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

Thirukumaran, who played for India was a

  1. fast bowler

  2. spin Bowler

  3. wicket keeper

  4. Umpire
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Thiru Kumaran was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played a few Tests for India in the late 1990s. He was definitely not a spinner, wicket-keeper, or umpire.

Multiple choice

Thirukumaran, who played for India was a

  1. fast bowler

  2. spin Bowler

  3. wicket keeper

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

Thiru Kumaran was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played a few Tests for India in the late 1990s. He was definitely not a spinner, wicket-keeper, or umpire.

Multiple choice

Find the odd one out:

  1. Rahul Dravid

  2. Yuvaraj singh

  3. Sachin

  4. Saurav Ganguly
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A Correct answer
Explanation

(Others can bowl too along with batting)

Multiple choice

The leading run getter of the world cup 1999 was ______.

  1. Rahul Dravid

  2. Tendulkar

  3. Adam Gilchrist

  4. Sehwag
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Explanation

Rahul Dravid was the leading run-scorer in the 1999 World Cup with 461 runs at an average of 65.85. He scored two centuries and performed consistently throughout the tournament.

Multiple choice

Find the odd one out:

  1. Dravid

  2. Dhoni

  3. Partiv patel

  4. Gilchrist
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(Gilchrist is Australia's wicket keeper batsman and others are Indian wicketkeeper Batsmen)

Multiple choice

Expand BCCI

  1. Board of cricket council of India

  2. Board of council of cricket India

  3. Board of council of cricket International.

  4. Board of International cricket council
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A Correct answer