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Indian Cricket [1] Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Indian Cricket including its history and a variety of cricket questions and its facts.

A multiple-choice quiz by sonutulsiani. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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sonutulsiani

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
248,080

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16? Hint

Suresh Raina

Rahul Dravid

Piyush Chawla

Sachin Tendulkar

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired? Hint

430

450

434

435

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Rahul Dravid

Sourav Ganguly

Yuvraj Singh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on Test debut against England at England's home?
Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Abbas Ali Baig

Kapil Dev

Wassim Jaffer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? Hint

Hyderabad

Chittagong

Dhaka

Vishakapatnam

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests? Hint

Sourav Ganguly

Sachin Tendulkar

Virender Sehwag

Bishen Singh Bedi

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Syed Kirmani made his ODI debut in 1976 against New Zealand as a wicketkeeper. How many runs did India make in that match? Hint

154 all out

219/5

254 all out

222/9

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket? Hint

Run out

Bowled

LBW

Catch out

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in Pakistan when he was only 16 in 1989.

2. How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired?

Answer: 434

Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India had produced, and their greatest fast-bowling all-rounder.

3. Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?

Answer: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was nicknamed, 'The Wall'.

4. Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings?

Answer: 2

Agarkar's entry into international cricket was with an avalanche of wickets that made him the fastest to 50 in ODIs.

5. Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on Test debut against England at England's home?

Answer: Abbas Ali Baig

He had scored 12,367 runs in 235 matches in First Class Cricket with his highest being 224 not out.

6. Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?

Answer: Chittagong

He made his ODI debut at Chittagong on Dec 23, 2004. The match was between Bangladesh and India.

7. Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?

Answer: Virender Sehwag

India's first 300 which Sehwag bought up, characteristically with a six, was at Multan against Pakistan in early 2004.

8. How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired?

Answer: 34

He was also named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980.

9. Syed Kirmani made his ODI debut in 1976 against New Zealand as a wicketkeeper. How many runs did India make in that match?

Answer: 154 all out

The Man of the Match was RO Collinge of New Zealand.

10. Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?

Answer: LBW

Anil Kumble trapped Steve Harmison LBW in the Mohali Test to get his 500th wicket.

Source: Author sonutulsiani

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