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Quiz about Last Test Days Sourav Ganguly

Last Test Days: Sourav Ganguly Quiz

This quiz is about Sourav Ganguly. His fascinating cricket career ended with his formal retirement from test cricket. His career was as colourful as this last test series. This quiz is a tribute to this great cricketing legend.

A multiple-choice quiz by shamroc. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
shamroc

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,260

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
268

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Question 1 of 10

1. Against which team did Sourav Ganguly play his last test series before retirement? Hint

England

South Africa

Pakistan

Australia

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Question 2 of 10

2. The captain of the Australian side played under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many tests did Sourav Ganguly play in his career before retirement? Hint

113

102

116

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ganguly's final test series saw another stalwart of Indian cricket retiring. Who was he?
Hint

Anil Kumble

Rahul Dravid

Sachin Tendulkar

VVVS Laxman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sourav Ganguly played under two captains in his last test series.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sourav Ganguly scored a hundred in his last test series.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many runs did Sourav Ganguly score in his last test innings? Hint

100

239

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which bowler got Sourav Ganguly out in both the innings in his last test match? Hint

Mitchell Johnson

Brett Lee

Jason Krejza

Stuart Clark

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Ganguly get out in his last test innings? Hint

Leg before wicket

Bowled

Caught and bowled

Run out

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sourav Ganguly's last test happened to be the debut for an young Indian opener and an Australian spinner. Name them. Hint

Akash Chopra and Shane Warne

Gautam Gambhir and Cameron White

Murali Vijay and Jason Krejza

Virender Sehwag and Michale Clark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Against which team did Sourav Ganguly play his last test series before retirement?

Answer: Australia

It was the test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in India in 2008.
Australia and India play for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

2. The captain of the Australian side played under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.

Answer: True

Ricky Ponting, the captain of the touring Australian side played under Sourav's captaincy in the Indian Premier League team, Kolkata Knight Riders.

3. How many tests did Sourav Ganguly play in his career before retirement?

Answer: 113

He played in 113 tests for India in his spectacular cricketing career.
He was the seventh player to have played for hundred tests for India.
The latest to join the list after Sourav Ganguly was VVS Laxman. Incidentally, the farewell test of Sourav Ganguly happened to be the 100th test for Laxman.

4. Ganguly's final test series saw another stalwart of Indian cricket retiring. Who was he?

Answer: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble, the prolific leg spinner, retired after the 3rd test at Kotla. He retired as a captain and with 619 test wickets, the best by any Indian bowler.

5. Sourav Ganguly played under two captains in his last test series.

Answer: True

Anil Kumble was the official captain at the beginning of the series. When injury forced him out of the Mohali test, MS Dhoni took charge. Kumble got back in the third test at Kotla, but only to retire from test cricket. Thus it was back to Dhoni to lead India again at the last test at Nagpur.

6. Sourav Ganguly scored a hundred in his last test series.

Answer: True

He scored 102 at Mohali. Incidentally, he scored two centuries in his debut test series against England too.

7. How many runs did Sourav Ganguly score in his last test innings?

Answer: 0

He scored a first ball duck. The great Don Bradman also has the same score in his last test innings. 85 was his score in the first innings. 239 was his highest test score.

8. Which bowler got Sourav Ganguly out in both the innings in his last test match?

Answer: Jason Krejza

Sourav Ganguly fell for the off-break of Jason Krejza in both the innings.

9. How did Ganguly get out in his last test innings?

Answer: Caught and bowled

He fell to a diving catch by Jason Krejza off a leading edge.

10. Sourav Ganguly's last test happened to be the debut for an young Indian opener and an Australian spinner. Name them.

Answer: Murali Vijay and Jason Krejza

Murali Vijay was the last minute replacement for the in-form Gautam Gambhir, thanks to the one-match ban handed down to him by the match referee. He scored 33 and 41 in two innings. Jason Krejza got his first action of the series in the very last test. He proved his mettle by picking up 12 wickets in the match.

Source: Author shamroc

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