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The Sunny Days of Gavaskar Trivia Quiz

Sunil Gavaskar, formerly called 'The Little Master" has played an important role in Indian cricket. His exploits in the cricket field are legendary. Here is a quiz about him from his autobiography "Sunny Days".

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

Author
halfbakedangi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,716

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Sunil Gavaskar's full name ? Hint

Sunil Ramesh Gavaskar

Sunil Noone Gavaskar

Sunil Raj Gavaskar

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Against which team did Sunil Gavaskar make his Test debut ? Hint

Australia

Sri Lanka

New Zealand

West Indies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sunil Gavaskar was switched at birth, but was luckily restored by an eagle-eyed uncle. What was the name of the uncle ? Hint

Smiti Sen

Angikaar Choudhury

Narayan Masurekar

Raj Malhotra

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sunil Gavaskar made a lot of runs in his debut series. How much runs did he score ? Hint

144

774

145

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sunil Gavaskar was also an avid captain. Against which team did he make his debut as a captain ? Hint

Australia

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which unique distinction does Sunil Gavaskar hold in Test cricket ? Hint

first to get 30 ducks

highest scorer of runs

quickest 100 in test cricket

first to score 10,000 runs

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Question 7 of 10

7. Gavaskar was also voted as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in which year ? Hint

1997

1954

1980

1998

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which college did Sunil Gavaskar study in ? Hint

St. James College

St. Xavier's College

Siddarth College

Mukherjee College

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the first name of Sunil Gavaskar's son ? Hint

Ajay

Rohan

Sachin

Mohan

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Question 10 of 10

10. India played their first World Cup game in the Prudential Cup in 1975 against England. It was a disaster for both India and Gavaskar. How many runs did Gavaskar score ? Hint

105

12 not out

36 not out

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Sunil Gavaskar's full name ?

Answer: Sunil Manohar Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has worked as a television commentator.

2. Against which team did Sunil Gavaskar make his Test debut ?

Answer: West Indies

Sunil Gavaskar made his debut against West Indies in the year 1971 against the West Indies

3. Sunil Gavaskar was switched at birth, but was luckily restored by an eagle-eyed uncle. What was the name of the uncle ?

Answer: Narayan Masurekar

The story goes like this : On the day, Gavaskar was born, his uncle, Mr Masurekar had come to his hospital to see him. The uncle noticed a small hole near the top of his left ear lobe. But the next day, when he came to see Gavaskar, he did not find the hole ! A search was made and Gavaskar was found sleeping blissfully beside a fisherwoman.

4. Sunil Gavaskar made a lot of runs in his debut series. How much runs did he score ?

Answer: 774

As mentioned before, Sunil Gavaskar made his debut against the West Indies in West Indies in the year 1971. He scored an amazing 774 runs in 8 innings with an average of 154.8. Amazing !

5. Sunil Gavaskar was also an avid captain. Against which team did he make his debut as a captain ?

Answer: New Zealand

He played his first test as captain against New Zealand in Auckland in the 1975-76 season. India won the test.

6. Which unique distinction does Sunil Gavaskar hold in Test cricket ?

Answer: first to score 10,000 runs

He has been the first to get 10,000 runs.

7. Gavaskar was also voted as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in which year ?

Answer: 1980

8. In which college did Sunil Gavaskar study in ?

Answer: St. Xavier's College

Sunil Gavaskar played his first match against Siddarth College.

9. What is the first name of Sunil Gavaskar's son ?

Answer: Rohan

Rohan Gavaskar currently plays for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy.

10. India played their first World Cup game in the Prudential Cup in 1975 against England. It was a disaster for both India and Gavaskar. How many runs did Gavaskar score ?

Answer: 36 not out

England batted first and scored a mammoth 334 runs. In reply, India could manage a measly 132/3 in 60 overs. Amazingly, Gavaskar remained not out with 36 runs.

Source: Author halfbakedangi

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