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 Indian cricketer has won the most Man of the Match awards in One Day International (ODI) cricket?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. MS Dhoni

  4. Yuvraj Singh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Man of the Match awards in One Day International (ODI) cricket, with 62 awards.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in a Test match?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virender Sehwag

  3. Rahul Dravid

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

Virender Sehwag is the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in a Test match, which he achieved against South Africa in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has won the most Man of the Series awards in One Day International (ODI) cricket?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. MS Dhoni

  4. Yuvraj Singh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Man of the Series awards in One Day International (ODI) cricket, with 15 awards.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has scored the most centuries in Test cricket?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virender Sehwag

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. Sourav Ganguly
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most centuries in Test cricket, with 51 centuries.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has taken the most wickets in Test cricket?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Harbhajan Singh

  4. Zaheer Khan
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Explanation

Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets in Test cricket, with 619 wickets.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has taken the most wickets in One Day International (ODI) cricket?

  1. Anil Kumble

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Harbhajan Singh

  4. Zaheer Khan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets in One Day International (ODI) cricket, with 337 wickets.

Multiple choice

Which Indian television channel was the first to broadcast live cricket matches?

  1. Doordarshan

  2. ESPN

  3. Star Sports

  4. Sony Six
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, was the first television channel to broadcast live cricket matches in India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports broadcasting network holds the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?

  1. Star Sports

  2. ESPN

  3. Sony Six

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

Star Sports is the Indian sports broadcasting network that holds the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports broadcasting network holds the rights to broadcast the ICC Cricket World Cup?

  1. Star Sports

  2. ESPN

  3. Sony Six

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

Star Sports is the Indian sports broadcasting network that holds the rights to broadcast the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Multiple choice

Who won the toss in the SRH vs GT match?

  1. SRH

  2. GT
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first.

Multiple choice

Who was the Player of the Match?

  1. Travis Head

  2. Mohit Sharma

  3. Heinrich Klaasen

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

Mohit Sharma's impressive bowling figures of 3 wickets for 25 runs earned him the Player of the Match award.

Multiple choice

How many runs did SRH score in their innings?

  1. 145

  2. 162

  3. 178

  4. 192
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B Correct answer
Explanation

SRH finished their innings with a total of 162 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.

Multiple choice

Which SRH batsman scored the most runs?

  1. Abhishek Sharma

  2. Aiden Markram

  3. Heinrich Klaasen

  4. Abdul Samad
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Abdul Samad top-scored for SRH with 29 runs off 14 balls.

Multiple choice

Which GT bowler took the most wickets?

  1. Azmatullah Omarzai

  2. Rashid Khan

  3. Noor Ahmad

  4. Mohit Sharma
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mohit Sharma was the most successful bowler for GT, claiming 3 wickets.

Multiple choice

How many wickets did GT lose in their chase?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

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

GT chased down the target with 7 wickets remaining.