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Who is having the best one day bowling figures?
general knowledge sports

  1. Muttiah Muralitharan

  2. Anil Kumble

  3. Chaminda Vaas

  4. Glenn McGrath

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Correct Option: C

Only one fielding player wears gloves, as he crouches to field near the batsman. What is the name for his position?
general knowledge sports

  1. long stop

  2. catcher

  3. shortstop

  4. wicketkeeper

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Correct Option: D

Somebody has to get things going by delivering the ball which the batsman must keep from getting past him (if he misses and the bails are dislodged from the stumps on which they rest, he is out) and attempt to hit far enough away so he can score runs. Who is this pivotal member of the fielding team?
general knowledge sports

  1. bowler

  2. thrower

  3. pitcher

  4. bouncer

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Correct Option: A

You often see a group of fielders standing in an arc near the wicket-keeper. Where are these players said to be standing?

general knowledge sports

  1. slips

  2. cover

  3. gully

  4. curve

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Correct Option: A

One of the two field umpires usually stands on an imaginary line running through the stumps at the batsman's end of the pitch, facing the batsman's rump. Which of these fielders stands close to this umpire?
general knowledge sports

  1. point

  2. fine leg

  3. straight hit

  4. square leg

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Correct Option: D

Since there are 11 fielders, the position known as third man is somewhat puzzling for the neophyte. Where on the field does this player stand?
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  1. near the spot where the bowler starts his run-up

  2. directly opposite third slip

  3. near the boundary on the off side, at about a 45 degree angle at the batsman's end

  4. near the boundary on the leg side, at about a 45 degree angle at the batsman's end

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Correct Option: C

As I am standing at my normal position of mid-wicket, I see the captain waving his arms to tell me that I have to move further out towards the boundary. To what position has he moved me?
general knowledge sports

  1. fine mid-wicket

  2. short mid-wicket

  3. deep mid-wicket

  4. wide mid-wicket

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Correct Option: C

I just got moved from point to backward point. How did my position change?
general knowledge sports

  1. I moved to be behind the batsman's crease, instead of in line with it

  2. I moved closer to the batsman

  3. I moved to be in front of the batsman's crease, instead of in line with it

  4. I moved closer to the boundary

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Correct Option: A

As I saw the wicket-keeper fetching a fielding helmet from its hidey-hole, I just knew the news was going to be bad. In which of the following positions would I expect to need to wear a fielding helmet?

general knowledge sports

  1. sweeper

  2. silly mid-off

  3. deep cover point

  4. long on

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Correct Option: B

Although it is not an official name for a fielding position, there is one term that commentators love to use for the position on the boundary between deep mid-wicket and long on. What is the agricultural nickname for this position?
general knowledge sports

  1. cow corner

  2. pig sty

  3. cornfield

  4. stables

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Correct Option: A