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Indian Cricket Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on Indian Cricket laced with some overpitched stuff and some real meanies!

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Author
ace_sodium

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Anil Kumble

Sunil Gavaskar

Kapil Dev

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut? Hint

1991

1986

1989

1990

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs ? Hint

42.86

43.87

35.83

22.92

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Question 4 of 10

4. C.K Nayadu was India's first Test team captain post-independence, in 1947?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings? Hint

Laxman

Ganguly

Tendulkar

Gavaskar

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Question 6 of 10

6. The highest first wicket partnership in Test match by India - one of the openers was Vinoo Mankad, who was the other? Hint

Pankaj Roy

Chetan Chauhan

Sunil Gavaskar

Subhash Gupte

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final ? Hint

Kapil Dev

M. Amarnath

Sunil Gavaskar

Roger Binny

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Question 8 of 10

8. Srinivas Venkataraghavan captained India at the first two World Cups and later became an Umpire.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is so special about 31st March 2001 in Indian Cricket ? Hint

Dravid Keeps Wicket for the first time in ODI

Laxman's 281 was crafted on this day

Sachin scores his 10,000th run in ODI

Ganguly wins first test series against Australia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket? Hint

Delhi

Karnataka

Kerala

Mumbai

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?

Answer: Kapil Dev

Well life can churn some amazing ironies - some years ago, Kapil was charged for MATCH -FIXING ! (and exonerated).

2. When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut?

Answer: 1989

It was against Pakistan - the now famous saying -" go home and drink milk" was made against him!

3. What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs ?

Answer: 35.83

He got his 1000th run against Zimbabawe in 1992.

4. C.K Nayadu was India's first Test team captain post-independence, in 1947?

Answer: false

Lala Amarnath, India's fourth captain, led the team in its first Test match post-independence. C.K Nayadu was India's captain in their first-ever test back in 1932.

5. Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?

Answer: Laxman

The innings at Kolkata in 2000-01 was one of the magnificent innings ever played (ask any Indian or Aussie).

6. The highest first wicket partnership in Test match by India - one of the openers was Vinoo Mankad, who was the other?

Answer: Pankaj Roy

413 runs for the 1st wicket, India v. New Zealand played in Chennai on 6th January 1956.

7. Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final ?

Answer: M. Amarnath

This capped off an amazing win by the Indians over the all-conquering West Indian side.

8. Srinivas Venkataraghavan captained India at the first two World Cups and later became an Umpire.

Answer: True

He captained the Indian Team in the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979.

9. What is so special about 31st March 2001 in Indian Cricket ?

Answer: Sachin scores his 10,000th run in ODI

He was also the first batsman to score more 30 centuries & 11,000 runs in ODIs. He also has more than 100 wickets in this form of the game.

10. Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket?

Answer: Mumbai

And he stayed with them for years.

Source: Author ace_sodium

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