Tag: sports

Who, other than Sachin Tendulkar, has represented his country in 6 World Cups?

Madan Lal of India bowled the very first delivery in a World Cup. That was back in 1975. Who was the batsman who faced this first delivery?

India won only a single game in the 1975 World Cup. Which team did India manage to beat?

Kepler Wessels in one of two players to have played in the World Cup for two different countries. He played for Australia in 1983, and captained South Africa in 1992. Who is the only other player to have played for two different countries in the World Cup?

An easy one. Who holds the record for the fastest (in terms of number of balls faced) century in a World Cup game?

This cricketer of Indian origin made his international debut in 2006 and played a few games in the 2007 World Cup. But then, he took a break from cricket and enrolled in an Indian University to complete his studies. He returned to the international cricket arena in 2010 and is a part of one of the teams in this year's World Cup. Identify.

X is the only cricketer in history to score an One Day International hundred for 2 nations. X played in the 2007 World Cup for the country where he was born. In 2011, he would have been an important member of the World Cup squad for his adopted nation, but for a finger injury that ruled him out. Identify X.

He was the only member of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad to have not played a single game. Identify.

He was a part of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad. He also was the coach of the Indian team for some time. He coached one of the teams that reached the semi final of the 2003 World Cup. Identify.