Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Quiz 110 | General Cricket Quiz

1.Which English county did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in the 2003 season?

A. Lancashire
B. Leicestershire
C. Yorkshire
D. Middlesex



2.Who was the first Indian to score a century in Tests against Australia?

A. H.R. Adhikari
B. Vinoo Mankad
C. V.S. Hazare
D. Chandu Borde



3.Who was honored by the Best U-16 Cricketer in BCCI 2011 ?

A. Natraj Behera
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Reva Arora
D. B Aparajit



4.In 1987-88, which Indian spinner took 16 wickets on his Test debut?

A. V. Raju
B. Rajesh Chauhan
C. Arshad Ayub
D. Narendra Hirwani



5.Indian wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta represents which team in Ranji Trophy?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Maharashtra
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Bengal



6.Which cricketers middle name is Bhalchandra?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Dilip Vengsarkar
C. Ajit Agarkar
D. Ajit Wadekar



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

A. Karnataka
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Kerala



8.Between which 2 cricket playing countries ashes is series being played?

A. England & Scotland
B. India & Pakistan
C. Australia & India
D. Australia & England



9.According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the likes of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant to be among 10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?

A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Virat Kohli



10.What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?

A. 18 yards
B. 20 yards
C. 22 yards
D. 24 yards



11.Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in februarry 1997 ?

A. India
B. New Zealand
C. South Africa
D. Zimbabwe



12.Who took 6 wickets for 23 runs in the ODI against England on 26 February 2003?

A. Glenn McGrath
B. Collins Obuya
C. Ashish Nehra
D. Zaheer Khan



13.Sourav Ganguly made his Test debut in 1996.How many runs did he score in the 1st innings of that match?

A. 132
B. 131
C. 32
D. 99



14.Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen to get an honorary commission in which of the following?

A. Indian Navy
B. Territorial Army
C. Indian Air Force
D. Indian Para-military Force



15.Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut?

A. New Zealand
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. South Africa



16.Off which bowler did Ravi Shastri score six sixes in one over in a first class match?

A. Arshad Ayub
B. Tilak Raj
C. Rajinder Goel



17.Under whose captaincy did Sachin Tendulkar begin his Test cricket career?

A. K. Srikkanth
B. Mohammad Azharuddin
C. Kapil Dev
D. Sunil Gavaskar



18.Other than the bowler's end, where does a cricket umpire usually stand?

A. Mid Off
B. Extra Cover
C. Square Leg
D. Slip



19.When was the first cricket Test match played?

A. 1788
B. 1873
C. 1877
D. 1870



20.In which year did India make its One Day International debut?

A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1973
D. 1975



21.'Idols', 'One Day Wonders' and 'Runs n Ruins' books are authored by which Indian cricketer ?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sandeep Patil
C. Sunil Gavaskar



22.'Dazzler: The Autobiography' is the autobiography of which English cricketer?

A. Darren Gough
B. Ian Botham
C. Graham Gooch
D. David Gower



23.On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ?

A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. V.V.S. Laxman
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Mohammed Azharuddin



24.Which cricketer played most number of ODI cricket match ?

A. Steave Wough
B. Allen Border
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Sanath Jaisurya



25.Which county did Sunil Gavaskar play for?

A. Somerset
B. Worcestershire
C. Warwickshire
D. Glamorgan


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