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 KKR batsman scored the highest individual score?

  1. Sunil Narine

  2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi

  3. Andre Russell
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sunil Narine played a blistering knock of 85 runs off just 39 balls, setting the foundation for KKR's massive total.

Multiple choice

How many sixes did Sunil Narine hit in his innings?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 9
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Narine cleared the boundary with ease, smashing 7 sixes during his explosive innings.

Multiple choice

Who took the most wickets for KKR?

  1. Mitchell Starc

  2. Vaibhav Arora

  3. Varun Chakravarthy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vaibhav Arora impressed with his bowling, taking 3 crucial wickets for KKR.

Multiple choice

Which DC batsman scored a half-century?

  1. David Warner

  2. Rishabh Pant

  3. Tristan Stubbs
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Correct answer
Explanation

Both Pant and Stubbs played fighting knocks, scoring 55 and 54 runs respectively.

Multiple choice

How many runs did KKR win by?

  1. 86

  2. 106

  3. 126
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B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR secured a dominant victory, winning the match by a huge margin of 106 runs.

Multiple choice

Did KKR break the record for the highest IPL score?

  1. Yes

  2. No
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B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR fell just short of the record, held by SRH with 277 runs, due to a tight final over bowled by Ishant Sharma.

Multiple choice

Who bowled the final over for KKR?

  1. Mitchell Starc

  2. Andre Russell

  3. Varun Chakravarthy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Russell bowled the final over, defending 14 runs and securing the victory for KKR.

Multiple choice

Which DC bowler conceded the most runs?

  1. Khaleel Ahmed

  2. Anrich Nortje

  3. Rasikh Salam
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Nortje, returning from injury, struggled to contain the KKR batsmen and conceded 59 runs in his 4 overs.

Multiple choice

What was the turning point of the match?

  1. KKR's explosive powerplay

  2. DC's early wickets

  3. Varun Chakravarthy's hat-trick
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A Correct answer
Explanation

KKR's blistering start, scoring 88 runs in the powerplay, put immense pressure on DC and effectively set the tone for the match.

Multiple choice

What is KKR's position in the points table after this win?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This victory propelled KKR to the top of the points table with three consecutive wins.

Multiple choice

Who was the 'Impact Player' for KKR in this match?

  1. Suyash Sharma

  2. Vaibhav Arora

  3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR strategically used their 'Impact Player' option to bring in Vaibhav Arora, who made a significant contribution with the ball.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the police officer who led the investigation into the match-fixing scandal in Indian cricket in 2000?

  1. K. Madhavan

  2. R.K. Raghavan

  3. Julio Ribeiro

  4. A.S. Gill
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A Correct answer
Explanation

K. Madhavan, a former Indian police officer, led the investigation into the match-fixing scandal in Indian cricket in 2000.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the police officer who led the investigation into the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2013?

  1. R.K. Raghavan

  2. K. Madhavan

  3. Julio Ribeiro

  4. A.S. Gill
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A Correct answer
Explanation

R.K. Raghavan, a former Indian police officer, led the investigation into the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2013.

Multiple choice

In the world of cricket, which player was banned for life due to his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal in 2010?

  1. Mohammad Amir

  2. Salman Butt

  3. Mohammad Asif

  4. Kamran Akmal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Mohammad Amir, a Pakistani cricketer, was banned for life in 2010 after being found guilty of spot-fixing during a Test match against England.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sunil Gavaskar

  4. Rahul Dravid
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Correct answer
Explanation

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