General Awareness
Cricket History and Facts
9,822 Questions
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
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Mitchell Johnson
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Jason Krejza
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Brett Lee
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Michael Clarke
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Sourav Ganguly's final Test innings was against Australia in 2008, where Jason Krejza dismissed him. This was during Ganguly's farewell series at his home ground Eden Gardens.
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Sachin
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Praveen Kumar
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Ganguly
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Sreeshanth
C
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Ganguly is the only former captain of the Indian cricket team among these options. While Sachin, Praveen Kumar, and Sreeshanth were players, Ganguly led the Indian team as captain for several years, making him distinct from the others in this list.
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FastTrack
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SpeedTrack
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Hawk Eye
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LevelSpeed
C
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Hawk-Eye technology is used in cricket to track ball trajectory and measure speed accurately. While specialized radar guns also measure speed, Hawk-Eye is the comprehensive tracking system used in professional cricket for speed and trajectory analysis.
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The Kolkata derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal has produced many memorable matches. The 5-3 scoreline refers to a famous encounter, though the question lacks context about which specific match is being referenced. Other scorelines like 4-2, 2-4, and 3-5 represent possible match outcomes in this historic rivalry.
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Andrew Puttick
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Michael Treschothik
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Simon Katich
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Darren Ganga
C
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Simon Katich was the captain of the Champions Trophy winner in T20 cricket (likely referring to a specific T20 tournament). Andrew Puttick, Michael Trescothik (misspelled as 'Treschothik'), and Darren Ganga were not captains of the Champions Trophy-winning T20 team in the relevant context.
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Usain Bolt set a new world record of 9.59 seconds in the 100m sprint. The 9.69 time was his previous record from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 9.62 and 9.77 are not the world record times associated with Bolt's peak achievements.
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Sahara India Pariwar was the official sponsor of the Indian cricket team from 2001 to 2013. The sponsorship deal was worth approximately ₹400 crore over 12 years. Team India's jersey featured the Sahara logo during this period, which included the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup victories.
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Mobitel
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Pepsi
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Cocacola
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Dilshan
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Mobitel has been a major sponsor of the Sri Lankan cricket team, serving as their primary shirt sponsor for several years. This telecommunications company has had a long-standing partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are beverage brands that have sponsored cricket events but not the Sri Lankan national team specifically, while Dilshan is a former Sri Lankan player, not a sponsor.
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Jaypee Group
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TOI
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Epaper
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Indiatimes
A
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Jaypee Group was the primary sponsor of the Deccan Chargers IPL team, a cement and infrastructure conglomerate that had naming rights sponsorship. TOI (Times of India), Epaper, and Indiatimes are all related to media companies but were not the primary team sponsor for Deccan Chargers during their IPL tenure. The Jaypee Group sponsorship was prominently featured on the team jersey.
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3 mobile
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4 mobile
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TNT
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KFC
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3 mobile was a telecommunications sponsor of the Australian cricket team in the mid-2000s before being rebranded to Vodafone Australia. The other options (4 mobile, TNT, KFC) were not the primary sponsors during that period.
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idea Cellular
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GMR
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Coca Cola
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pepsi
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Idea Cellular was a prominent sponsor of the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) IPL team during multiple seasons. GMR is the team ownership group, while Coca-Cola and Pepsi have sponsored other IPL franchises.
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DIGICEL
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Mobitel
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none of the above
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Aircel
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DIGICEL, a telecommunications company, was the title sponsor of the West Indies cricket team for many years in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Their branding was prominently displayed on team jerseys during major tournaments.
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Muthaih Muralidharan
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Shane Warne
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Shane Watson
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R P Singh
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Rajasthan Royals
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Chennai SuperKings
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Deccan Chargers
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Kolkata Knight Riders
C
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In IPL 2008, Deccan Chargers conceded the most extras (wides, no-balls, etc.) among all teams. This is specific IPL trivia from the inaugural season.
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Suresh Raina
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Herschelle Gibbs
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Ricky Pointing
C
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Sachin Tendulkar took 5 catches in a single innings during the inaugural IPL season (2008), which remains a record for most catches by a fielder in one innings. This exceptional fielding performance came while playing for Mumbai Indians. Herschelle Gibbs and Suresh Raina were also brilliant fielders but didn't achieve this specific feat.