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Know Sachin Tendulkar! Trivia Quiz

For all the die hard Sachin Tendulkar fans!

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

Author
saran

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
132,632

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
1955

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is Sachin Tendukar's birth date? Hint

May 5, 1973

May 4, 1973

April 14, 1973

April 24, 1973

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Sachin Tendulkar's middle name? Hint

Ranjith

Ajith

Rahul

Ramesh

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who is Ajith Tendulkar? Hint

A movie star

He is Sachin's brother

He is not related to Sachin

He is Sachin's son

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was Sachin Tendulkar's coach? Hint

Sunil Gavaskar

Ramakant Achrekar

K.Tarapore

Don Bradman

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Question 5 of 15

5. Sachin was named Sachin after the great Sachin Dev Burman?

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. Sachin Tendulkar made his test debut against which country? Hint

Australia

New Zealand

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many runs did Sachin score in his ODI(LOI)debut ? Hint

None of these

115

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Question 8 of 15

8. Against which country did Sachin score a match saving 119*, his first Test hundred? Hint

New Zealand

Pakistan

England

Australia

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Question 9 of 15

9. Sachin had a stint with English county Yorkshire. What was special about this? Hint

He came in as a replacement for Brian Lara

He was Yorkshire's first overseas professional

He cracked 5 centuries and 3 double centuries for Yorkshire

Yorkshire dropped Sunil Gavaskar for Tendulkar

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Question 10 of 15

10. In 1992, what record did Sachin achieve? Hint

He became the youngest player to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket

He became the youngest ODI captain

He became the youngest test captain

He became the youngest player to score a double century

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many centuries did Sachin score in the 1996 World Cup? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. Sachin Tendulkar's best year was arguably 1998. How many centuries did Sachin score in ODIs during that year? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 1998, Sachin also got his best bowling figures of 5-32 at Kochi. Against which team did he achieve this? Hint

Zimbabwe

Australia

Kenya

Sri Lanka

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the correct combination for highest score for Sachin in Tests and One-dayers in order? Hint

186* & 241

241* & 186

248* & 186*

186 & 241*

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following records was not held by Sachin in 2003? Hint

Highest number of runs in ODI

Most number of runs scored in a single World Cup

Highest number of centuries in ODI

Highest number of centuries in tests

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Sachin Tendukar's birth date?

Answer: April 24, 1973

Sachin Tendulkar is a Taurean.

2. What is Sachin Tendulkar's middle name?

Answer: Ramesh

Ramesh Tendulkar was his father and was a Marathi poet.

3. Who is Ajith Tendulkar?

Answer: He is Sachin's brother

Ajith was the man behind Sachin giving up plucking mangoes and started plucking runs.

4. Who was Sachin Tendulkar's coach?

Answer: Ramakant Achrekar

Achrekar also coached Pravin Amre, Vinod Kambli and Ajith Agarkar to name a few.

5. Sachin was named Sachin after the great Sachin Dev Burman?

Answer: True

Tendulkar's grandfather was an ardant S.D.Burman fan.

6. Sachin Tendulkar made his test debut against which country?

Answer: Pakistan

During one of the matches, Sachin was hit by a snorter from Waqar Younis, and he started bleeding after that. But the man he is, he completed his innings, scored a half century, and saved the match for India.

7. How many runs did Sachin score in his ODI(LOI)debut ?

Answer: 0

This was against Pakistan.

8. Against which country did Sachin score a match saving 119*, his first Test hundred?

Answer: England

Sachin scored those runs at Old Trafford, Manchester. He was the second youngest to score a century.

9. Sachin had a stint with English county Yorkshire. What was special about this?

Answer: He was Yorkshire's first overseas professional

Sachin didn't have the greatest of times in Yorkshire. He averaged 40 odd, which is pretty low by his standards. He was also voted cricketer of that year.

10. In 1992, what record did Sachin achieve?

Answer: He became the youngest player to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket

During that season, he completed 1000 runs in One Day Internationals and Tests.

11. How many centuries did Sachin score in the 1996 World Cup?

Answer: 2

He was the leading run scorer in that World Cup with 523 runs.

12. Sachin Tendulkar's best year was arguably 1998. How many centuries did Sachin score in ODIs during that year?

Answer: 9

This was the year in which Sachin scored centuries in 3 finals in a row. India won all ODI tournaments except 1 in that year.

13. In 1998, Sachin also got his best bowling figures of 5-32 at Kochi. Against which team did he achieve this?

Answer: Australia

After failing with the bat, Sachin ran through the Australian middle order with his mixture of off spin and leg spin.

14. What is the correct combination for highest score for Sachin in Tests and One-dayers in order?

Answer: 248* & 186*

Sachin has 3 double hundreds among the 31 hundreds in Tests and 2 scores of over 150 in his 34 ODI hundreds.

15. Which of the following records was not held by Sachin in 2003?

Answer: Highest number of centuries in tests

At the time, Sachin needed 2 more hundreds to beat Sunil Gavaskar's record tally of 34 hundreds.

Source: Author saran

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