Team of My Dreams Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar debuted in a Test match against the West Indies on 6th March, 1971. He was the first Indian cricketer other than a wicket-keeper to take 100 catches in Test cricket. He has 34 Test centuries, but his only ODI century came against New Zealand, when he scored 103 runs. He received the CK Nayadu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar debuted in a Test series against Pakistan in 1989. He was the first player to score a double century in ODI cricket. He did it against South Africa. In 2002, the Wisden also listed him as the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, preceded only by Sir Vivian Richards.

Answer: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Sharad Dravid debuted in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 1996. He showed sportsmanship attitude in his first Test, when he walked away after being caught behind at a score of 95 and being declared "Not Out". He was listed by the Wisden as the third greatest Test batsman of all time in 2002. He also became the first player to score a century in all the Test playing nations in 2009.

Answer: Mohinder Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath was one of the finest Indian all-rounders. He is most well known for his performance in the 1983 World Cup, where he was also awarded the "Man of the Match" award in the semi-final and the final. He had a nice batting average of 42.50 in Test cricket.

Quirky fact: He was the first Indian batsman to be given out for obstructing the field.

Answer: Saurav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly played his first Test against Australia in 1992, but was dropped for four years after that. He came back in 1996 and scored consecutive centuries against England. He was later appointed the captain of the Indian cricket team and is responsible for identifying the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag.

His highest score in Test cricket and ODIs is 239 and 183 not out, respectively.

Answer: Syed Kirmani

Syed Kirmani debuted against New Zealand. He has an amazing record of not conceding a single bye run in three consecutive Test matches against England, while 1984 runs were scored. He has taken 160 catches and has stumped 38 players during his career of 88 Tests. He receive the Padma Shri in 1982.

Answer: Kapil Dev Nikhanj

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj retired from Test cricket with 434 wickets to his credit. He was the highest wicket taker at that time before his record was broken by Courtney Walsh. His highest score in ODIs is 175 not out against Zimbabwe. In 2002, he was honoured with the title of "Indian Cricketer of the Century" by Wisden.

In 2010, he earned his well deserved entry into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Answer: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble was probably India's greatest leg-spinner. His ability to trouble the batsman with variations in pace and bounce and big stature earned him the nickname "Jumbo". He was the first Indian bowler to claim 10 wickets in a single innings of a Test match, and is the second bowler in the world to achieve this feet, right after Jim Laker.

He also captained India for a brief period of time.

Answer: Erapalli Prasanna

Erapalli Prasanna played his debut Test against England in 1961. He claimed 100 Test wickets in an amazingly short number of Tests- only 20. He has an autobiography titled "One More Over". He received the Padma Shri Award in 1970.

Answer: Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath

Zaheer Khan played his first match against Kenya in 2000. He was the fourth highest wicket taker in the 2003 World Cup and joint highest wicket taker in the 2011 World Cup along with Shahid Afridi. He is known to be specially effective against left handers, like Graeme Smith of South Africa.

Javagal Srinath debuted in 1991 in a ODI against Pakistan. He is known for being one of the fastest Indian bowlers, his fastest delivery being recorded at a speed of 156 km/h. He had claimed 44 wickets cumulatively in the 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2003 World Cups.