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 team has the lowest winning percentage in the TTFIL?

  1. Chennai Lions

  2. Delhi Dashers

  3. Mumbai Challengers

  4. Kolkata Knights
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Kolkata Knights have the lowest winning percentage in the TTFIL.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the player who starts the raid in Kabaddi?

  1. Raider

  2. Defender

  3. Captain

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

The raider is the player who crosses the opponent's line to score points.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the player who tries to stop the raider in Kabaddi?

  1. Raider

  2. Defender

  3. Captain

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

The defender is the player who tries to stop the raider from scoring points.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the 2015 Indian web series that follows the lives of four young cricketers?

  1. Pitchers

  2. Permanent Roommates

  3. TVF Tripling

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

Pitchers is a 2015 Indian web series that follows the lives of four young cricketers. The series was directed by Amit Golani and stars Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar, and Abhishek Banerjee.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virender Sehwag

  3. Rahul Dravid

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

Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match, with 319 runs against South Africa in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most Test wickets?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Harbhajan Singh

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

Anil Kumble holds the record for the most Test wickets, with 619 wickets in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs)?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs in ODIs, with 18,426 runs in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most wickets in ODIs?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Javagal Srinath

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

Anil Kumble holds the record for the most wickets in ODIs, with 337 wickets in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in an ODI?

  1. Rohit Sharma

  2. Virender Sehwag

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

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

Rohit Sharma holds the record for the highest individual score in an ODI, with 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most wickets in a single ODI?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Javagal Srinath

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

Anil Kumble holds the record for the most wickets in a single ODI, with 10 wickets against the West Indies in 1993.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most Man of the Match awards in ODIs?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Man of the Match awards in ODIs, with 62 awards in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most Man of the Series awards in ODIs?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Man of the Series awards in ODIs, with 15 awards in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most ICC Player of the Year awards?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most ICC Player of the Year awards, with 4 awards in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most ICC Test Player of the Year awards?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most ICC Test Player of the Year awards, with 3 awards in his career.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most ICC ODI Player of the Year awards?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sourav Ganguly

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

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most ICC ODI Player of the Year awards, with 3 awards in his career.