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

Who hit four fours in a row in the 2015 world cup

  1. Surest Raina

  2. Tilakaratne Dilshan

  3. JP Duminy

  4. Joe Root
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Tilakaratne Dilshan famously hit four consecutive fours in an over during the 2015 Cricket World Cup match against Scotland. This is a well-known highlight from that tournament.

Multiple choice

Who hit six sixes in an over?

  1. Steven Smith

  2. Chris Gayle

  3. Brendan McCullum

  4. Yuvraj Singh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 match against England. This remains one of the most iconic moments in T20 cricket history.

Multiple choice

When would you want to bowl yorkers in an ODI?

  1. First 10

  2. Middle overs

  3. Death overs
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In an ODI, the final overs of the innings (typically overs 41-50) are known as the death overs. Bowling yorkers is a crucial skill during this phase to restrict the scoring rate.

Multiple choice

In the world cup 2015 who was Bangladesh's best batsman?

  1. Mamudullah

  2. Mustfizur Rahim

  3. Tamim Iqbal

  4. Soumya Sarkar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mahmudullah was Bangladesh's standout batsman in the 2015 World Cup, scoring two centuries including a crucial 103 not out against England. His performances were instrumental in Bangladesh's competitive showing in the tournament. The other players listed (Mustafizur Rahman is a bowler, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar had good tournaments but Mahmudullah was the most consistent with centuries).

Multiple choice

Who won the ipl in 2010?

  1. RR

  2. HS

  3. MI

  4. CSK
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the 2010 Indian Premier League (IPL) by defeating Mumbai Indians in the final.

Multiple choice

Who won the ipl 2008?

  1. RCB

  2. KKR

  3. CSK

  4. RR
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.

Multiple choice

In cricket history who hit the most test runs?

  1. S Tendulkar

  2. R Pointing

  3. R Dravid

  4. Brian Lara
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs scored in Test cricket history, having accumulated 15,921 runs in his career.

Multiple choice

Who hit the most runs in the ipl 2015?

  1. A Rahane

  2. D Warner

  3. Lendl Simmons

  4. V Kohli
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B Correct answer
Explanation

David Warner, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was the leading run-scorer (Orange Cap winner) in the 2015 Indian Premier League season.

Multiple choice

Who hit the most runs in the World Cup 2015?

  1. K Sangakarra

  2. M Guptill

  3. AB De Villiers

  4. Brendon Taylor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Martin Guptill of New Zealand was the leading run-scorer in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, scoring 547 runs throughout the tournament.

Multiple choice

Who took the most wickets in the World Cup 2015?

  1. Umesh Yadav

  2. Trent Boult

  3. Mitchell Starc

  4. Morne Morkel
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mitchell Starc of Australia was the leading wicket-taker in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, taking 22 wickets at an impressive average.

Multiple choice

What is MS Dhoni's highest score?

  1. 156

  2. 183

  3. 158

  4. 187
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

MS Dhoni's highest score in ODI cricket is 183 not out, achieved against Sri Lanka in 2005 at Jaipur.