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

Which Gujarat Titans batter scored the highest individual score in the match?

  1. Sai Sudharsan

  2. Wriddhiman Saha

  3. Rahul Tewatia

  4. Shubman Gill
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Explanation

Sai Sudharsan top-scored for Gujarat Titans with an innings of 45 runs off 39 balls.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of Gujarat Titans in the match?

  1. Hardik Pandya

  2. Rashid Khan

  3. Shubman Gill

  4. David Miller
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Explanation

Shubman Gill was leading the Gujarat Titans side as their captain in the match against Mumbai Indians.

Multiple choice

Which bowler dismissed the dangerous Tilak Varma in the match?

  1. Umesh Yadav

  2. Mohit Sharma

  3. Spencer Johnson

  4. Sai Kishore
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Explanation

Spencer Johnson

Multiple choice

Who is widely regarded as the greatest batsman in cricket history?

  1. Don Bradman

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Brian Lara

  4. Jacques Kallis
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Don Bradman, an Australian cricketer, is widely considered to be the greatest batsman in cricket history.

Multiple choice

Which bowler holds the record for the most wickets taken in Test cricket?

  1. Muttiah Muralitharan

  2. Shane Warne

  3. Anil Kumble

  4. Glenn McGrath
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Explanation

Muttiah Muralitharan, a Sri Lankan cricketer, holds the record for the most wickets taken in Test cricket.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match?

  1. Brian Lara

  2. Matthew Hayden

  3. Virender Sehwag

  4. Don Bradman
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Explanation

Brian Lara, a West Indian cricketer, holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match, with 400 not out.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the most centuries scored in Test cricket?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Ricky Ponting

  3. Jacques Kallis

  4. Rahul Dravid
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Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian cricketer, holds the record for the most centuries scored in Test cricket, with 51 centuries.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the most runs scored in a single innings in a Test match?

  1. Brian Lara

  2. Matthew Hayden

  3. Virender Sehwag

  4. Don Bradman
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Explanation

Brian Lara, a West Indian cricketer, holds the record for the most runs scored in a single innings in a Test match, with 400 not out.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the most wickets taken in a single innings in a Test match?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Jim Laker

  3. Sydney Barnes

  4. Muttiah Muralitharan
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Explanation

Jim Laker, an English cricketer, holds the record for the most wickets taken in a single innings in a Test match, with 19 wickets.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in a Women's Cricket World Cup match?

  1. Belinda Clark

  2. Mithali Raj

  3. Meg Lanning

  4. Stafanie Taylor
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Explanation

Belinda Clark, an Australian cricketer, holds the record for the highest individual score in a Women's Cricket World Cup match, with 229 not out.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer holds the record for the most wickets taken in a Women's Cricket World Cup tournament?

  1. Jhulan Goswami

  2. Cathryn Fitzpatrick

  3. Anya Shrubsole

  4. Lisa Sthalekar
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Explanation

Jhulan Goswami, an Indian cricketer, holds the record for the most wickets taken in a Women's Cricket World Cup tournament, with 43 wickets.

Multiple choice

Which team has won the most Indian Premier League (IPL) titles?

  1. Mumbai Indians

  2. Chennai Super Kings

  3. Kolkata Knight Riders

  4. Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Explanation

Mumbai Indians have won the IPL a record five times.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports website in India?

  1. Cricbuzz

  2. ESPNcricinfo

  3. Sportskeeda

  4. Goal.com
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Explanation

Cricbuzz is the most popular sports website in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports app in India?

  1. Hotstar

  2. JioTV

  3. SonyLIV

  4. Voot
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Explanation

Hotstar is the most popular sports app in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports podcast in India?

  1. The Cricket Podcast

  2. The Football Podcast

  3. The Hockey Podcast

  4. The Kabaddi Podcast
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Explanation

The Cricket Podcast is the most popular sports podcast in India.