famous for his 'doosra' delivery and was a key spinner for Pakistan in the late 1990s. Harbhajan, Mushtaq Ahmed, and Arshad Khan were not involved in this specific dismissal.

Parthiv Patel was India's wicketkeeper in Steve Waugh's final Test match (Sydney 2004) and infamously missed two stumpings off Murali Kartik's bowling. This poor keeping performance was widely criticized as Australia went on to win the match. Dinesh Karthik, Dravid (who kept in that era but not this match), and Mongia were not the keeper in this specific game.

Billy Bowden was the third umpire during the infamous Sydney Test of 2008 who ruled Andrew Symonds not out on a stumping appeal despite replays clearly showing Symonds was out of his ground. This decision was one of several controversial umpiring errors in that match. Bucknor was the on-field umpire, while Hill and Oxenford were not involved.

In the 2002 Test against Pakistan in Sharjah, Justin Langer scored 72 and 97. Pakistan was bowled out for 59 and 53. Langer is the only player to have outscored the entire opposing team's total in both individual innings of a Test.

A 'sticky wicket' refers to a pitch that was previously wet and is now drying out, often under a hot sun. This causes the ball to behave unpredictably, often popping up or turning sharply, making it very difficult for batsmen.

A 'sticky wicket' in cricket refers to a pitch that is drying after rain, causing the ball to bounce unpredictably and making batting difficult. Option B describes a different pitch condition, option C describes batting-friendly conditions, and option D refers to behavioral conduct rather than pitch state.

Standard cricket fielding positions include 'Backward square leg', 'Deep extra cover', and 'Silly mid on'. While 'Third man' is a standard position, 'Forward third man' is not a recognized technical term in the standard nomenclature of cricket fielding.

Geoffrey Boycott was famously dropped from the England team for slow scoring during the 1967 Test against India at Leeds, despite scoring an unbeaten 246. The selectors felt his selfish batting pace was detrimental to the team's chances of winning.

Len Hutton was the first batsman given out 'obstructing the field' in Test cricket during the England vs South Africa match at The Oval in 1951. Jonty Rhodes was a fielder famous for run-outs, not a victim of this dismissal, while Joel Garner and Charles Bannerman were not involved in this particular cricketing first.

Arthur Fagg is the only cricketer to score double centuries in both innings of a first-class match, achieving 244 and 202 for Kent against Essex in 1938. Albert Trott was a great all-rounder, Alan Lamb a South African-born English batsman, and Brad Haddin an Australian wicket-keeper, none of whom achieved this feat.

During the 2005 Ashes, Glenn McGrath stepped on a stray cricket ball during a warm-up game of touch rugby. Brad Haddin was the player who threw the ball that McGrath stepped on, causing the ankle injury that changed the course of the series.

'Effect' is a noun (result), 'affect' is a verb (to influence). The sentence needs a noun after 'bad', so 'effect' is correct. Also, 'cricket' as a general concept doesn't take 'the'. Option B is correct on both counts.

The correct answer is C because 'most' as a general quantifier doesn't need an article when making a general statement about a group. Option A 'a most' is incorrect; 'a most' is only used in superlative phrases like 'a most interesting book'. Option B 'the most' suggests a specific previously mentioned group. Option D is incorrect because only C is right.