﻿Who has the best bowling figures in ODI history?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Anil Kumble$Glenn McGrath$Chaminda Vaas$4$2$Vaas took 8/19 against Zimbabwe at Colombo in 2001. The team folded for 38 all out. SL chased it down in 4.2 overs.$NA$0
Who hit the winning runs in India's famous Natwest Trophy victory against England in 2002?$Zaheer Khan$Harbhajan Singh$Mohd. Kaif$Yuvraj Singh$1$3$Flintoff bowled the last over while Zaheer was at the crease. Zaheer made contact with the ball on the fourth delivery and ran the second run on an over throw.$NA$1
How many matches did Sachin Tendulkar take to score his first ODI century?$3$52$79$100$3$2$Sachin was playing against Australia at Colombo when he made his first century. His childhood friend Vinod Kambli was at the non striker's end.$NA$2
Who was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?$Sachin Tendulkar$Tilakaratne Dilshan$Yuvraj Singh$M.S. Dhoni$3$1$Yuvi scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets at the 2011 world cup.$NA$3
Who won the 1992 Cricket World Cup?$Sri Lanka$India$Australia$Pakistan$4$2$Imran Khan's Pakistan beat Graham Gooch's England in 1992 world cup.$NA$4
How many World Cups have West Indies won?$2$1$3$0$1$1$The Windies have won the first two world cups in 1975 and 1979 under Clive Lloyd.$NA$5
How many World Cups have England won?$1$2$4$0$4$1$England has reached the finals in three world cups and still haven't managed to cross the hurdle.$NA$6
What is Brian Lara's middle name?$Chuck$Charles$Kirk$Fidel$2$1$Brian Charles Lara was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago on May 2nd 1969.$NA$7
Who was the first bowler to take a ODI hat trick?$Kapil Dev$Jalal-ud-din$Mudassar Nazar$Chetan Sharma$2$3$Jalal-ud-din took the first hat trick in ODI history against Australia in 1982 at Hyderabad, Pakistan.$NA$8
Who has the record of the most number of MOTM awards in ODI history?$Javed Miandad$Shane Warne$Sachin Tendulkar$Inzamam ul-Haq$3$2$In his illustrous 463 matches, Sachin won the man of the match a record 62 times.$NA$9
Who has taken the most number of wickets in ODI cricket?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Saqlain Mushtaq$1$1$Murali has taken 534 wickets while Wasim is second with 502.$NA$10
Who was the star of the 2005 Ashes campaign?$Michael Clarke$Michael Vaughan$Marcus Trescothick$Andrew Flintoff$4$2$In one of the most closest finishes in Ashes history, the series in 2005 ended with England winning 3-2.$NA$11
Which of these batsmen have not scored a hundred on debut in ODI cricket?$Martin Guptill$Gordon Greenidge$Saleem Elahi$Andrew Flower$2$3$One of the legendary openers in ODI history, Gordon scored just 4 runs on his debut ODI match.$NA$12
Who is the only batsman to have scored ODI centuries in his debut as well as farewell match?$Ryan ten Doeschate$Desmond Haynes$Sunil Gavaskar$Jonty Rhodes$2$2$One of the legendary openers in ODI history, Desmond scored 148 runs on his debut ODI match against Australia and 115 against England in his last match.$NA$13
Who scored 3 consecutive centuries in a single ODI series?$Rahul Dravid$Sourav Ganguly$Chris Gayle$Quinton de Kock$4$2$QDK is the third Protea to score three consecutive hundreds after AB de Villiers and Herschelle Gibbs.$NA$14
Who holds the unfortunate record of the most number of 90s in ODI history?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Nathan Astle$Aravinda de Silva$1$1$Sachin has scored a record eighteen 90s in his glitzy career.$NA$15
Which of these have NOT scored a duck on ODI debut?$Sir Garfield Sobers$M.S.Dhoni$Sachin Tendulkar$Sunil Gavaskar$4$2$Sunny scored 28 runs in his ODI debut against England.$NA$16
Who has reached the milestone of 1000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sir Vivian Richards$Kevin Pietersen$Virat Kohli$Hashim Amla$4$2$KP got to 1000 ODI runs in 21innings and he did it in 1 y 123 days.$NA$17
How many innings did Sachin Tendulkar take to get to 10000 ODI runs?$263$259$266$272$2$3$NA$NA$18
Who has hit the most number of 6s in ODI history$Chris Gayle$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$4$1$Afridi leads the pack with 351 ODI sixes. Next is Sanath with 270 sixes.$NA$19
Who has hit the most number of 4s in ODI history$Sachin Tendulkar$Sanath Jayasuriya$Ricky Ponting$Sourav Ganguly$1$1$Sachin hit 2016 fours in his ODI career.$NA$20
Who holds the record for the most number of sixes in an ODI innings?$Corey Anderson$Shahid Afridi$Rohit Sharma$Xavier Marshall$3$1$Rohit Sharma hit 16 6s during his 209 against Australia.$NA$21
Who holds the record for the most number of fours in an ODI innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Rohit Sharma$Virender Sehwag$Saeed Anwar$2$1$Rohit Sharma hit 33 4s in his 264 against SL.$NA$22
Whose record for the highest ODI score did Tendulkar break on his way to the maiden ODI double hundred?$Sourav Ganguly$Saeed Anwar$Sir Vivian Richards$Charles Coventry$4$2$Charles had a not out which made him the highest score at that time even though Saeed also had a score of 194.$NA$23
Who is the oldest player in terms of age at the time to score an ODI hundred?$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$Geoffrey Boycott$Sunil Gavaskar$1$2$Sanath scored 107 against India at Dambulla when he was 39 years and 212 days.$NA$24
What is the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI history?$183$200$186$194$1$1$Dhoni scored 183* against SL at Jaipur in 2005 while chasing 299.$NA$25
Who amongst these have scored an ODI century?$Wasim Akram$Misbah ul-Haq$Moin Khan$None of the above$4$1$Misbah couldn't reach triple figures in ODI cricket despite having such a healthy average.$NA$26
Who holds the record for the most number of wickets taken in a single ODI series?$Dennis Lillee$Joel Garner$Glenn McGrath$Chaminda Vaas$3$2$Glenn took 27 wickets at the triangular series in Australia which took place between Australia, England and Sri Lanka.$NA$27
Who is the youngest player to have taken a 5 wicket haul in ODI cricket?$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Aaqib Javed$Umar Gul$2$2$Waqar took 6/26 against SL at Sharjah in 1990.$NA$28
Who has taken the most number of 5 wicket hauls in ODI cricket?$Waqar Younis$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Wasim Akram$1$2$Waqar took 416 wickets in his 262 matches he played for Pakistan. He took a record 13 five wickets in an innings with best figures of 7/36.$NA$29
Who has delivered the most number of balls in ODI cricket?$Shahid Afridi$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shaun Pollock$Wasim Akram$2$1$Murali bowled a record 18811 deliveries in ODI cricket.$NA$30
Who has conceded the most number of runs in a single ODI innings?$Tim Southee$Brian Vitori$Mick Lewis$Ishant Sharma$3$2$Mick Lewis gave 113 runs in his 10 overs when Australia played SA at the Wanderers in the best chase ever.$NA$31
Who has taken the most wickets bowled in ODI cricket?$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Shahid Afridi$Anil Kumble$1$2$Wasim Akram rattled the furniture 176 times in ODIs$NA$32
Who is the highest run scorer in a single Cricket World Cup?$Inzamam-ul-Haq$Ricky Ponting$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$4$1$Sachin scored 673 runs at the 2003 world cup.$NA$33
Which South African batsman set a world record of hitting six sixes in an over against Netherlands spinner Dan Van Bunge?$Herschelle Gibbs$Graeme Smith$Mark Boucher$Jacques Kallis$1$1$Gibbs was the first batsman to hit six sixes in an International game.$NA$34
In which year- the overs of the ICC World Cup matches were reduced to 50 from 60?$1985$1986$1987$1988$3$2$When the ODIs were 60 overs long, the bowlers could bowl for 12 overs.$NA$35
Who bowled the first ball of 1975 Cricket World Cup?$Mohinder Amarnath$Gundappa Viswanath$Kapil Dev$Madan Lal$4$3$Jameson faced the first ball that Madan Lal bowled at the 1975 world cup.$NA$36
Which of these cricketers has represented two different countries in ICC World Cup?$Richard Hadlee$Kepler Wessels$Garry Sobers$Don Bradman$2$2$Kepler Wessels used to play for Australia while SA was banned from playing during Apartheid times. He later played for SA when the ban was lifted.$NA$37
Where was the final match of ICC World Cup 2007- played between Australia and Sri Lanka?$Barbados$Antigua$Jamaica$Saint Petersburg$1$2$The rain affected final between Australia and SL at Barbados which Australia won by 53 runs was decided by DL method$NA$38
Which of these bowlers set a World Cup record of taking 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls?$Anil Kumble$Lasith Malinga$Shane Warne$Glenn McGrath$2$1$Malinga almost took SL home when he took 4 wickets in 4 balls in a low scoring encounter while chasing 210.$NA$39
First Day-Night match in ICC World Cup was played in$1991$1992$1993$1994$2$2$The first D/N match at the world cup was played between England and India and England won by 9 runs.$NA$40
By runs- what was the largest victory margin in the ICC World Cup?$India over New Zealand- 243 runs$India over Bermuda- 257 runs$India over West Indies- 221 runs$India over England- 260 runs$2$2$Sehwag and Yuvraj went berserk when India played Bermuda at the world cup.$NA$41
Against which country did Sunil Gavaskar score only 36 runs after playing entire 60 overs in a WC match in June 1975?$England$Australia$New Zealand$West Indies$1$2$While chasing a mammoth 334, Sunil Gavaskar scored 36 runs from 174 balls against England.$NA$42
Which cricketer is associated with 'Udayan'- a charity home in Kolkata?$Steve Waugh$Wasim Akram$Kapil Dev$Graham Gooch$1$1$Steve Waugh started Udayan at Kolkata for Leper's Children.$NA$43
Who won the First Twenty-20 World Cup?$Australia$India$South Africa$Pakistan$2$1$India won the final against Pakistan at Johannesburg by 5 runs.$NA$44
What do you call a delivery that doesn't pitch and travels shoulder to head-high?$Duck$Googly$Chinaman$Beamer$4$1$If a bowler continues to bowl beamers even after warning, he might be banned from bowling in the rest of the innings. Waqar got barred from bowling at the 2003 world cup.$NA$45
Who was the first Indian cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award?$Vijay Manjrekar$Chandu Borde$Ajit Wadekar$Salim Durrani$4$2$Salim Durrani won the prestigious Arjuna award in 1962.$NA$46
Which cricketer has won the World Cup both as a player and as coach?$Clive Lloyd$Bob Woolmer$Geoff Marsh$Madan Lal$3$2$Australia won the world cup when Geoff Marsh played in 1987 and when he coached Australia in 1999.$NA$47
Both arms outstretched by the umpire means?$A no ball$A wide ball$A dead ball$Leg bye$2$1$A wide attracts an extra ball and a run$NA$48
Who is Sunil Gavaskar's only test match victim?$Brian Lara$Sanath Jayasuriya$Zaheer Abbas$Viv Richards$3$2$Zaheer Abbas got a little over confident in the 1978-79 test series against India and holed out in the deep when Sunny came in to bowl.$NA$49
Which country's cricket team is known as The Kiwis?$New Zealand$Canada$UAE$Pakistan$1$1$NA$NA$50
How many times has Australia won the Cricket World Cup?$2$5$4$1$2$2$Australia won in 1987,1999,2003,2007 and 2015.$NA$51
What name is given to Test matches between Australia and England?$World Championship$Ashes$Pinnacle$Super bowl$2$1$Legend has it that the urn contains the ashes of the bails ,wickets or the cricket ball.$NA$52
Which company sponsored the first three World Cup Cricket tournaments?$Prudential Insurance$Wills$Reliance$Benson & Hedges$1$1$The first three world cups were sponsored by Prudential Insurance. It later moved on to Reliance in 1987.$NA$53
What is the colour of the ball that is used in One-Day Cricket International Matches?$Red$White$Yellow$Pink$2$1$They use the White ball in ODIs, red ball in the tests and Pink ball in the D/N test matches.$NA$54
What is the colour of the ball that is used in testl Matches?$Red$White$Yellow$Pink$1$1$They use the White ball in ODIs, red ball in the tests and Pink ball in the D/N test matches.$NA$55
Who is the only Indian batsman to have scored two triple century in tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Virender Sehwag$Rahul Dravid$Saurav Ganguly$2$1$Viru scored 319 against SA and 309 against pakistan$NA$56
Which Indian player is nicknamed 'Jumbo'?$Anil Kumble$Vinod Kambli$Mohd. Azharuddin$Nayan Mongia$1$1$He is called jumbo because he bowled spin deliveries at jet speeds and he also had jumbo sized feet.$NA$57
Which wicket keeper is credited with the most dismissals at the World Cup?$Vijay Dahiya$Syed Kirmani$Kumar Sangakkara$Kiran More$3$2$Sanga has 54 dismissals to his name from his 37 matches at the world cup$NA$58
Which country won the World Cup in 2007?$Australia$South Africa$Pakistan$England$1$1$The rain affected final between Australia and SL at Barbados which Australia won by 53 runs was decided by DL method$NA$59
Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shane Warne$Sunil Gavaskar$Steve Waugh$1$1$Sachin has 51 centuries from his 200 test matches$NA$60
Who won the inaugural U-19 World Cup?$Pakistan$Sri Lanka$Australia$India$3$2$Australia won against Pakistan in 1988 at Adelaide.$NA$61
Who was the first cricketer to be given run-out by the third umpire?$Don Bradman$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Sanath Jayasuriya$2$2$Sachin was given run out vs SA in Durban in Nov 1992 with the third umpire's assistance.$NA$62
Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final?$Kapil Dev$M. Amarnath$Roger Binny$Sunil Gavaskar$2$2$Amarnath proved to be the knight in shining armour with his 3/12 against the Windies in the low scoring thriller.$NA$63
Which is the first current Test cricket playing nation to host the ICC Mini World Cup?$Kenya$Bangladesh$Pakistan$Sri Lanka$4$2$The mini world cup which has a knockout format, later came to be known as the Champions trophy. Next trophy will be played in England in 2017.$NA$64
Who was the first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over?$Don Bradman$Ian Botham$Garfield Sobers$Andrew Flintoff$3$1$Malcolm Nash was punished by Sobers by hitting him out of the park six times in an over.This happened in a county match between Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire. Gary played for Notts.$NA$65
Who is known as the Sultan of swing?$Kapil Dev$Shane Warne$Ian Botham$Wasim Akram$4$1$Wasim was diagnosed with diabetes in later part of his career and he took the aid of swing bowling to help him with his short run up.$NA$66
Who was the first Indian bowler to achieve a hat trick in One Day International matches?$Kapil Dev$Chetan Sharma$Anil Kumble$Harbhajan Singh$2$2$ Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.$NA$67
Who was the captain of Pakistan when they won the World Cup 1992?$Javed Miandad$Wasim Akram$Imran Khan$Inzammam-Ul-Haq$3$1$Imran Khan's Pakistan beat Graham Gooch's England in 1992 world cup and Imran retired right after winning it.$NA$68
Which country won a default victory over India in a World Cup match?$West Indies$Sri Lanka$Pakistan$Australia$2$2$Angry crowds at the Eden gardens did not let the game progress in the semi final$NA$69
Who captained Australia in the first Test series between India and Australia in 1947-48?$Donald Bradman$Ernest Toshack$Keith Miller$None of these$1$2$A team that later was famously referred to as "The Invincibles"$NA$70
In cricket- how was Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj better known?$Vijay Manjrekar$Surinder Amarnath$Eknath Solkar$Lala Amarnath$4$2$Lala was the first cricketer to score a century for the Indian cricket team and he also did it on debut.$NA$71
What is common to Sadanand Vishwanath- Chandrakanth Pandit and M.S.K Prasad?$They are all Indian wicket-keepers$They all scored centuries on their Test debut$They all scored ducks in their Test debut$They took a wicket with their first ball in Test cricket$1$2$NA$NA$72
Where did Kapil Dev make his 100th Test appearance?$Kolkata$Melbourne$Karachi$Colombo$3$3$Kapil Dev made his 100th Test appearance aganst Pakistan in the first test of 1989/90 series played at National Stadium, Karachi from 15th to 20th November, 1989.$NA$73
Which Indian cricketer was born in the West Indies?$Yuvraj Singh$Robin Singh$Sachin Tendulkar$Vinod Kambli$2$2$Robin Singh was born in Trinidad and Tobago.$NA$74
Which player was named as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2008?$Shaun Tait$Ian Bell$Ajantha Mendis$Irfan Pathan$3$2$Ajantha beat Stuart Broad, Morne Morkel and Ishant Sharma to win this award.$NA$75
Who is the only cricketer to captain India in three World Cup Cricket tournaments?$Kapil Dev$Sachin Tendulkar$Mohd. Azharuddin$Sunil Gavaskar$3$2$Azhar captained India in 1992, 1996 and 1999.$NA$76
Dazzler: The Autobiography' is the autobiography of which English cricketer?$Darren Gough$Ian Botham$Graham Gooch$David Gower$1$3$Gough was called Dazzler and hence the name of the book.$NA$77
Dizzy' is the nickname of which Australian player?$Adam Gilchrist$Glenn McGrath$Jason Gillespie$Brett Lee$3$3$He was named after the famous American jazz trumpeter with the same name$NA$78
Which Indian cricketer is nicknamed 'Bhajji'?$Harbhajan Singh$Rahul Dravid$Sarandeep Singh$Ajit Agarkar$1$1$He is also called Turbanator or Bhajjipa.$NA$79
For which country did cricketer Denesh Ramdin play?$West Indies$Sri Lanka$Zimbabwe$South Africa$1$1$Ramdin was born in Trinidad and Tobago.$NA$80
What is the constituency of former cricketer and BJP member Kirti Azad?$Darbhanga$Gandhinagar$Barmer$Allahabad$1$3$Kirti is the son of former Chief Minister of Bihar, Bhagat Jha Azad.$NA$81
What is the colour of a traditional Cricket test match ball?$White$Black$Red$Blue$3$1$They use the White ball in ODIs, red ball in the tests and Pink ball in the D/N test matches.$NA$82
Against which team did Sunil Gavaskar complete 10000 runs in Test cricket?$England$Australia$Pakistan$Sri Lanka$3$2$Sunny was playing Pakistan and Kiran More was at the Non Striker's end when he crossed the 10000 run mark at Ahmedabad.$NA$83
Which batsman has hit the maximum number of sixes in his Test career?$Brian Lara$Matthew Hayden$Brendon McCullum$Adam Gilchrist$3$2$Baz accumulated 107 sixes in his 101 test matches. He crossed Adam Gilchrist to achieve this feat.$NA$84
Who scored the first international Twenty20 century?$Herschelle Gibbs$Chris Gayle$Yuvraj Singh$Ian Harvey$2$1$Chris Gayle hit 117 against SA at Johannesburg in 2007 in a losing cause.$NA$85
Who is the only Indian batsman to have no ducks in his entire cricket career?$Yashpal Sharma$Azhar Ali$Kepler Wessels$All of the Above$4$3$In terms of innings played, Kepler played 105 innings and never made a duck.$NA$86
Which of the following nations has never participated in a cricket test match?$Bangladesh$Kenya$New Zealand$Zimbabwe$2$2$There are 10 test playing nations and 38 associate membersin the ICC. Kenya could never break into the top ten.$NA$87
Which Australian cricketer retired from the international cricket in January 2009?$Adam Gilchrist$Matthew Hayden$Ricky Ponting$Glenn McGrath$2$3$Hayden played his last test against SA at the SCG in Jan 2009.$NA$88
Who was the first Indian to be nominated as one of Wisden's 'Cricketer of the Year'?$Lala Amarnath$Ranjitsinhji$Vijay Merchant$Pankaj Roy$2$3$Vijay Merchant won the ICC player of the year in 1937.$NA$89
Where did India play its 1st One Day International match?$Lords$Headingley$Taunton$The Oval$2$3$England won this encounter by 4 wickets.$NA$90
Who is the only bowler to have got Sir Donald Bradman out hit-wicket?$C.K. Nayudu$J.K. Irani$L Amarnath$None of these$3$3$At a disastrous time when Don was piling on the runs at 185, Lala brought himself on to get Don out hit wicket.$NA$91
Who was the first Test captain of India?$Vijay Merchant$Vijay Hazare$Lala Amarnath$C.K. Nayudu$4$3$An Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was the first Test match ever played by India.$NA$92
Which was the first Asian team to win the World Cup?$Bangladesh$India$Pakistan$Sri Lanka$2$1$India Won the third world cup in 1983.$NA$93
Zaheer Khan plays Ranji Trophy for which team?$Rajasthan$Bengal$Baroda$Mumbai$3$2$Zaheer Khan used to play for Baroda initially and later moved to Mumbai after 2006.$NA$94
Who was the 1st ODI captain of India?$Ajit Wadekar$Bishen Singh Bedi$Nawab Pataudi$Vinoo Mankad$1$2$CK Nayudu was the first test captain of India while Ajit Wadekar was the first ODI captain.$NA$95
In 1999- where did Anil Kumble take ten wickets in a Test innings?$New Delhi$Kanpur$Mumbai$Kolkata$1$3$Anil Kumble achieved rare innings figures of 10/74 at New Delhi in 1999 against Pakistan.$NA$96
Who was the captain of 1983 world cup winning Indian cricket team?$Kapil Dev$B.S. Bedi$Lala Amarnath$Sunil Gavaskar$1$1$Kapil Dev captained Indian ODI team from 1983 to 1993 for 74 matches.$NA$97
Which Indian cricketer was the son of a groundsman of the Hindu Gymkhana?$Arun Lal$Eknath Solkar$Dilip Doshi$Saba Karim$2$3$Eknath Dhondu 'Ekky' Solkar was an Indian all-round cricketer who played 27 Tests and seven One Day Internationals. He was born in Bombay.$NA$98
Who is first woman to hit six sixes in an over?$Anjum Chopra$Jhulan Goswami$Mithali Raj$Amita Sharma$3$2$NA$NA$99
V.V.S. Laxman hails from which Indian state?$Maharashtra$Kerala$Telangana$Andhra Pradesh$3$2$V.V.S.Laxman was born on 1 November 1974 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.$NA$100
After Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar who became the third Indian to score two centuries in the same Test match?$Sachin Tendulkar$Rahul Dravid$Sourav Ganguly$V.V.S. Laxman$2$3$Rahul Dravid scored two centuries in a single match twice in his career. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are the recent Indians who achieved this feat.$NA$101
Who were the runners up of the Twenty20 World Cup 2007?$India$Pakistan$Australia$Sri Lanka$2$1$Misbah almost took Pakistan home until he scooped the final ball which went high towards the short fine leg, Sreesanth. India won by 5 runs.$NA$102
Who is the first player to score 10-000 runs and take 100 wickets in One Day International cricket?$Viv Richards$Ian Botham$Sachin Tendulkar$Gary Sobers$3$2$Only Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sourav Ganguly, Jacques Kallis and Dilshan have managed this feat so far.$NA$103
The Team India's skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni belongs to which of the following state?$Bihar$Maharashtra$Gujarat$Jharkhand$4$1$MS Dhoni, was born on 7th July 1981, in Ranchi Jharkhand.$NA$104
In which Indian city did Sunil Gavaskar play his last Test match?$Hyderabad$Bangalore$Chennai$Mumbai$2$3$Sunil Gavaskar played his last test against Pakistan in Bangalore, 1987. India lost this match by 16 runs.$NA$105
Who is the only Indian to take hat trick in a world cup match?$Kapil Dev$Bishen Bedi$Chetan Sharma$Anil Kumble$3$2$Sharma took the wickets of Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand at the 1987 world cup.$NA$106
Which cricketer has scored the most ducks for India at the World Cup?$Ajit Agarkar$K Srikkanth$Sachin Tendulkar$Javagal Srinath$2$3$Srikkanth scored 4 ducks at the World cup.$NA$107
Which cricketer has scored the most ducks at the World Cup?$K Srikkanth$Ijaz Ahmed$Nathan Astle$2&3$4$3$Nathan Astle and Ijaz Ahmed lead this infamous list with 5 ducks each.$NA$108
Which cricketer has scored the most hundreds at the World Cup?$AB DeVilliers$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Virender Sehwag$2$2$Sachin leads the pack with 6 at the world cup$NA$109
Who is the first Bangladeshi player to top one of the International Cricket Council's player rankings?$Mohammad Ashraful$Abdur Razzak$Syed Rasel$Shakib Al Hasan$4$3$Shakib is the leading all rounder in both Tests and ODIs$NA$110
Who was the first bowler to take 400 wickets in Test cricket?$Imran Khan$Ian Botham$Kapil Dev$Richard Hadlee$4$3$Sir Hadlee held the record for the highest number of wickets until Kapil broke his record of 431 wickets$NA$111
Which cricketer has made the highest individual score at the World Cup?$Chris Gayle$Martin Guptill$Sachin Tendulkar$Saurav Ganguly$2$3$The 200 barrier at the world cup was breached by Chris Gayle and was bettered by Guptill in the same tournament$NA$112
Which player has scored the most One Day International centuries?$Mark Waugh$Saeed Anwar$Brian Lara$Sachin Tendulkar$4$1$Sachin is miles ahead with 49 centuries. The closest current player is Hashim Amla with 21 centuries$NA$113
Which cricketer has represented both Australia and South Africa in World Cup cricket?$Ian Botham$Kepler Wessels$Steve Waugh$David Gower$2$1$Kepler Wessels used to play for Australia while SA was banned from playing during Apartheid times. He later played for SA when the ban was lifted.$NA$114
Who is the captain of New Zealand ODI cricket team?$Daniel Vettori$Stephen Fleming$Kane Williamson$Brendon McCullum$4$1$Kane Williamson is the new Kiwi captain after Brendon McCullum retired.$NA$115
Irani Cup is associated with which of the following games?$Hockey$Cricket$Badminton$Golf$2$1$The Irani Cup (earlier called Irani Trophy) tournament was conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late Z.R. Irani$NA$116
Which former Indian cricketer was nicknamed 'Tiger'?$Salim Durrani$Farooq Engineer$Vijay Hazare$Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi$4$1$Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan sometimes M. A. K. Pataudi (5 January 1941, Bhopal – 22 September 2011, New Delhi), was nicknamed Tiger Pataudi.$NA$117
Before V.V.S. Laxman- which Indian held the record for scoring the highest runs in a Test innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Vijay Hazare$Sunil Gavaskar$Vijay Merchant$3$2$Gavaskar scored 236* against WI in 1983$NA$118
Which former Indian Test cricketer equalled Gary Sobers world record of six sixes in an over in a Ranji Trophy match?$Ravi Shastri$Dilip Vengsarkar$Sachin Tendulkar$Sanjay Manjrekar$1$2$NA$NA$119
In 1987-88: which Indian spinner took 16 wickets on his Test debut?$V. Raju$Rajesh Chauhan$Arshad Ayub$Narendra Hirwani$4$3$Hirwani made his debut against West Indies in 1988 at Chennai. He took 8 wickets in each innings while India won this match by 255 runs.$NA$120
Which cricketer's middle name is Bhalchandra?$Sachin Tendulkar$Dilip Vengsarkar$Ajit Agarkar$Ajit Wadekar$3$3$Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar was born on 4 December 1977 in Mumbai.He represented India in more than 200 international matches.$NA$121
Which team has won three consecutive Cricket World Cups?$Australia$Pakistan$India$New Zealand$1$1$Australia won in 1987,1999,2003,2007 and 2015.$NA$122
Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket?$Brian Lara$Courtney Walsh$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$4$1$Murali finished with 800 career scalps$NA$123
Against which country did Kapil Dev make his Test debut?$Sri Lanka$New Zealand$Pakistan$Australia$3$2$Kapil Dev made is debut against Pakistan in Faisalabad in October 1978. It was a draw.$NA$124
Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?$Hanif Mohammad$Brian Lara$Don Bradman$Sachin Tendulkar$2$3$Lara stayed unbeaten at 501 in a four day match he played for Warwickshire$NA$125
Dizzy' is the nickname of which Australian player?$Adam Gilchrist$Glenn McGrath$Jason Gillespie$Brett Lee$3$3$He was named after the famous American jazz trumpeter with the same name$NA$126
Which batsman hit the last six of the T20 World cup 2007?$Yuvraj Singh$Paul Collingwood$Misbah-ul-Haq$Matthew Hayden$3$3$Misbah wasn't able to lead his team over the finish line in a very interesting final$NA$127
Who was the first Indian to score a century in Tests against Australia?$H.R. Adhikari$Vinoo Mankad$V.S. Hazare$Chandu Borde$2$3$Mulvantrai Mankad also known as Vinoo Mankad scored 111 in the first innings of the first Test against Australia in the 1947-48 series.$NA$128
Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta represents which team in Ranji Trophy?$Tamil Nadu$Maharashtra$Andhra Pradesh$Bengal$4$2$Deep Dasgupta is an Bengali cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 5 ODIs from 2001 to 2002 as the national wicketkeeper. He was later replaced by Ajay Ratra.$NA$129
Who is the winner of Deodhar Trophy 2006-07?$East Zone$West Zone$North Zone$South Zone$2$2$West Zone won by 192 runs with Yusuf Pathan scoring his maiden century.$NA$130
Which cricketer wrote 'Runs and Ruins'?$Sunil Gavaskar$Kapil Dev$Mohammad Azharuddin$Syed Kirmani$1$3$Runs and ruins is a memoir of the 1983 cricket season by Sunil Gavaskar.$NA$131
Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2008?$Abhinav Bindra$Manavjit Singh Sandhu$Pankaj Advani$M S Dhoni$4$2$Apart from Dhoni, only Sachin won the Rajiv Khel Ratna Award.$NA$132
Which Indian cricketer broke Kapil Dev's record of scoring the fastest 50 in one-day internationals ?$Mohammad Kaif$Mohammad Azharuddin$Ajit Agarkar$Sachin Tendulkar$3$3$Ajit hit a fast 67 not out in a match against Zimbabwe in 25 balls at Rajkot in 2000.$NA$133
Under whose captaincy did Sachin Tendulkar begin his Test cricket career?$K. Srikkanth$Mohammad Azharuddin$Kapil Dev$Sunil Gavaskar$1$3$Sachin got out to another debutant Waqar Younis in his debut innings. He scored 15 runs.$NA$134
Who is known as the father of Indian Cricket ?$K.S.Renjith Singji$C.K.Naidu$M.A.K.Pataudi$Vijay Merchant$1$3$Maharaja of the Punjab. Ranjitsinhji (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933),  often known as Ranji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Maharaja Jam Saheb, and a noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team.$NA$135
Who was the first Captain of Indian Cricket Team ?$K.S.Renjith Singji$Vinoo Mankad$C.K.Naidu$Vijay Hazare$3$3$A few Indians played as members of the English cricket team while India was under British rule, including Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji, but India made its debut as a Test-cricket-playing-nation in England in 1932 led by CK Nayudu, well before Indian independence.$NA$136
One More Over is a book written by$E.A.S.Prasanna$S.Venkatraghavan$Bishen Singh Bedi$Anil Kumble$1$3$NA$NA$137
The Captain who lead India to her first test victory?$Vijay Merchant$C.K.Naidu$Kapil Dev$Vijay Hazare$4$3$ In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win against England winning by an innings and eight runs in a match that began on the day that King George VI died.$NA$138
Where is "Chepauk Ground" situated ?$Chennai$Bengaluru$Ranchi$Kochi$1$1$The stadium was established in 1916 and is the oldest continuously used cricket stadium in the country. It is also known as M.A.Chidambaram stadium.$NA$139
Who was the first batsman to score three centuries at Lord s?$Vinod Kambli$Dilip Vengsarkar$Graham Gooch$Brian Lara$2$3$Dilip hit all three centuries against England and India won one, lost one and drew another game.$NA$140
The team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.$India$Zimbabwe$Srilanka$1&2$1$2$India achieved this dubious feat once in 1952 against England while Zimbabwe was found guilty twice and both against the kiwis$NA$141
Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on debut against England in England?$Sunil Gavaskar$Vinod Kambli$Abbas Ali Baig$Sourav Ganguly$3$3$Aged 20 years and 131 days, Baig became the youngest Indian cricketer to score a century on debut when he made 112 in India's second innings. It was also the first century by an Indian debutant outside India.$NA$142
The first Indian batsman to bat on all five days of a Test.$M.L.Jaisimha$V.V.S.Laxman$Mohammad Azharuddin$Sunil Gavaskar$1$2$NA$NA$143
Who is the only Indian cricketer who has won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.$Sachin Tendulkar$Rahul Dravid$Virender Sehwag$Sourav Ganguly$4$3$Sourav Ganguly is the only player to win four consecutive Man-of-the-Match awards in ODIs. He did it against Pakistan in Toronto in 1997$NA$144
The only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three test matches.$Rahul Dravid$Javed Miandad$Mohammed Azharruddin$Quinton de Kock$3$2$Azhar hit all of his first three centuries against India in 1984-85.$NA$145
Who holds the unique distinction of being the only bowler to dismiss Don Bradman courtesy of a hit-wicket?$Lala Amarnath$Mohinder Amarnath$Douglas Jardine$Harold Larwood$1$3$Lala dismissed Don in 1948 at Brisbane by hit wicket.$NA$146
Who was sent back home from the tour of England in 1936 due to disciplinary reasons.$Sir Donald Bradman$Sir W.G.Grace$Sir Garfield Sobers$Lala Amarnath$4$3$"Lala was sent back by the new self proclaimed captain, Maharaja of Vizianagaram ""Vizzy"" The press later claimed this as murky politics.$NA$147
Identify the batsman who batted in all positions from 1-11.$Sydney Gregory$Vinoo Mankad$Wilfried Rhodes$All of the above$4$3$NA$NA$148
The first batsman declared run out by a third umpire decision in the history of cricket?$Sunil Gavaskar$GilChrist$Hansey Chronje$Sachin Tendulkar$4$2$Sachin was given run out vs SA in Durban in Nov 1992$NA$149
Straight from the Heart is a book written by?$Kapil Dev$Vinoo Mankad$Sunil Gavaskar$Navjoy Singh Sidhu$1$3$Kapil Dev's two earlier shots at autobiography: Cricket My Style, written with the assistance of R Mohan of the Hindu, and By God's Decree, written with an Indian journalist settled in Australia, Vinay Verma.$NA$150
Green Park Cricket Stadium is in$Kolkata$Kanpur$Ahmedabad$Cuttak$2$3$Green Park Stadium is a 33,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.$NA$151
The first Batsman to score a triple century for India?$Virender Sehwag$Sachin Tendulkar$Virat Kohli$Sunil Gavaskar$1$2$In early 2004, he became the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket, with 309 against Pakistan in the First Test in Multan$NA$152
The first Indian bowler to take Hatric in a World Cup Cricket Match?$Irfan Pathan$Chetan Chauhan$Chetan Sharma$Kapil Dev$3$2$ Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.$NA$153
When was the BCCI formed?$1947$1928$1930$1952$2$3$The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.$NA$154
Where is Wankhede stadium located?$Kolkatta$Kanpur$New Delhi$Mumbai$4$1$The Wankhede stadium now has capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000$NA$155
Against which country did Sachin play his first One day international?$England$Pakistan$Australia$West Indies$2$2$Sachin made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Gujranwala in December 18,1989. He scored a duck in this innings.$NA$156
Which Indian cricketer is known as "Brown Bradman".$Sunil Gavaskar$Sachin Tendulkar$Sir Garfield Sobers$Brian Lara$1$2$Sunil Gavaskar of India is also nick named as 'Brown Bradman'. He was the first Indian batsman to reach 10,000 runs mark. His hunger for runs drew a comparison with Don.$NA$157
Who was the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match?$Narendra Hirwani$Anil Kumble$Venkatapathy Raju$Rajesh Chauhan$1$2$Hirwani made his debut against West Indies in 1988 at Chennai. He took 8 wickets in each innings while India won this match by 255 runs.$NA$158
Who is the first Indian Batsman to cross 10000 runs in Tests?$Sunil Gavaskar$Sachin Tendulkar$Sourav Ganguly$Dilip Vengsarkar$1$2$Sunny was the first batsman to reach the 10000 run mark.$NA$159
Who was the captain of the Under-19 Cricket team who won the World Cup in March-2008?$Mohd Kaif$Unmukth Chand$Virat Kohli$Yuvraj Singh$3$2$Virat hit 19 runs in the 2008 under 19 World cup final against SA. Kohli made 19 runs.$NA$160
Whom did Yuvraj Singh smash for six sixes in an over in the first Twenty20 world championship?$Stuart Broad$Andrew Flintoff$Paul Collingwood$James Anderson$1$1$Yuvraj hit the fastest ever 50 in the same match. He did that in 12 balls.$NA$161
Which English player smashed Yuvraj Singh for 5 sixes in an over in the one day tournament held in England?$Kevin Pietersen$Dimitri Mascarenhas$Andrew Flintoff$Ian Bell$2$3$Dmitri hit Yuvraj for 32 runs in the over which included 5 sixes.$NA$162
In which year did Kapil Dev play his first test match ?$1979$1976$1975$1978$4$3$Kapil Dev played his first test against Pakistan in the year 1978. The match was a draw.$NA$163
Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut?$Sri Lanka$Bangladesh$Pakistan$New Zealand$3$3$Viru made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Mohali on April 1st 1999. India lost this match by 7 wickets and Sehwag just made 1 run.$NA$164
Against whom did Tendulkar made his first One day century against?$Australia$New Zealand$Sri Lanka$South Africa$1$3$Sachin made his first century against Australia after playing in 79 matches. He made 110 runs in the match.$NA$165
Why was the 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot in the 1984-85 season abandoned when India were 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*.$Earthquake$Assasination of Pakistan's PM$Assassination of Indian PM$Cyclone$3$3$Match abandoned as a draw as the news that the Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi was assassinated reached. The rest of the tour was also called off.$NA$166
The famous spinner who made his test debut against India at Sydney- in 1992?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Ajanta Mendis$Monty Panesar$2$2$In this drawn match, Warne just managed to get one wicket.$NA$167
India s Lowest Total in One Day International Cricket was against which country?$69/New Zealand$44/South Africa$52/Australia$54/ Srilanka$4$3$India just managed to score 54 runs against SL in Sharjah in 2000.$NA$168
What is India s highest ODI innings total against Sri Lanka?$414$390$331$419$1$3$India managed to reach this total with the help of Rohit's 264 at Rajkot.$NA$169
What is Sri Lanka s lowest ODI innings total against India?$54$78$100$96$4$3$SL managed this low total of 96 at Sharjah in 1984 and at West Indies in 2013$NA$170
Who is the only cricketer to have played for England and India?$M.A.K. Pataudi$The Nawab Of Pataudi (Senior)$Robin Singh$David Johnson$2$2$He made his first-class debut for Sussex in August 1957, aged 16, and also played for Oxford while he was at university and was the first Indian captain there.$NA$171
The highest number of catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper in an entire Test for India?$Rahul Dravid$V.V.S.Laxman$Ajinkya Rahane$Yajurvindra Singh$3$3$Rahane, on 14 August, became the first non-wicketkeeper player to claim eight catches in a single Test match. The earlier record was jointly held by five cricketers - Gregg Chappell (Australia), Yajurvindra Singh (India), Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) and Matthew Hayden (Australia).$NA$172
Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?$Yorkshire$Lancashire$Warwickshire$Nottinghamshire$1$2$In 1992, Yorkshire signed the 19-year-old Sachin Tendulkar as their first-ever overseas player. He scored 1070 runs from 16 first-class games$NA$173
Which Indian bowler claimed his 300th one-day international wicket against Netherlands in a pool match of the 2003 World Cup?$Venkatesh Prasad$Anil Kumble$Javagal Srinath$Manoj Prabhakar$3$3$NA$NA$174
Where did India play its 1st one day international match?$Lord's$Oval$MCG$Headingley$4$3$India lost its first ODI match played against England in 1974 by 4 wickets.$NA$175
Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?$Kapil Dev$Ajit Wadekar$Sunil Gavaskar$Navjoy Singh Sidhu$2$2$Ajit Wadekar played a captains' knock in India's first ODI. He scored 67 runs while India lost this encounter.$NA$176
Where was the 1st ODI match played in India?$Kolkatta$Mumbai$Kanpur$Ahmedabad$4$3$India lost this encounter against England at Motera by 5 wickets. Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth made their debuts in this game.$NA$177
What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly?$Snehasis$Chandidas$Shomeer$Chetan$2$2$Dada was born on 8th July 1972 in Kolkata as Sourav Chandidas Ganguly$NA$178
How many runs did Sachin Tendulkar was score in his ODI debut?$99$84$0$54$3$3$Sachin made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Gujranwala in December 18,1989. He scored a duck in this innings.$NA$179
Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final ?$Kapil Dev$Madan Lal$Roger Binny$Mohinder Amarnath$4$2$Mohinder Amarnath took 3 crucial wickets in the final defence against the Windies. He also scored 26 with the bat.$NA$180
Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kapil Dev$Sunil Gavaskar$Mohd Azharuddin$2$3$Kapil Dev was chosen as the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century by an eminent jury of 35 cricketers, journalists and thinkers in a televised ceremony at Wembley Stadium.$NA$181
Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?$Kapil Dev$Sunil Gavaskar$Mohinder Amarnath.$V.V.S.Laxman$4$3$V.V.S.Laxman made 281 against Australia in the legendary match against Australia. He struck 44 fours and had Rahul Dravid for company.$NA$182
Which three counties did Ian Botham play for?$Somerset- Worcestershire & Durham$Somerset- Warwickshire & Durham$Somerset- Worcestershire & Lancashire$Somerset- Worcestershire & Derbyshire$1$3$He even played for Queensland.$NA$183
Which country did Donald, McMillan and Cronje play for?$South Africa$Australia$New Zealand$England$1$1$All of them played for South Africa in the post Apartheid era.$NA$184
What was the result of the 1995-96 Test series between South Africa and England?$South Africa won 1-0$South Africa won 2-0$South Africa won 3-0$Series Drawn$1$3$This is the series that saw Michael Artherton cement his place with a gritty 492 ball 185 against the likes of Allan Donald.$NA$185
What does the abbreviation 'st' stand for?$Stumped$Stand$Sachin Tendulkar$Stuck$1$1$NA$NA$186
Who was the first batsman to score 10-000 runs in Test cricket?$Brian Lara$Sunil Gavaskar$Sir Garfield Sobers$Sir Donald Bradman$2$2$Sunny finished his test career with 10122 runs and 34 centuries. Both were records that stood for a long time.$NA$187
The Oval is the home of which county?$Surrey$Sussex$Middlesex$Lancashire$1$3$The Oval has been the home ground ofSurrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It is always referred to as "The Oval", and not "the Oval".$NA$188
Which county did Jack Hobbs play for?$Sussex$Lancashire$Surrey$Middlesex$3$3$Sir Hobbs just played for Surrey all his life and accumulated 61760 first class runs.$NA$189
Who did Ray Illingworth replace as England's chairman of selectors?$Richard Illingworth$Ted Dexter$Graham Gooch$Allan Lamb$2$3$NA$NA$190
At which ground did Malcolm Marshall take nine wickets in a 1994 Test innings?$Lord's$Headingley$Old Trafford$The Oval$4$3$NA$NA$191
Which international team did Garner and Roberts play for ?$Bermuda$West Indies$England$Australia$2$1$NA$NA$192
How many stumps are there on a set of wickets?$Three$Two$Four$One$1$1$NA$NA$193
Which batsman's nickname was 'The Barnacle'?$Rob Bailey$George Bailey$Trevor Bailey$Chris Bailey$3$3$Trevor's defensive style of play brought him the first of his nicknames, ""Barnacle Bailey"",but he was a good enough cricketer that he has retrospectively been calculated to have been the leading all-rounder in the world for most of his international caree$NA$194
Who was West Indian captain before Richie Richardson?$Viv Richards$Courtney Walsh$Gordon Greenidge$Malcolm Marshall$1$2$Richards captained the West Indies in 50 Test matches from 1984 to 1991. He is the only West Indies captain never to lose a Test series, and it is said that his fierce will to win contributed to this achievement. $NA$195
Which West Indian player turned out for Antigua in the 1978 World Cup?$Malcolm Marshall$Gordon Greenidge$Clive Lloyd$Viv Richards$4$2$Some historians contend that Richards played international football for Antigua and Barbuda, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup.$NA$196
Which England captain was the first Test outfielder to take 100 catches?$Douglas Jardine$Micheal Artherton$Wally Hammond$Mike Gatting$3$3$Hammond took 110 catches in his 85 match career.$NA$197
Which English county has Brian Lara played for?$Warwickshire$Lancashire$Glamorgan$Worcestershire$1$2$He scored the famous 501 not out while playing for Warwickshire$NA$198
In which country was England batsman Paul Terry born ?$Estonia$West Germany$Cyprus$Netherlands$2$3$Paul Terry was born on January 14, 1959 in Osnabruck, West Germany.$NA$199
Which term describes a ball bowled out of the striker's reach?$Wide$No Ball$Googly$Doosra$1$1$The batting team gets an extra ball and an extra run for every wide ball bowled.$NA$200
Which all-rounder took 100 wickets and scored 1000 runs in 16 seasons between 1903 and 1926?$Sir W.G. Grace$Vijay Hazare$Sir Donald Bradman$Wilfred Rhodes$4$3$Wilfred scored close to 40000 first class runs and 4204 wickets in his career.$NA$201
In Sri Lankan bowler WUJC Vaas' initials- what does "J" stand for ?$John$Joseph$Joe$Jobs$1$3$Chaminda Vaas' complete name is Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas$NA$202
Which county have won the championship most times?$Yorkshire$Surrey$Sussex$Nottinghamshire$1$2$Yorkshire won 33 times with the last being 2015.$NA$203
Which county side did Fred Trueman play most of his cricket for?$Yorkshire$Surrey$Sussex$Nottinghamshire$1$3$He also played for Derbyshire.$NA$204
Which two counties did Dickie Bird play for?$Yorkshire & Derbyshire$Derbyshire & Leicestershire$Yorkshire & Leicestershire$Surrey & Sussex$3$3$Dickie Bird played for 93 matches for these two counties.$NA$205
In which country do Sheffield Shield games take place?$Australia$South Africa$New Zealand$England$1$1$NSW won the Sheffield Shield tournament 46 times.$NA$206
Which international teams contest The Ashes?$Australia and India$Australia and England$India & England$New Zealand & Australia$2$1$The Ashes test championship takes place once in two years.$NA$207
In LBW what does the B stand for?$Before$Bowled$Below$Between$1$1$NA$NA$208
Which cricket commentator on radio was known as 'Johnners'?$Brian Johnson$John Atkinson$John Wright$Geoffrey Boycott$1$3$NA$NA$209
In scoring- what does c & b stand for?$Caught Behind$Caught between$Caught and bye$Caught and bowled$4$1$NA$NA$210
Which bowler Dominic took a Test hat-trick in 1995?$Cork$Coke$Halge$Mullally$1$2$Dominic Cook claimed a hat-trick when he dismissed Richie Richardson, Junior Murray and Carl Hooper in successive balls in the West Indies second-inning.$NA$211
How many feet apart are the two wickets on a cricket pitch?$22 yards$21 yards$23 yards$20 yards$1$1$NA$NA$212
Which cricket commentator is known as 'Bumble'?$Graham Lloyd$David Lloyd$Ian Bishop$Micheal Holding$2$1$" He is known through the cricketing world as ""Bumble""because of the ostensible similarity between his facial profile and those of the Bumblies"$NA$213
For which former England bowler was a one-minute silence observed before play in a county match at Guildford in July 1995?$Harold Larwood$Bob Willis$Angus Fraser$Fred Truman$1$3$Harold Larwood passed away on 22nd July 1995. He represented England from 1924 to 1938.$NA$214
Which cricketer was once offered the throne of Albania?$Stuart Broad$C B Fry$Chris Broad$David Gower$2$3$Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then-world record for the long jump. He also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania$NA$215
Who was the first overseas player to play county cricket for Yorkshire?$Brian Lara$Rahul Dravid$Shaun Pollock$Sachin Tendulkar$4$2$In 1992, Yorkshire signed the 19-year-old Sachin Tendulkar as their first-ever overseas player. He scored 1070 runs from 16 first-class games$NA$216
A visiting cricket club from which country- touring England in 1995- included players called Peace- Harmony and Justice?$West Indies$Australia$South Africa$New Zealand$3$3$NA$NA$217
Complete this famous line of commentary: ?The bowler's Holding- the batsman' s  ..?$Lillee$Dillee$Riley$Willey$4$2$"Brian Johnston said this famous quote. ""The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"" supposedly occurred when Michael Holding of the West Indies was bowling to Peter Willey of England in a Test match at The Oval in 1976.$NA$218
Double Nelson represents what score?$222$22$2$200$1$1$Nelson represents 111 runs.$NA$219
Who in July 1997 scored a record 203 in a 40-over Sunday League cricket match?$Mike Watkinson$Alistair Brown$Trevor Penney$Jason Galian$2$3$Brown hit the 203 in a Surrey v Hampshire match at the Woodbridge Road ground in Guildford in 1997 in a 40 overs a side match. $NA$220
As of 2008 there had been only one century by an Indian against Australia in a World Cup match. Who scored it?$Ajay Jadeja$Sachin Tendulkar$Sanjay Manjrekar$Navjoy Singh Sidhu$1$3$NA$NA$221
An amateur guitarist for 30 years- a science teacher and first-class opening batsman for 16 years. Who are we talking about?$Stephen Fleming$John Wright$Lou Vincent$Nathan Astle$2$3$NA$NA$222
He once super-glued his gloves to his bat's handle because of a problem with his grip. Identify this Kiwi.$Martin Crowe$Chris Harris$John Wright$Chris Cairns$3$3$NA$NA$223
Which West Indian player- portrayed as a budding Sobers- shared the new ball with the likes of Roberts and Holder in 1974?$Joel Garner$Lance Gibbs$Brendon Julian$Bernard Julian$4$3$NA$NA$224
Australia and India compete in Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. When was it first fought over?$1996$1998$1999$1994$1$3$The series is named after Australia's Allan Border and India's Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored over 10,000 Test runs in their career and captained their respective teams and were the original world record holders for most runs scored in Test match cricket$NA$225
The 1974 Indian tour of England saw the first one dayer being played between the two countries. The first Indian bowler to take a one-day wicket was Eknath Solkar. Who was his victim?$Allan Knott$Geoff Boycott$Mike Brearley$Tony Greig$2$3$Geoff Boycott also faced the first ever ball bowled in ODI cricket.$NA$226
Sourav Ganguly- celebrated the Nat West Trophy win by ripping off his shirt and dancing round the balcony. When criticised for his action by a section of the press- he said that he was simply paying somebody back in the same coin. Who?$Andrew Flintoff$Michal Vaughan$Naseer Hussain$Nick Knight$1$2$Flintoff first celebrated a shirtless celebration when England squared the series in 2002 in Mumbai.$NA$227
The first-ever Test between India and Australia saw the latter winning by an innings and 226 runs. However- this match at Brisbane is famous for another reason. What is it?$First time a fan streaked$Indian team turned out with 9 men$Only time Sir Donald Bradman was out hit wicket$Australian team turned out with 9 men$3$3$Lala Amarnath got this famous hit wicket of Don.$NA$228
Like most celebrity cricketers of his time- Gavaskar also had his stint in the English County. Which county did he play for? Hint: it has also hired greats like Viv Richards and Steve Waugh.$Somerset$Yorkshire$Glamorgan$Lancashire$1$3$He only played for Somerset apart from Mumbai and India.$NA$229
Though he played only four Tests in his career- this player was instrumental in a great victory at Perth in December 1977 as he almost single-handedly pulled the match in Australia's favour by doing something exceptional in the fourth innings. What is the player's name?$Geoff Lawson$Rodney Marsh$Tony Mann$Geoff Marsh$3$2$Tony hit 105 to help Australia win this game.$NA$230
Who was the first West Indian to play Test Cricket for England?$Lord Harris$Dean Headley$Ron Headley$George Headley$1$3$Lord Harris was born in Trinidad in Feb 3rd, 1851. He rebuilt Kent, led a side to the USA and Canada and then captained the fifth side to tour Australia in 1878-79. In 1880 he assembled and captained the England XI for the first Test in the country.$NA$231
When Mark Waugh broke the record for Test catches by a fielder- who was the England batsman?$Angus Fraser$Chris Read$Darren Gough$John Crawley$3$3$Mark Waugh takes a record 158th catch to dismiss Darren Gough off Jason Gillespie, England v Australia, 2nd Test, Lord's, 4th day, July 24, 2001$NA$232
In 1981/82 Geoffrey Boycott became the highest run scorer in Test Cricket. Where did he achieve this feat?$Bangalore$Delhi$Mumbai$Jaipur$2$3$Geoff Boycott broke Garry Sobers' Test record of 8032 runs at Delhi in 1981. No one was unduly surprised that he went on to make a century, his 22nd and last at this level.$NA$233
Who is the only Nobel Prize winner to have played first-class cricket?$Samuel Beckett$Sir Garfield Sobers$Arthur Harden$Rudyard Kipling$1$3$ A natural athlete, Beckett excelled at cricket as a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler. Later, he was to play for Dublin University and played two first-class games against Northamptonshire.$NA$234
Graham Gooch was once no-balled for throwing. Which England spinner was he impersonating at the time?$Ed Hemmings$Ray Illingworth$Richard Illingworth$John Emburey$4$3$NA$NA$235
England and West Ham football legend Sir Geoff Hurst played one first-class cricket match. Which county did he represent?$Leicestershire$Essex$Glamorgan$Northants$2$3$Hurst played one first-class cricket match for Essex, against Lancashire at Aigburth in 1962, although it was not a successful outing: he made 0 not outin the first innings, and was bowled by Colin Hilton, again for 0, in the second$NA$236
Who was the first black man to captain West Indies in a Test Match?$Bernard Julien$Sir Garfield Sobers$George Headley$Brian Lara$3$3$Headley was appointed the Jamaican captain in 1947 and was later appointed captain of the West Indies.$NA$237
What piece of cricket history was created at the end of the match between Smokers and Non-Smokers at Melbourne in 1877?$Hitwicket$Stumped$No-Ball$Handled the Ball$4$3$NA$NA$238
Who was the 1st president of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)?$R.E. Grant Govan$Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda$Sikandar Hyat Khan$Anthony S. D'Mello$1$3$R.E. Grant Govan and also as REG Govan, born December 1891, Croydon district - died January 26, 1940 in Hardwar, United Provinces)was a Delhi-based British industrialis and the first President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.$NA$239
Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?$Vijay Hazare$C K Nayudu$Lala Amarnath$Vijay Merchant$2$3$C.K.Nayudu was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches.He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.$NA$240
Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?$Graham Gooch$Matthew Hayden$Brian Lara$Agarkar$3$2$Lara has hit 400* against a Nasser Hussain led Engand in 2004 at St John's, Antigua.He hit 375 at the same ground and against the same opponents ten years ago.$NA$241
What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar?$Rohan$Ramesh$Rahul$Ravi$2$1$Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Bombay on 24 April 1973 in a Maharashtrian family. His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a well-known Marathi novelist and his mother, Rajni, worked in the insurance industry. He was named after S.D.Burman,$NA$242
Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket?$Karnataka$Delhi$Mumbai$Kerala$3$1$On 14 November 1987, Tendulkar was selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic First-class cricket tournament, for the 1987–88 season. $NA$243
Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final?$Kapil Dev$Roger Binny$Sunil Gavaskar$M. Amarnath$1$2$Mohinder Amarnath took 3 crucial wickets in the final defence against the Windies. He also scored 26 with the bat.$NA$244
Which country won the World Cup in 2007?$Australia$South Africa$Pakistan$Srilanka$1$1$Adam Gilchrist took the Lankan bowlers apart and hit 149 in 104 balls while helping the Aussies win their 4th world cup title.$NA$245
Who is known by the name Bajji?$Bisen Singh Bedi$Harbhajan Singh$Anil Kumbale$Sachin Tendulkar$2$1$NA$NA$246
In how many ways can a batsman be out in cricket?$10$7$9$8$1$3$There are ten ways a batsman can be out - five are very common and five very rare. More often than not a batsman will be caught, bowled, given leg before wicket (lbw), run out or stumped.$NA$247
When was ICC formed?$1928$1909$1934$1947$2$3$It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.$NA$248
Length of cricket pitch is-$22 Yards$22.5 Yards$20 Yards$12 Yards$1$1$NA$NA$249
When did India win world cup in cricket?$1984$1983$2011$2&3$2$1$India won against WI in 1983 and against Sri Lanka in 2011.$NA$250
When and where was the first world cup cricket tournament held?$1979- England$1975- England$1983- England$None of the above$2$1$NA$NA$251
What was the name of first world cup?$Wills World Cup$ICC World Cup$Pepsi World Cup$Prudential Cup$4$2$NA$NA$252
Where was the cricket world cup 2011 scheduled?$England$Indian Sub-Continent$South Africa$Australia$2$1$India won the 2011 edition$NA$253
Which is India s highest domestic cricket trophy?$Ranji Trophy$Deodhar Trophy$Champion Trophy$No of the above$2$2$It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams -North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. $NA$254
Who is the president of BCCI?$Shashank Manohar$Jagmohan Dalmia$Sunil Gavaskar$Shivlal Yadav$2$2$Shashank Manohar took over from Jagmohan Dalmia after he passed away due to a brief illness.$NA$255
Steve Waugh belonged to which team?$England$South Africa$West Indies$Australia$4$1$NA$NA$256
Who won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2009?$West Indies$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Pakistan$4$2$Shahid Afridi starred in the final of the 2009 T20 final against SL.He made 54 runs and got bowling figures of 1/20.$NA$257
Who was the captain of the Indian team for Twenty20 World Cup 2007?$Sachin Tendulkar$Saurav Ganguly$M. S. Dhoni$Rahul Dravid$3$1$The 2007 inaugural T20 final was fought between India and Pakistanand India won it.$NA$258
Who hit six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad in a match against England in Twenty20 World Cup 2007?$Ricky Ponting$Stephen Fleming$Adam Gilchrist$Yuvraj Singh$4$1$Yuvraj hit the fastest ever 50 in the same match. He did that in 12 balls.$NA$259
In which year did India make its One Day International debut?$1971$1974$1973$1975$2$3$Ajit Wadekar played a captains' knock in India's first ODI. He scored 67 runs while India lost this encounter.$NA$260
How many test wickets did Kapil Dev capture?$253$434$545$157$2$2$Kapil took over Hadlee's 431 to end up as the highest wicket taker at that time.$NA$261
Who is the Wall?$Ajay Jadeja$Rahul Dravid$K. Srikant$Deep Dasgupta$2$1$Rahul Dravid for his solid defense was known as the wall.$NA$262
Who is Jumbo?$Anil Kumble$Venkatpati Raju$David Johnson$Venkatesh Prasad$1$1$Anil Kumble for his exceptional height for a spinner was known as Jumbo. Some explanations about his gigantic feet also explain the same.$NA$263
Who is the Prince of Calcutta?$Pankaj Roy$Ambar Roy$Saurav Ganguly$Rohan Gavaskar$3$1$Dada was born on 8th July 1972 in Kolkata as Sourav Chandidas Ganguly. He was also known as the Prince of Calcutta.$NA$264
Who are Kangaroos?$Australia$Bangladesh$Kenya$Namibia$1$1$The only continent with the prescense of Kangaroos explains the name.$NA$265
Who are Men in Blue?$Denmark$India$Sri Lanka$Maldives$1$1$NA$NA$266
Who is Mahi?$Zageer Khan$Robin Uthappa$Mahendra Singh Dhoni$Gautam Gambhir$3$1$Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the present limited overs captain of India is fondly called Mahi.$NA$267
Who was Mysore Express?$E. A. S. Prasanna$Venkatpati Raju$David Johnson$Javagal Srinath$4$2$Srinath took a total of 315 ODI wickets from the 229 ODIs he played for India. He was born in Mysore and hence the name.$NA$268
Who is Master Blaster?$Rahul Dravid$Sachin Tendulkar$Saurav Ganguly$Irfan Pathan$2$1$Master blaster, the god and little master are some the names used to refer to Sachin Tendulkar.$NA$269
Where was Cricket World Cup 2007 held?$England$Australia$New Zealand$West Indies$4$2$The 2007 World cup was held at the Carribean. Australia won this edition against Sri Lanka at Bridgetown.$NA$270
The number of umpires required conducting a international cricket match?$2$3$4$5$3$2$An International match requires two onfield umpires and a third umpire.$NA$271
Height of stump in cricket is?$28 Inches$28 inches$30 Inches$27 Inches$1$3$NA$NA$272
Which of the following countries won the maximum number of cricket one day world cups?$England$Australia$New Zealand$West indies$2$1$Australia won 5 World cups in total. 1987,2000,2003,3007 and 2015 respectively.$NA$273
BCCI was formed?$1927$1936$1928$1947$3$3$The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.$NA$274
The President of ICC is-$Ehsan Mani$Percy Sonn$Zaheer Abbas$David Morgan$3$2$Zaheer Abbas took over from Mustafa Kamal of Pakistan from 2015.$NA$275
Feroz Shah Kotla stadium is situated in?$Mumbai$Kanpur$Delhi$Indore$3$1$The Feroz Shah Kotla was established in 1883 and is the second oldest international cricket stadium still functional in India, after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.$NA$276
First laws of cricket is associated with?$Players$Teams$Crease$Umpires$1$1$NA$NA$277
How many types of cricket pitch are there?$3$2$4$1$1$2$NA$NA$278
Law 42 is associated with?$Fair and Unfair play$Run Out$Overs$Hit Wicket$1$3$The responsibility lies with the captains for ensuring that play is conducted within the spirit and traditions of the game, as described in The Preamble The Spirit of Cricket, as well as within the Laws.$NA$279
Which country did Ricky Ponting play for?$Australia$South Africa$Canada$New Zealand$1$1$Ricky Thomas Ponting, AO (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is a Australian former cricketer who was captain of the Australia national cricket team during its 'golden era'; between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket.$NA$280
Where is the head office of I.C.C.?$Bombay$Dubai$Melbourne$Lords$2$2$Initially London had the ICC headquarters but a request was made regarding giving special exemption from paying UK corporation tax on its commercial income. The British Government was unwilling to create a precedent and would not agree to this request. As a consequence the ICC examined other locations and eventually settled on the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.$NA$281
When was first International test match organized?$1877$1885$1890$1895$1$3$The first ever test match was played at The MCG between England and Australia in 1977. Australia won this match by 45 runs.$NA$282
When was first International One Day match organized?$1877$1871$1888$1890$2$3$The first ever ODI match was played between England and Australia on Jan 5 1971. Australia won this match by 5 wickets.$NA$283
How many laws are there in cricket?$40$41$42$45$3$3$Law 42 is associated with fair and unfair play.$NA$284
What is the first law of the cricket?$Unfair Play$Players$Out$Substitution$2$3$NA$NA$285
Who is the Dronacharya Awardee in cricket?$Desh Prem Azad$Ramakant Achrekar$Gurcharan Singh$All of the above$4$3$NA$NA$286
What is the limit for overs for an individual bowler in T-20 cricket?$5$4$3$6$2$1$The limit for a bowler's quota in T20s is 4 overs, ODIs is 10 overs and unlimited in tests.$NA$287
What is the total no. of the teams taking part in Ranji Trophy?$25$22$28$29$4$2$Each state has a representation at the Ranji level and there are 29 states in India.$NA$288
How many power plays are used in One Day International Cricket?$2$1$3$4$3$2$Overs 1-10 you could only have 2 fielders outside the 30 yard circle.$NA$289
What is the outer edge of the bails called?$Corner$Spigot$Barrel$Outer$2$3$The outer cylindrical edges of the bail are called Spigot and the central cylinder is called the barrel.$NA$290
What is the duration of time out?$1 min.$2 min.$3 min.$4 min.$3$3$NA$NA$291
Which player has maximum number of one day ducks?$Wasim Akram$Romesh Kaluwitharana$Inzamam-ul-Haq$Sanath Jayasuriya$4$3$Sanath scored 34 ducks in his career that spanned 445 matches.$NA$292
Which player has scored the fastest century?$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$Brian Lara$Corey Anderson$2$1$ABD smashed his way into the record books when he reached to the fastest ODI half ton in 16 balls and ton in 31 balls with 16 sixes and 9 fours in his innings.$NA$293
Who has the best one day bowling figures?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Anil Kumble$Chaminda Vaas$Glenn McGrath$3$2$Vaas took 8/19 against Zimbabwe at Colombo in 2001. The team folded for 38 all out. SL chased it down in 4.2 overs.$NA$294
Who was the first player to score a One Day International century?$Dennis Amiss$Derek Randall$Don Bradman$Mike Denniss$1$3$Dennis Amiss scored the first ever ODI century in the second ODI. He scored 103 in this match.$NA$295
When did South Africa make its One Day International debut?$1971$1991$1994$1980$2$2$The ICC reinstated South Africa as a Test nation in 1991 after the deconstruction of apartheid, and the team played its first sanctioned match since 1970 (and its first ever One-Day International) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991.$NA$296
In which year did India make its One Day International debut?$1971$1974$1973$1975$2$3$Ajit Wadekar played a captains' knock in India's first ODI. He scored 67 runs while India lost this encounter.$NA$297
Who hit the winning runs in India s famous NatWest final victory against England in 2002?$Zaheer Khan$Harbhajan Singh$Mohammed Kaif$Yuvaraj Singh$1$2$Flintoff bowled the last over while Zaheer was at the crease. Zaheer made contact with the ball on the fourth delivery and ran the second run on an over throw.$NA$298
How many matches did it take for Sachin Tendulkar to score his first one day hundred?$74$79$94$84$2$3$Sachin was playing against Australia at Colombo when he made his first century. His childhood friend Vinod Kambli was at the non striker's end.$NA$299
Against which team did India win its first One Day International match?$England$Pakistan$South Africa$East Africa$4$3$India won its first ODI under the captaincy of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, against East Africa. $NA$300
How many one day wickets did Kapil Dev capture?$253$256$261$157$1$3$Kapil Dev took 253 wickets in the 225 matches he played for India.$NA$301
Who topped the batting averages for England in the 2003 World Cup?$Alec Steward$Paul Collingwood$Nasser Hussain$Michael Vaughan$2$3$Paul Collingwood played 5 matches in the 2003 world cup and had an average of 45.66 runs per innings.$NA$302
Who won "Man of the Tournament" award in the 1992 World Cup?"$Javed Miandad$Ian Botham$David Boon$Martin Crowe$4$3$Martin Crowe hit 456 runs at the 1992 world cup.$NA$303
Who was Sri Lanka s first one day captain?$Sidhath Wetimunny$Anura Tennekoon$Bandula Warnapoora$Romesh Ratnayake$2$3$Tennekoon was the ninth ODI cap for Sri Lanka, and played four One Day International (ODI) matches, leading the Sri Lankan side in all of them. Tennekoon captained the Sri Lankan cricket team at the inaugural Cricket World Cup of 197.$NA$304
What is Brian Lara s highest one day score and against which team did he make it?$171 against Sri Lanka$169 against Sri Lanka$169 against England$155 against India$2$3$His career best is 169 runsmade against Sri Lanka in 1995. It is also the third highest individual score by a West Indian batsman.$NA$305
Which team did Sri Lanka dismiss for the lowest one day total ever?$Canada$Zimbabwe$Ireland$Pakistan$2$2$Vaas took 8/19 against Zimbabwe at Colombo in 2001. The team folded for 38 all out. SL chased it down in 4.2 overs.$NA$306
Name the umpire who has officiated in both the cricket and football World Cups?$Steve Bucknor$Steve Jarman$David Sheppard$Kevin Jackson$1$3$He was widely known for his long deliberations before making decisions, for which he earned the nickname ""Slow Death"". Before becoming an umpire, he was a football player and referee, a high school mathematics teacher and a sports coach."$NA$307
How old was Imran Khan when Pakistan won the World Cup?$39$40$35$42$1$3$Imran retired right after leading Pakistan to their first and only world cup final victory against England at the MCG. He made an important 72 and took a wicket.$NA$308
Who was the first bowler to pick a one day hat-trick?$Chetan Sharma$Jalal-ud-din$Bruce Reid$Wasim Akram$2$3$Jalal-ud-din took the first hat trick in ODI history against Australia in 1982 at Hyderabad, Pakistan.$NA$309
Who with 20 wickets was the top bowler of the 1999 World Cup?$Chris Harris$Geoff Allot$Shane Warne$Both 2 and 3$4$2$NA$NA$310
Sachin Tendulkar has a record for highest One Day International Man of the Match awards. How many times he has won it?$59$64$62$52$3$3$Sachin won 62 MOM awards.$NA$311
Who holds the record for most One Day International wickets?$Shane Warne$Kapil Dev$Wasim Akram$Muttiah Muralitharan$4$1$Murali has taken 534 wickets while Wasim is second on 502.$NA$312
Which wicket keeper holds the record for most ODI dismissals?$Ian Healy$Kumar Sangakkara$Adam Gilchrist$Mark Boucher$3$2$Sanga has affected 482 dismissals in his ODI career.$NA$313
Who holds the record for most nineties in his ODI career?$Aravinda de Silva$Nathan Astle$Sachin Tendulkar$Mohammad Azharuddin$3$2$Sachin failed to convert 90s into 100s 18 times.$NA$314
Who holds the record for most catches in his test career (non wicket keeper)?$Mohammad Azharuddin$Allan Border$Rahul Dravid$Mahela Jayawardene$3$2$Rahul took 210 catches inhis test career.$NA$315
Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?$East Africa$Canada$Kenya$Zimbabwe$2$2$NA$NA$316
How many umpires are there on the ground to regulate the game?$4$3$1$2$4$1$There is a third umpire who is off the field and is consulted when the on field umpires have trouble in reaching a decision.$NA$317
Which of these is not a cricket shot?$Cut$Hook$Pull$Shot$4$1$NA$NA$318
How many members of the team are to be Out for the team to be declared All Out$10$12$11$9$1$1$NA$NA$319
In 1975- the first Cricket World Cup took place in?$Australia$England$India$West Indies$2$1$ It was held from 7 to 21 June 1975 in England. It had eight countries participating in it.$NA$320
When did England's Gillette Cup knockout begin?$1975$1960$1963$1983$3$3$he 1963 Gillette Cup was an English county crickettournament, held between 1 May and 7 September 1963. The tournament was won by Sussex.$NA$321
When did India gain membership of the ICC?$1925$1926$1938$1945$2$3$It was a member of ICC since 1926 along with cricket New Zealand and West Indies cricket board.$NA$322
Bangladesh has been a member of the ICC since the year?$2000$2002$2001$1999$1$3$Bangladesh became a full member of the ICC on 26th June 2000.$NA$323
Australia has been a member of the ICC since the year?$1925$1919$1909$1938$3$3$Australia and England were the first members on the ICC in 1909.$NA$324
England has been a member of the ICC since the year?$1919$1925$1938$1909$4$3$Australia and England were the first members on the ICC in 1909.$NA$325
Pakistan has been a member of the ICC since the year?$1960$1955$1947$1953$4$3$Pakistan became a full member on 28 July 1952$NA$326
The earliest known scorecards were printed by Pratt was in the year?$1776$1855$1770$1799$1$3$Earliest known score-cards, printed by Pratt, scorer to the Vine Club, Sevenoaks.$NA$327
Sachin Tendulkar was born on?$24 April 1974$24 April 1973$24 April 1975$23 April 1973$2$1$Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Mumbai on 24 April 1973 in a Maharashtrian family$NA$328
Sachin started to play cricket at the age of?$14$16$11$9$3$3$Introduced to cricket at age 11, Tendulkar was just 16 when he became India's youngest Test cricketer.$NA$329
Which cricketer holds the title "God of Cricket" among his fans?$Donald Bradman$Viv Richards$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$3$1$Harsha Bhogle once said "India sleeps well when Sachin plays well$NA$330
Who is the only player to complete more than 30-000 runs in international cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Saurav Ganguly$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Sachin scored 34347 International runs.$NA$331
When did Tendulkar receive the Arjuna Award?$1983$1995$1999$1994$4$3$His other achievements include Rajiv Khel Ratna, Padma Shri, Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan$NA$332
In which year was Sachin Tendulkar nominated to the Rajya Sabha- the upper house of the Parliament of India.$2002$1998$2012$1993$3$3$On 2 May 2012, Tendulkar was elected to seat number 103 in the Rajya Sabha and took the oath on 4 June.$NA$333
In which year did Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs?$2012$2011$2013$2014$1$1$Following poor performance in the 2012 series against England, Tendulkar announced his retirement from One Day Internationalson 23 December 2012$NA$334
When did Sachin Tendulkar retire from Twenty20 cricket?$October 2013$November 2012$December 2012$October 2012$1$2$Sachin retired from Twenty20 cricket and limited-overs cricket, after playing the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 in September–October 2013 in India for Mumbai Indians.$NA$335
When did Sachin Tendulkar announce his retirement from all forms of cricket?$16 November 2013$16 October 2012$41557$16 October 2011$3$3$On 10 October 2013 Tendulkar announced that he would retire from all cricket after the two-Test series against West Indies in November.$NA$336
For how many tenures was Sachin Tendulkar the captain of the Indian Cricket team ?$3$1$4$2$4$2$Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. Sourav was made the captain after him in 2000.$NA$337
Who captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup$Ravi Shastri$Kapil Dev$Lala Amarnath$Suniil Gavaskar$2$1$Kapil single handedly took India to the finals by scoring 175 against Zimbabwe to pull them out of deep trouble from 17/5.$NA$338
In which year did Kapil Dev retire from cricket ?$1995$1990$1994$1993$3$2$Kapil Dev retired in 1994, after breaking Richard Hadlee's then standing record of 431 wickets for the most Test wickets taken.$NA$339
When was Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?$08 March 2010$09 May 2010$08 May 2010$04 April 2010$1$3$Kapil Dev played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs across a 16-year career for India, and is best remembered for leading India to victory in the 1983 World Cup.$NA$340
How many the Australians have represented Australia in Tests?$775$650$443$345$3$3$Peter Nevill is the latest Australian to play tests for Australia.$NA$341
How many the Australians have represented Australia in ODIs?$335$423$212$345$3$3$Adam Zampa is the latest Austalian to make an ODI debut.$NA$342
How many times Australia have won the World Cup$4 Times$6 Times$5 Times$3 Times$3$2$Australia won the 1987,1999,2003,2007and 2015 world cups.$NA$343
How many times has Australia played in World Cup finals?$5 Times$4 Times$7 Times$2 Times$3$3$Australia have played in the 1975,1987,1996,1999,2003,2007 and 2015 finals.$NA$344
Against which country do Australia play in an Ashes Series?$South Africa$India$England$Pakistan$3$1$This legendary bilateral series takes place once every two years.$NA$345
Against which country did Glenn McGrath achieve his first ever Hat-trick?$India$West Indies$England$South Africa$2$3$Glenn took the wickets of Sherwin Campbell, Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams to complete the Hat trick against Windies at Perth in 2000.$NA$346
How many times did Australia win the Champions Trophy?$4$2$3$1$2$2$Australia won the Champions trophy in 2006 and 2009.$NA$347
MCG Stand for?$Mackay Cricket Ground$Murray Cricket Ground$Melbourne Cricket Ground$Mildura Cricket Ground$3$1$The MCG was built in 1853.$NA$348
Who have played the most Test matches for Australia$Steve Waugh & Mark Waugh$Ricky Ponting & Shane Warne$Ricky Ponting & Steve Waugh$Matthew Hayden & Ricky Ponting$3$2$Both Ponting and Waugh played 168 matches for Australia.$NA$349
How many Australian Test batsmen have scored more than 5000 runs in Test Cricket?$17$10$18$12$3$3$Ricky Ponting leads the pack with 13378 runs in tests.$NA$350
How many Australian Test batsmen have scored more than 10000 runs in Test Cricket?$1$3$4$2$2$3$Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh have crossed the 10000 run mark.$NA$351
Ricky Ponting is also known as?$Ponty$Ricky$Rocky$Punter$4$1$The former Australian captain's famous nickname Punter was given to him by spin legend and his team-mate Shane Warne. Ponting has the habit of placing bet (punt) on greyhound racing and that is the reason behind his nickname.$NA$352
When was Ricky Ponting born?$19 March 1974$19 December 1975$19 December 1974$19 November 1974$3$3$Ricky Ponting was born on 19 December 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania.$NA$353
Greg Campbell is a relative of?$Ricky Ponting$Allan Border$Michael Clarke$Ian chappell$1$3$Greg Campbell is Ponting's uncle.$NA$354
When did Ricky Ponting make his test debut?$10 December 1995$08 December 1995$15 February 1995$08 December 1994$2$3$Ponting made his test debut against Sri Lanka at Perth.$NA$355
How many ODIs did Ricky Pontingplay?$175$168$375$350$3$2$Ponting scored 13704 runs at an average of 42.03 runs per innings in his 375 matches.$NA$356
How many tests did Ricky Ponting play?$200$155$168$175$3$3$Ponting scored 13378 runs in his 168 tests at an average of 51.85 runs an innings.$NA$357
When was the first cricket club in India established?$1758$1792$1821$1901$2$3$The first cricket club in India was formed at Calcutta in 1792.$NA$358
When did India's national cricket team play its first Test match?$25 June 1932 at Trafford$25 June 1932 at Oval$25 June 1932 at Lord's$25 June 1932 at Trent$3$3$India played England in their first ever test at Lord's. England won this encounter by 158 runs.$NA$359
Who is the current captain of the Indian Test Cricket team?$Virat Kohli$Suresh Raina$Mahendra Singh Dhoni$Gautam Gambhir$1$1$Kohli took over from Dhoni midway through the test series in Australia last summer.$NA$360
Who is the current coach of the Indian Cricket team?$Gary Kirsten$Ravi Shastri$Duncan Fletcher$None of the above$4$1$Ravi Shastri is the team director since Duncan Fletcher's contract expired in 2015.$NA$361
When was the first cricket match played in India?$1725$1938$1721$1925$3$3$The first mention of cricket in India dates back to 1721, in an obscure journal of a East India Company seaman. $NA$362
Which is the the first ever cricket club to be established by Indians?$The Oriental Cricket Club$Aarey Cricket Club$Baronet Cricket Club$Bengal Club$1$2$The Oriental Cricket Club was a cricket club established by the Parsi community in Mumbai in 1848. $NA$363
When was the first Test victory for India?$Mumbai in 1938$Delhi in 1952$Bangalore in 1952$Madras in 1952$4$3$India won against England by an Innings and 8 runs in 1952 at Chennai.$NA$364
Who was the first ever foreign coach for the Indian Cricket team?$Greg Chappell$John Wright$Gary Kirsten$Duncan Fletcher$2$2$John Wright took over from Kapil Dev as India's cricket coach in 2000.$NA$365
Who took over from John Wright as the coach of the Indian cricket team?$Gary Kirsten$Duncan Fletcher$John Wright$Greg Chappell$4$2$Indian cricket went through tumultous times during Chappell's tenure as the Indian coach.$NA$366
Who has scored the highest ODI score in the Indian Cricket team?$Sachin Tendulkar$MS Dhoni$Virendra Sehwag$Rohit Sharma$4$1$Rohit Sharma hit 33 fours on his way to his 264 against SL.$NA$367
What is the Indian team's highest ever score ?$707$726/9$705$676/7$2$3$Sehwag went beserk at the top of the order by scoring 293 in just 254 deliveries against SL at Mumbai in 2009.$NA$368
Against whom and where did Team India score its lowest 42 all out ?$Australia in 1974$Pakistan in 1974$England in 1974$South Africa in 1974$3$3$Eknath Solkar's 18 was the highest score in the Indian second innings at Lord's in 1974.$NA$369
Against whom didAnil Kumble take 10 wickets for 74 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi?$West Indies$Australia$Pakistan$England$3$2$Anil Kumble achieved rare innings figures of 10/74 at New Delhi in 1999 against Pakistan.$NA$370
Which wicketkeeper made a world record by scoring the highest runs in ODIs?$Rahul Dravid$Nayan Mongia$Mahendra Singh Dhoni$Kiran More$3$2$M.S.Dhoni scored 183* against SL in 2005 at Jaipur.$NA$371
Which team is also known as the "Men in Blue"?$Scotland$England$Sri Lanka$India$4$1$NA$NA$372
The kit sponsor for the Indian Cricket Team is sponsored by?$Reebok$Nike$Adidas$Puma$2$1$NA$NA$373
When was the mega campaign called "Bleed Blue" by Nike initiated?$2004$2014$2003$2011$4$1$They started this campaign for the 2011 world cup hosted by India.$NA$374
Which cricket stadium has the largest seating capacity in the world?$Eden Gardens$Wankhede Stadium$Melbourne Cricket Ground$Brabourne Stadium$3$2$The MCG was built in 1853. It has a recorded seating capacity of over 90000.$NA$375
The unofficial successor of the Brabourne Stadium is?$Sivaji Park$VCA Stadium$Wankhede Stadium$Bombay Gymkhana$3$2$NA$NA$376
Who is the current bowling coach of the Indian Cricket team?$Anil Kumble$Venktesh Prasad$Robin Singh$Bharat Arun$4$3$Bharat Arun played under Ravi Shastri in the under-19 team that toured Sri Lanka in 1979.$NA$377
Who is the current fielding coach of the Indian Cricket team?$R.Sridhar$Joe Dawes$Evan Speechly$Ramesh Mane$1$2$Sridhar played for the Hyderabad cricket team from 1990 to 2000.$NA$378
Who is the current fitness trainer of the Indian Cricket team?$Evan Speechly$Joe Dawes$Ramji Srinivasan$Shankar Basu$4$3$NA$NA$379
Who is the current Head Physiotherapist of the Indian Cricket team?$Joe Dawes$Ramji Srinivasan$Patrick Farhat$Evan Speechly$3$3$NA$NA$380
Who is the current Masseur of the Indian Cricket team?$Arun Kanade$Joe Dawes$Evan Speechly$Trevor Penney$1$2$NA$NA$381
Who is the current Performance analyst of the Indian Cricket team?$Ravi Shastri$Chetan Sharma$Ramky S$Suniil Gavaskar$3$3$NA$NA$382
What is the name of the fan of the Indian Cricket team- who travels to all Indian home games with his body painted as the Indian Flag?$C.K.M. Dhananjai$Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary$Suniil Gavaskar$Ravi Shastri$2$2$Since 2009, BCCI sponsored every match ticket to Sudhir for his unflinching support and dedication.$NA$383
When did the Indian women's cricket team play its first Test match?$1975$1977$1980$1976$4$3$NA$NA$384
India won against which team to win the final of the Women's Asia Cup of 2005 06?$Pakistan$England$Srilanka$Australia$3$2$NA$NA$385
Who is the current captain of The Indian Women's Cricket team?$Mithali Raj$Rumeli Dhar$Shubhlakshmi Sharma$Sravanthi Naidu$1$2$NA$NA$386
When did he Women's Cricket Association of India merge with the Board of Control for Cricket in India?$2005$2006$2004$2007$2$3$NA$NA$387
Which Team has a sole Test win against the Aussies till date?$South Africa$England$India$Sri Lanka$4$3$Sri Lanka won this sole victory at Kandy in 1999 by 6 wickets.Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie crashed, horrifically, as Waugh ran back from square leg and Gillespie came in from the boundary, both trying to catch the Sri Lankan vice-captain, Jayawardene.$NA$388
What is the highest number of runs scored in an over?$36$77$52$64$2$3$Bert Vance was the bowler who bowled 17 deliveries to register one legitimate delivery in that over. All in all, 8 sixes and five fours were smacked in that over.$NA$389
Who is the only Indian player to score a century in the knock out stages of a World Cup?$Sachin Tendulkar$Saurav Ganguly$Rahul Dravid$Ricky Ponting$2$3$NA$NA$390
Who is the only player in the history of the game to win a man of the match without scoring a run taking a wicket or without taking a catch$Jonty Rhodes$Ajay Jadeja$Cameron Cuffy$Sherwin Campbell$3$3$Playing against Zimbabwe at Harare in the opening fixture of a Coca Cola Cup tournament on 23 June 2001 he won the match award for his analysis of 10-2-20-0. $NA$391
The player with the most number of not outs in Test cricket is?$MS Dhoni$Brian Lara$Ricky Ponting$Courtney Walsh$4$3$Walsh was left stranded not out a record 61 times in test cricket. Even then, he could only manage an average of 7.54.$NA$392
Who is the only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs?$Saurav Ganguly$Ricky Ponting$Wasim Akram$Kumara Sangakara$1$2$NA$NA$393
Which cricketer has represented both Australia and Netherlands in International Cricket?$Tom Cooper$Logan van Beek$Dirk Nannes$Neil Kruger$3$2$Dirk's parents are Dutch which gave him the eligibility to play for Netherlands before he found a spot in the Talent packed Aussie side.$NA$394
How many 6's has Sir Don Bradman hit in his entire career?$44$109$6$11$3$3$NA$NA$395
Who is the only player in the history of cricket to have captained a team for more than 100 Test matches.$Allan Border$Graeme Smith$Stephen Fleming$Ricky Ponting$2$2$Smith captained for a record 109 times for the tests for South Africa.$NA$396
Which batsman from Australia scored the first ever century in Test cricket in 1877.$Dave Gregory$Bransby Cooper$Charlie Bannerman$Ned Gregory$3$3$The first ever test was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 1877 and Australia batted first. Bannerman opened the Australian innings and is thus retrospectively deemed to have had the honour of facing the first ball ever bowled in Test cricket (the bowler being England's Alfred Shaw) and scoring the first ever run in Test cricket.$NA$397
The official laws of cricket were first created by the Marylebone Cricket Club in London- England in the year?$1744$1730$1821$1720$1$3$NA$NA$398
The only wicket keeper to have stumped Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) was?$Jenni Irani of India$Prabir Sen of INDIA$George Fullerton of South Africa$Godfrey Evans of England$2$3$Prabir Sen, the wicket keeper from Bengal, had the honour of stumping Sir Don in the bowling of Mankad.$NA$399
Who is only cricketer to have played for England and India is?$Lala Amarnath$Kapil Dev$Amar Singh$Mansoor Ali Khan$4$2$He made his first-class debut for Sussex in August 1957, aged 16, and also played for Oxford while he was at university and was the first Indian captain there.$NA$400
Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a half century?$Amar Singh$Lala Amarnath$Polly Umrigar$Vinoo Mankad$1$3$Amar Singh Lodha was the first Indian Fast bowler and All-rounder, and the first Indian to receive a Test cap. He also scored India's first half-century in Test cricket, in India's first Test.$NA$401
Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a century in 1933?$Vinoo Mankad$Polly Umrigar$Lala Amarnath$CK Nayudu$3$3$Lala was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on his debut.$NA$402
Who was the First Indian Cricketer to score a double century in Test?$Sunil Gavaskar$Saurav Ganguly$Pataudi$Polly Umrigar$4$3$Polly Umrigar scored the first double century by an Indian in Test cricket against New Zealand in Hyderabad.$NA$403
Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in Test?$Sachin Tendulkar$Virender Sehwag$Kapil Dev$Rohit Sharma$2$2$Viru scored 309 against Pakistan in 2004 at Multan .$NA$404
Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a century in ODI?$Mohinder Amarnath$Ravi Shasti$Sunil Gavaskar$Kapil Dev$4$3$Kapil Dev scored 175* against Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup when his team was in tatters at 5/17.$NA$405
Who is the First Indian Cricketer to score a double century in ODI?$Sachin Tendulkar$Virat Kohli$Verender Sehwag$Rohit Sharma$1$2$Sachin scored 20* in 147 balls against SA at Gwalior in 2010.$NA$406
What colour of caps are worn by the Australian national cricket team?$Red$Green$Blue$Azure gray$2$2$To be precise, they are called baggy green.$NA$407
Which county plays at home at the St Lawrence Ground?$Glamorgan$Yorkshire$Warwickshire$Kent$4$2$ It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played, having been in use since 1847. $NA$408
What kind of fruit is depicted on the badge of Worcestershire County Cricket Club?$Pear$Apple$Mango$Grapes$1$2$It has three pears on it.$NA$409
In 2002 who announced his retirement from international cricket having amassed a career total of 8029 runs in 128 Tests?$Steve Waugh$Mark Waugh$Ian Healy$Jason Gillespie$2$3$Mark Waugh played his last test match against Pakistan at Sharjah in 2002.$NA$410
Which king declared cricket illegal in 1477?$Charlie II$Edward IV$Charles I$Edward V$2$3$Edward IV banned cricket in 1477, as it distracted the English Army from archery.$NA$411
Which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?$Australia$West Indies$India$South Africa$2$1$West Indies won the Inaugural World cup against Australia by 17runs at Lord's.$NA$412
What connects the badges of Hampshire-Yorkshire-Northamptonshire-Derbyshire and Lancashire?$All depict a fruit$All Depict a rose$All are northern counties$None of the above$2$3$NA$NA$413
Which county did Graham Gooch represent throughout his cricket career?$Yorkshire$Hampshire$Warwickshire$Essex$4$3$By the time Gooch retired,he became the most prolific run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across first-class and limited-overs games.$NA$414
In 1987 who was the last England captain of the 20th century to win an Ashes Series?$Mike Gatting$Ian Border$Graham Gooch$Nasser Hussain$1$2$Under the captaincy of Mike Gatting, England retained the Ashes in 1987 with a 2-1 series win.$NA$415
The world s top cricketers were auctioned off for the DLF Indian Premier League in Mumbai on February 20- 2008. Which cricketer attracted the highest price.$Sachin Tendulkar (India)$Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)$Andrew Symonds (Australia)$Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)$2$2$M.S.Dhoni was bought by Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 million dollars in 2008.$NA$416
Who won the Deodhar Trophy Cricket played in Mumbai on March 9- 2010.$North Zone$West Zone$East Zone$South Zone$1$3$North Zone fought the West Zone in the final held at Mumbai in 2011$NA$417
Who holds the record for the highest number of runs in Test Cricket?$Sunil Gavaskar$Geoffrey Boycott$Sachin Tendulkar$Gary Sobers$3$1$Sachin scored 15921 runs in the 200 tests he played for India.$NA$418
Which country hosted 2015 Cricket World Cup?$India$Australia$New Zealand$Australia and New Zealand$4$1$In a rarity, both the hosts qualified for the final that was played at the MCG which Australia eventually won for the 7th time.$NA$419
Which cricketer is the brand Ambassador for Indigo Nation?$Sachin Tendulkar$Sourav Ganguly$Anil Kumble$Ajay Ratra$3$2$NA$NA$420
Who is the highest wicket taker in test matches?$Shane Warne$Muthia Murlitharan$Kapil Dev$Dennis Lillee$2$1$Murali ended up with 800 wickets. This is one record that’s unlikely to be broken in the near future.$NA$421
Which country has won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket played in May 2010?$Sri Lanka$England$India$Australia$2$2$England won the 2010 T20 world cup final against Australia at Bridgetown by 7 wickets.$NA$422
Standard cricket bats are made of?$Pine wood$Rose wood$Teak wood$Willow wood$4$1$The willow wood is treated with raw linseed oil which acts as a protection.$NA$423
Who is the first cricket player from Kerala to make a test debut?$T. Krishnan$T. S. Shekar$T. Yohannan$R. Somasunder$3$2$Tinu Youhannan made his Test debut in December 2001, in the home series against England. The first Test was played in Mohali, and he dismissed both the English openers.$NA$424
Who is the latest Indian to have joined the ranks of those who have achieved the distinction of having scored a century on their debut in a test match?$Azaharuddin$Rohit Sharma$Sehwag$Tendulkar$2$3$Rohit Sharma hit 177 runs against West Indies at The Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2013. He made 177.$NA$425
The winner of Deodhar Trophy in Cricket played in March 2010 was?$Uttar Pradesh$Maharashtra$North Zone$Punjab$3$3$North Zone fought the West Zone in the final held at Mumbai in 2011$NA$426
The winner of the Ranji Trophy Cricket played in January 2010 was?$Punjab$Uttar Pradesh$Mumbai$West Bengal$3$2$The 2010 final was played between Mumbai and Karnataka. It was a very close contest and Mumbai won it by 6 runs.$NA$427
Who won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2010?$Bangladesh$Sri Lanka$India$Pakistan$3$2$India won th 2010 Asia cup final against Sri Lanka by 81 runs at Dambulla.$NA$428
Who played against South Africa in their first official One Day International in 1991/92?$England$India$Australia$Pakistan$2$3$India won this encounter at Eden Gardens by 3 wickets. Alan Donald snapped three early wickets and Sachin along with Pravin Amre chased down the target.$NA$429
Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in February 1997?$India$New Zealand$South Africa$Zimbabwe$3$3$NA$NA$430
In the match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore in September1983, which new rule was introduced?$Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs$The rule of field restriction was taken$Over throw runs were batsman's score$No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis$4$3$Previously they were just added to the extras.$NA$431
Who holds the record for most catches in all format of Cricket?$Ponting$Kallis$Jayawardene$Dravid$3$2$Mahela took 205 catches in tests and 218 catches in ODIs.$NA$432
Highest partnerships for any wicket?$Jayasuriya - Mahanama$Sangakkara - Jayawardene$AH Jones - MD Crowe$WH Ponsford - DG Bradman$2$3$Mahela and Sangakkara put on 624 runs for the third wicket.$NA$433
Highest partnership for the first wicket?$MH Mankad - P Roy$ND McKenzie - GC Smith$V Sehwag - R Dravid$MS Atapattu - ST Jayasuriya$2$3$415 runs against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2008.$NA$434
Highest partnership for the second wicket?$ST Jayasuriya - RS Mahanama$WH Ponsford - DG Bradman$Atapattu - Sangakkara$M Vijay - CA Pujara$1$3$576 runs against India at Colombo in 1997.$NA$435
Highest partnership for the third wicket?$AH Jones - MD Crowe$Mudassar Nazar - Javed Miandad$Sangakkara - Jayawardene$HM Amla - JH Kallis$3$3$Mahela and Sangakkara put on 624 runs for the third wicket.$NA$436
Highest partnership for the fourth wicket?$PBH May- MC Cowdrey$WH Ponsford- DG Bradman$SR Tendulkar- VVS Laxman$Adam Voges-Shaun Marsh$4$3$449 vs Windies at Hobart in 2015.$NA$437
Highest partnership for the fifth wicket?$VVS Laxman- R Dravid$SG Barnes- DG Bradman$SR Tendulkar- VVS Laxman$Jayawardene-Samaraweera$2$3$405 vs England at Sydney in 1946.$NA$438
Highest partnership for the sixth wicket?$Kane Wiliamson- BJ Watling$Ben Stokes-Johnny Bairstow$JHW Fingleton- DG Bradman$BC Lara- RD Jacobs$2$3$399 vs South Africa at Cape Town in 2016.$NA$439
Highest partnership for the seventh wicket?$Waqar Hasan- Imtiaz Ahmed$DS Atkinson- CC Depeiaza$RG Sharma- R Ashwin$VVS Laxman- MS Dhoni$2$3$347 vs Australia at Bridgetown in 1955.$NA$440
Highest partnership for the eighth wicket?$IJL Trott- SCJ Broad$Wasim Akram- Saqlain Mushtaq$Jayawardene- Chaminda Vaas$RG Sharma- R Ashwin$1$3$332 vs Pakistan at Lord's in 2010.$NA$441
Highest partnership for the ninth wicket?$MV Boucher- PL Symcox$PG Joshi- RB Desai$JP Duminy- DW Steyn$Asif Iqbal- Intikhab Alam$1$3$195 vs Pakistan at Johannesburg in 1998.$NA$442
Highest partnership for the tenth wicket?$Wasim Raja- Wasim Bari$JE Root- JM Anderson$PJ Hughes- AC Agar$BF Hastings- RO Collinge$2$3$198 vs India at Nottingham in 2014.$NA$443
Highest partnership by debutants?$DL Houghton- A Flower$RT Ponting- SG Law$Khalid Ibadulla- Abdul Kadir$Tamim Iqbal- Junaid Siddique$3$3$249 vs Australia at Karachi in 1964.$NA$444
Who scored the first triple century in Test Cricket?$Andy Sandham$Virender Sehwag$Brian Lara$Rahul Dravid$1$3$Sandy hit that 325 for England at Kingston early in 1930.$NA$445
What was Mohammad Yousuf s name before he converted from Christianity to Islam?$Yousuf Pathan$Yousuf Yohana$Mohammad Yousuf Pathan$Mohammad Yousuf Yohana$2$2$NA$NA$446
What is the full name of Alastair Cook?$Alastair Peter Cook$Alastair Nathan Cook$Alastair Aadam Cook$Alastair Alonso Cook$2$2$Alastair Nathan Cook was born on Christmas 1984$NA$447
When was Alastair Cook born?$25 December 1984$26 November 1984$27 October 1984$28 December 1983$1$3$Alastair Nathan Cook was born on Christmas 1984 in Gloucester, UK.$NA$448
When did Alastair Cook do his test debut?$28 June 2006$01 June 2006$01 March 2006$28 May 2006$3$3$Alastair Cook made his debut against India at Nagpur.$NA$449
Alastair Cook debuted his first test against?$South Africa$India$Australia$Sri Lanka$2$3$Alastair Cook made his debut against India at Nagpur on 1st March 2006.$NA$450
How many runs did Alastair Cook score in ODI's$More than 3000$More than 4000$More than 5000$More than 2000$1$2$Alastair Cook made his first ODI appearance against SL at Manchester.$NA$451
How many runs did Alastair Cook score in Tests$More than 7000$More than 8000$More than 5000$More than 9000$4$2$Cook is currently the highest run scorer amongst the current active English players$NA$452
How many wickets did Alastair Cook take in ODI's?$2$1$3$0$2$4$Cook, a natural opener has never bowled a single delivery in ODIs$NA$453
How many wickets did Alastair Cook take in Tests?$1$5$2$3$1$3$An opening batsman, Cook rarely bowls. On a rare occasion,Cook bowled to Ishant Sharma who along with Bhuvi Kumar was showing some resistance and got him caught behind$NA$454
What is the cap number of Alastair Cook in Test Cricket?$630$600$615$360$1$3$Alastair Cook is the 630th test player for England. He's made his test debut afterIan Blackwell and before Monty Panesar the spinner.$NA$455
What is the cap number of Alastair Cook in ODI Cricket?$190$196$201$169$2$3$Alastair Cook earned his ODI cap after Alex Loudon and before Stuart Broad.$NA$456
What is the ODI shirt no. of Alastrair Cook?$7$10$27$26$4$2$NA$NA$457
How many Test 100s did Alastrair Cook make?$20$27$35$30$2$3$Alastair Cook last scored his test hundred against NZ at the Lord's Cricket ground$NA$458
How many Test 50s did Alastrair Cook make?$37$25$44$50$3$3$Cook made a dogged 85 in the last innings of the last test at the Ashes 2015$NA$459
How many ODI 100s did Alastrair Cook make?$10$7$5$14$3$3$Cook last scored an ODI century against WI at The Oval$NA$460
How many ODI 50s did Alastrair Cook make?$25$19$20$10$2$3$Cook last scored an ODI 50 against SL at Edgbaston in June 2014$NA$461
Nick name of Alastair Cook is?$Cooky$Chef$Mr. Cook$Both (A) and (B)$4$2$Cook is also known by the names Cookie monster and Captain Cook apart from the names in the answer.$NA$462
Whats the Full name of Shane Warne?$Shane Kole Warne$Shane Keith Warne$Shane Kate Warne$Shane Katich Warne$2$3$Warnie was born on 13th September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully inMelbourne, Australia$NA$463
When was Shane Warne born?$13September 1969$13 August 1969$13 October 1969$13 September 1970$1$3$Warnie was born on 13th September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully in Melbourne, Australia$NA$464
Shane Warne is famously known as ?$Leg Spin$Off Spein$King of Spin$Swing$3$1$Warnie is one of the most intelligent spinners the game has seen. He ended up playing for clubs way after his retirement due to his effortless game.$NA$465
Which team did Shane Warne play for in the IPL (Indian Premier League) ?$Royal Challengers$Mumbai Indians$Rajasthan Royals$Chennai Super Kings$3$2$Warnie was the captain and coach for the Rajasthan Royals for 5 seasons and lead them to victory in the first edition.$NA$466
What is Shane Warne's nationality?$New Zealand$Australia$South Africa$England$2$1$Warnie was born on 13th September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully in Melbourne,Australia$NA$467
Shane Warne debuted his Test on?$26 January 1994$03 January 1993$02 January 1992$24 March 1993$3$2$Warnie had an undistinguished test debut against India in 02 January 1992. His sole wicket was of Ravi Shastri who was caught by Dean Jones.$NA$468
Shane Warne debuted his Test against?$India$England$South Africa$Pakistan$1$2$Warnie had an undistinguished test debut against India in 02 January 1992. His sole wicket was of Ravi Shastri who was caught by Dean Jones.$NA$469
Shane Warne debuted his ODI on?$26 January 1994$02 January 1992$03 January 1993$24 March 1993$4$3$Warnie had a modest ODI debut against NZ at Basin Reserve and took 2 wickets. However, Australia lost the match by 88 runs.$NA$470
Shane Warne debuted his ODI against?$South Africa$New Zealand$India$Pakistan$2$3$Warnie had a modest ODI debut against NZ at Basin Reserve and took 2 wickets. However, Australia lost the match by 88 runs.$NA$471
How many Test matches were played by Shane Warne?$140$145$150$160$2$2$Warnie had an illustruous career that lasted for 145 matches during which he claimed 708 scalps.$NA$472
How many ODI matches did Shane Warne play in?$200$175$194$150$3$3$Warnie took 293 ODI wickets in his 194 matches he played for Australia$NA$473
How many wickets did Shane Warne take in Test Cricket?$708$700$650$600$1$2$Warnie had an illustruous career that lasted for 145 matches during which he claimed 708 scalps.$NA$474
Total wickets taken by Shane Warne in ODI Cricket?$325$293$250$300$2$3$Warnie took 293 ODI wickets in his 194 matches he played for Australia$NA$475
How many times did Shane Warne take more than 5 wickets in his Test Cricket?$10$20$37$40$3$3$Warne took 37 five fors in his 145 matchees, the second in the list of five fors after Muralitharan who stands pretty at 67.$NA$476
How many times did Shane Warne take more than 5 wickets in ODI Cricket?$5$1$30$25$2$2$Warne took his lone five for against WI at The SCG in 1996$NA$477
How many times did Shane Warne take 10 wickets in a Test match?$15 times$3 times$10 times$5 times$3$3$Warne took 10 wickets in an innings ten times. His last ten wicket haul was at the Kensington Oval at the 2005 Ashes.$NA$478
How many times did Shane Warne take 10 wickets in an ODI match?$1 Time$0 times$2 times$3 times$2$1$Let alone a ten wicket haul,Warne was just able to take one lone five wicket haul in his ODI career which is hard to believe for someone of his caliber.$NA$479
How many runs did Shane Warne make in Test Cricket?$More than 1000 runs$More than 1500 runs$More than 2000 runs$More than 3000 runs$4$2$Warne was surprisingly good with the bat for a specialist bowler. His highest score of 99 was a testament to it.$NA$480
How many runs did Shane Warne make in ODI Cricket?$More than 1000 runs$More than 1500 runs$More than 2000 runs$More than 3000 runs$1$2$Warne scored a little over a thousand runs(1018 to be precise) in his 194 ODI appearances$NA$481
Shane Warnes first ball of the series was written into the history books as the?$Ball of the dead$Ball of the Century$Best Ball on Lords$Bowler of the Century$2$2$Warne took the wicket of the experienced English batsman Mike Gatting with his very first overseas ball. ball that turned from well outside leg stump to clip the off bail$NA$482
When was Shane Warne selected as The Vice-captain of the team?$1999-2000$2000-2003$2001-2002$1994-2000$1$2$Warne was good as Ponting's deputy, but his role died a sudden death following a sex scandal and was replaced by Adam Gilchrist.$NA$483
When was Warne banned from International Cricket?$2002$2001$1999$2003$4$2$Shane took medication from his mother to get rid of his double chin and that cost him an expensive year. The tablet had a diuretic in it$NA$484
When did Shane Warne announce his retirement from International Cricket?$21 December 2006$02 January 2007$10 November 2005$10 January 2005$1$2$Shane played his last test against England at The SCG.$NA$485
What is the cap number of Shane Warne in Test Cricket?$400$250$350$300$3$3$Shane made his debut after Mark Waugh(349)$NA$486
What is the cap number of Shane Warne in ODI Cricket?$350$200$150$110$4$3$Shane warne made his debut against New Zealand ahead of Matthew Hayden and after Damien Martyn.$NA$487
In which year did the First tournamnet of Warne Muralidaran Trophy take place ?$2008 09$2007 08$2010 11$2011 12$2$2$After the amazing response for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Warne-Muralitharan trophy was first instated in 2007$NA$488
When did Shane Warne play his last ODI?$10 January 2005$02 January 2007$21 December 2006$10 November 2005$1$3$Shane played his last ODI against the Asia XI while representing the World XI under Ponting.$NA$489
Shane Warne played his last Test against?$South Africa$England$India$New Zealand$2$2$Shane played his last test against England at The SCG.$NA$490
Shane Warne's best bowling figures in Test Cricket are?$7/50$5/42$6/45$8/71$4$3$Shane Warne ripped through England in the second innings of the first Ashes Test of 1994-95 to take a remarkable 8-71.$NA$491
Shane Warne's best bowling figures in ODI Cricket are?$5/33$5/45$4/35$5/36$1$2$Warne took his lone five for against WI at The SCG in 1996$NA$492
Who was the first Sikh to represent a nation other than India in Test cricket?$Navjot Singh Sidhu$Monty Panesar$Harbhajan Singh$Balwinder Singh Sandhu$2$2$Panesar made his Test debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and one-day debut for England in 2007.$NA$493
Which countries take part in The Ashes?$England - South Africa$England - Australia$Australia - New Zealand$India - Pakistan$2$1$The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Ashesare regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series.$NA$494
Who is the current captain of England ODI team?$Peter Moores$Stuart Broad$Alastair Cook$Eoin Morgan$4$1$Eoin Morgan's first series as skipper was a tournament contested by India, Australia and England.$NA$495
Who is the current captain of England Test team?$JE Root$Alastair Cook$EJG Morgan$RS Bopara$2$1$He was appointed as the captain of the Test team after fellow opener Andrew Strauss' retirement on 29 August 2012. Cook captained England to its first Test series victory on Indian soil since 1984–85.$NA$496
Who is the current captain of England T20 team?$Stuart Broad$JE Root$RS Bopara$EJG Morgan$1$4$Morgan recently took over from Broa's captaincy.$NA$497
Which is the most famous cricket ground in England?$The Oval$Lord's$Trent Bridge$Headingley$2$1$Named after its founder,Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, theEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)$NA$498
Who is the kit sponsor of The England Cricket Team?$Adidas$Nike$Puma$ASICS$1$1$Adidas took over admiral in 2009 to be the official kit sponsor. Admiral sponsored the English team for five years prior to the Adidas deal.$NA$499
What is the full name of Kevin Pietersen?$Kevin Pollard Pietersen$Kevin Patrick Pietersen$Kevin Peter Pietersen$Kevin Pete Pietersen$3$3$KP was born in Pietermaritzburg,SA. He later moved to England due to his displeasure of the racial quota system in SA.$NA$500
When was Kevin Pietersen born?$27 May 1980$27 June 1980$27 July 1980$27 August 1980$2$2$Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England$NA$501
What is Kevin Pietersen's nick name?$KP$Kapes$Kapers$All$4$2$During the 2006–07 Ashes tour, the Australian team, noted for their efforts to dominate opponents psychologically, dubbed him "The Ego", or "FIGJAM" (F*** I'm Good, Just Ask Me).$NA$502
Kevin Pietersen has never played in IPL (Indian Premier League) for which team?$Delhi$Banglore$Deccan Chargers$Mumbai$4$2$KP played for Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad during his tenure with the IPL$NA$503
Which country was Kevin Pietersen born in?$South Africa$England$New Zealand$Australia$1$1$Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England$NA$504
Kevin Pietersen debuted his Test on?$28 November 2004$21 July 2005$15 June 2004$10 July 2005$2$2$KP was selected for the English test team after a lot of debate and he made his debut at The Ashes which England won in 2005.$NA$505
Kevin Pietersen debuted his Test against?$Australia$South Africa$New Zealand$India$1$2$KP was selected for the English test team after a lot of debate and he made his debut at The Ashes which England won in 2005.$NA$506
Kevin Pietersen debuted his ODI on?$15 June 2004$21 July 2005$28 November 2004$10 July 2005$3$2$KP played his first match against Zimbabwe at Harare. He scored an unbeaten 27.$NA$507
Kevin Pietersen debuted his ODI against?$India$Zimbabwe$Australia$South Africa$2$3$KP played his first match against Zimbabwe at Harare. He scored an unbeaten 27.$NA$508
How many Test macthes were played by Kevin Pietersen?$110$100$99$104$4$3$KP played his first and last tests against Australia at The Ashes.$NA$509
How many ODI macthes were played by Kevin Pietersen?$120$130$136$150$3$3$An illustrous career came down owing to trust issues with team mates. KP played his last ODI against Australia.$NA$510
How many runs did Kevin Pietersen score in Test Cricket?$More than 5000$More than 8000$More than 10000$More than 3000$2$2$KP scored 8181 runs in his 104 matches.$NA$511
How many runs were scored by Kevin Pietersen in ODI cricket?$More than 3000$More than 5000$More than 8000$More than 4000$4$3$KP scored 4440 runs in the 136 matches he has played for England$NA$512
Total number of wickets taken by Kevin Pietersen in Test Cricket?$10$35$12$15$1$2$KP's off spin was a surprise to the South Africans when he produced a second innings figures of 3/52 at Headingley.$NA$513
Total Number of wickets taken by Kevin Pietersen in ODI Cricket?$10$4$7$10$3$3$KP's off spin was mostly used to disrupt a partnership even though it was a rare occurrence. His best figures remain at 2/22.$NA$514
How many Test 100s did Kevin Pietersen score?$23$20$25$29$1$2$KP is second on theoverall list of number of centurions for England$NA$515
How many Test 50s did Kevin Pietersen score?$30$25$35$40$3$2$KP's average was close to 50 for most of his career. He ended up with a good 47.28.$NA$516
How many ODI 100s did Kevin Pietersen score?$15$9$11$10$2$2$Pietersen chalked up 454 runs in 5 innings with three centuries against SA in a 2004-05 series during the early part of his career$NA$517
How many ODI 50s did Kevin Pietersen score?$25$50$40$35$1$2$KP has an average of 40.73 in ODIs$NA$518
Which country was Kevin Pietersen born in?$South Africa$England$Australia$New Zealand$1$1$Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England$NA$519
Who currently owns The Ashes trophy?$New Zealand$Australia$England$Both$3$1$England won the most recent Ashes that was played in England. Interestingly every match produced a result. England won 3-2.$NA$520
Which is the most successful team in Ashes?$England$New Zealand$Australia$Both$3$1$Australia won 140 of the 341 matches played at the Ashes in total. England have won 108 and 93 of them were drawn.$NA$521
Who scored the most number of runs in Ashes?$Nasser Hussain$Ricky Ponting$Kevin Pietersen$Don Bradman$4$2$Don has amassed a whopping 5028 runs at the Ashes. The closest in the current crop of players is A.Cook who is at 2117.$NA$522
Who has taken the most nuber of wickets in Ashes?$Shane Warne$Jason Gillespie$Brett Lee$Andrew Flintoff$1$2$Warnie has taken 195 wickets during the 36 Ashes matches he has played. It looks highly unlikely for someone to overtake him.$NA$523
The Ashes series is a format for what kind of matches?$One Day$Test cricket$County$T20$2$1$The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series.$NA$524
The Ashes Test Tournament format consists of how many matches?$3 match series$4 match series$5 match series$7 match series$3$1$An Ashes series is traditionally of five Tests, hosted in turn by England and Australia at least once every four years. As of August 2015, England hold the ashes, having won three of the five Tests in the 2015 Ashes series. Overall, Australia has won 32 s$NA$525
First Ashes tournament was held on?$1920-21$1888-89$1881-82$1882 83$4$3$"The term ""Ashes"" originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's1882 victory at The Oval, their first Test win on English soil. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and """$NA$526
In which city was Nasser Hussain born?$England$Madras-India$Scotland$Wales$2$2$Born in Madras in India, Hussain was led into cricket by his father, and his family moved to England when Hussain was a young child.$NA$527
What is the nick name of Nasser Hussain?$Nashwan$Nasser$Nazir$Hussain$1$1$Nashwan or Nass is good friends with Mike Atherton. Born five days apart, Hussain and Atherton soon found their careers progressing in parallel as they captained, batted and bowled legspin for England age-group teams$NA$528
When did Nasser Hussain have his test debut?$30 October 1989$24 February 1990$25 February 1990$26 January 1990$2$3$Nash played his first match against WI at Sabina Park. It was a modest score of 13 in the only innings but his team won the match.$NA$529
When did Nasser Hussain debuted his ODI on?$24 February 1990$26 January 1990$30 October 1989$30 November 1989$3$3$Nash had a dismal debut against Pakistan at the Nehru cup semi final in Nagpur. He made a paltry 2 runs while his team lost by 6 wickets.$NA$530
Nasser Hussain debuted his ODI against?$Pakistan$India$Zimbabwe$Australia$1$3$Nash had a dismal debut against Pakistan at the Nehru cup semi final in Nagpur. He made a paltry 2 runs while his team lost by 6 wickets.$NA$531
How many Test macthes did Nasser Hussain play?$100$110$96$90$3$3$In his final Test, against New Zealand at Lord's, Hussain scored 34 and 103 not out, hitting the winning runs.$NA$532
How many ODI macthes did Nasser Hussain play?$120$100$90$88$4$3$In his 88 match long career, Nash just scored one century in the most exciting game of his career. His team lost while defending 326 against India at the Natwest Final.$NA$533
How many runs did Nasser Hussain score in Test Cricket?$5764$4852$9896$6542$1$3$In his final Test, against New Zealand at Lord's, Hussain scored 34 and 103 not out, hitting the winning runs.$NA$534
How many runs did Nasser Hussain score in ODI Cricket?$3562$2248$2332$1548$3$3$In his 88 match long career, Nash just scored one century in the most exciting game of his career. His team lost while defending 326 against India at the Natwest Final.$NA$535
Total number of Test 100s made by Nasser Hussain?$14$10$12$15$1$3$In his final Test, against New Zealand at Lord's, Hussain scored 34 and 103 not out, hitting the winning runs.$NA$536
Total number of Test 50s made by Nasser Hussain?$50$15$23$33$4$3$He was very fluent against the Aussies when it came to making 50s. He made 11 of the 33 fifties against the Aussies.$NA$537
Total number of ODI 100s made by Nasser Hussain?$10$1$2$15$2$2$In his 88 match long career, Nash just scored one century in the most exciting game of his career. His team lost while defending 326 against India at the Natwest Final.$NA$538
Total number of ODI 50s made by Nasser Hussain?$20$15$10$16$4$2$It took four years for Nash to come back to International cricket after a dismal debut series.$NA$539
Which country does Nasser Hussain belong to?$Australia$England$India$Pakistan$2$1$Born in Madras in India, Hussain was led into cricket by his father, and his family moved to England when Hussain was a young child.$NA$540
How many matches did Nasser Hussain captain the Test team for ?$55$45$40$25$2$3$Hussain was the captain of the England team for 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003.$NA$541
Which team has a sole Test win against the Australia till date.$India$Sri Lanka$Pakistan$England$2$2$Played at Kandy in 1999, this is the only instance of Sri Lanka winning against Australia. The five day match only lasted three days.$NA$542
Highest number of runs scored in an over?$36$42$77$37$3$3$Bert Vance proceeded to bowl a succession of no balls, and of his first 17 deliveries only one - the second - was legitimate. Of the 77 runs conceded, Germon made 70.$NA$543
Who holds the record for playing the most number of Tests straight after debut.$Ricky Ponting$Sachin Tendular$MS Dhoni$Adam Gilchrist$4$2$Though the record for most consecutive Tests belongs to Allan Border, the record for most consecutive Tests after the debut belongs to Adam Gilchrist. The man, who changed the definition of a wicket-keeper got his chance after the selectors decided to giv$NA$544
Which Indian spinner bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs vs England at Chennai.$Bishan Bedi$Bapu Nadkarni$Erapalli Prasanna$Subhash Gupte$2$3$Nadkarni bowled 21 maiden overs, or 131 scoreless balls, in succession. $NA$545
Who is the only batsman to have scored centuries in both the Semi-Final and Final of a World Cup.$Mahela Jayawardene$Kumara Sangakarra$Virat Kohli$Sachin Tendular$1$3$Mahela scored an unbeaten 103 against India in the final of 2011 world cup at Wankhede, Mumbai. In the 2007 World cup Semi Final against NZ at Sabina Park, Mahela hit an unbeaten 115.$NA$546
Name of the Indian cricketer who at one point had the highest scores in T20(IPL)- ODI and Tests$Virat Kohli$Rahul Dravid$Virender Sehwag$Sachin Tendular$3$2$Viru still is the only Indian to score not one but two triple hundreds. Prior to Rohit Sharma, he was the India's highest run scorer in ODIs.$NA$547
Name the first bowler to take all the 10 wickets in a Test innings.$Anil Kumble$Jim Laker$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$2$2$Jim Laker will always be remembered for his bowling in the Test match at Old Trafford in 1956, when he took 19 Australian wickets for 90, 9 for 37 in the first innings and 10 for 53 in the second. No other bowler has taken more than seventeen wickets in a$NA$548
Who earned the nicknamed Whispering Death from the umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease?$Michael Holding$Viv Richards$Lance Gibbs$Andy Roberts$1$2$Holding had one of the most smooth actions for a fast bowler. His motion was so fluidic that the umpires couldn't even hear him approach.$NA$549
Who was the first bowler to reach the milestone of 300 wickets in Test Cricket?$D.K. Lilee$Lance Gibbs$Fred Trueman$Courtney Walsh$3$3$Colin Cowdrey's slip catch to dismiss Australia's Neil Hawke at The Oval made Fred Trueman the first bowler to take 300 wickets in Test cricket. Trueman, who had missed the previous match at Old Trafford, began the day on 297 wickets, and quickly took that tally to 299, with wickets in consecutive deliveries before the lunch break. Hawke averted the hat-trick but did not survive much longer.$NA$550
Name the bowling great who claimed 431 Test wickets without ever playing in a five-match series.$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Jim Laker$Richard Hadlee$4$2$Sir Richard Hadle, a bowling all-rounder, in an 86-Test career, took 431 wickets (at the time the world record), and was the first bowler to pass 400 wickets, with an average of 22.29, and made 3124 Test runs at 27.16, including two centuries and 15 fifties.[$NA$551
Which England bowler was banned for 63 days in 1986 after he admitted to smoking marijuna?$Harold Rhodes$Ian Botham$Reg Simpson$Tony Lock$2$2$In his absence England slumped to Test defeats against India and New Zealand, before Botham returned with typical bombast, first equalling then breaking Dennis Lillee's world Test-wickets record in the space of 12 balls of his comeback at The Oval.$NA$552
Which former Australian bowler was better known by his sobriquet Tiger ?$Stan McCabe$Pud Thurlow$Bill O Reilly$Clarrie Grimmett$3$3$NA$NA$553
Who finished his career with 376 Test wickets at a record average of 20.94?$Malcolm Marshall$Richard Hadlee$Joel Garner$Imran Khan$1$3$Marshall's Test bowling average of 20.94 is the best of anyone who has taken 200 or more wickets.He achieved his bowling success despite being, by the standards of other fast bowlers, a short man – he stood at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m).$NA$554
What does the letter S stand for in the initals of one of the greatest Test bowlers ever- S.F. Barnes?$Shane Warne$Sydney$Sir RJ Hadlee$SM Pollock$2$2$Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He was right-handed and bowled at a pace that varied from medium to fast-medium with the ability to make the ball both swing and break from off or leg.$NA$555
Which bowler took 79 wickets in Packer's Tests besides the over 300 wickets he took in official Tests?$Richard Hadlee$Joel Garner$Malcolm Marshall$Dennis Lillee$4$2$"Packer covertly signed 35 of the world's best cricketers in 1977 - including Lillee, the Chappell brothers, Tony Greig, Viv Richards and Imran Khan - to three-year deals, Packer's ""circus"" was eventually embraced by the public, which took to the concepts of night matches, colourful uniforms and modern television coverage.$NA$556
Who was the last player to be dismissed by Anil Kumble in his 10 wickets haul against Pakistan in Delhi?$Saqlain Mushtaq$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Mushtaq Ahmed$3$3$Kumble till date is only the second bowler to have taken ten wickets in an innings after Jim Laker.$NA$557
Name the cricket legend who joined the professional Poker Tourney post his retirement from test cricket.$Wasim Akram$Shane Warne$Waqar Younis$Anil Kumble$2$2$An avid gambler, Warne pocketed 225000 worth of chips at the Las Vegas World series of Poker event in 2015$NA$558
Which spinner was the first bowler to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar stumped in a Test Match?$Shane Warne$Shahid Saeed$Abdul Qadir$Ashley Giles$4$3$Sachin Tendulkar has been out stumped only once in his test cricket career, which means there's only one bowler and one wicket keeper to dismiss him in that mode, and they are James Foster and Ashley Giles, the left arm spinner from England.$NA$559
Which West Indian bowler was the first to dismiss Don Bradman for a duck?$Herman Griffith$George Francis$Baron Constantine$Joe Small$1$3$The wily Jackie Grant set Australia 251 on a wet pitch. After Don got out for his first duck in test cricket, Australia finally lost the match by 30 runs.$NA$560
Name the umpire who no-balled Muralitharan seven times during the Boxing Day Test in 1995.$Graham Dowling$Steve Dunne$Darrell Hair$Bill Sheahan$3$2$Murali was the victim at the 1995-96 Boxing Day Test but went on to take a record 800 Test wickets before retiring.$NA$561
Who was rated as the greatest Test Match bowler ever by the Wisden Cricketers Almanack in 2002?$Anil Kumble$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Bill O Reilly$2$1$Murali finally ended up with 800 test victims, a record that would be very hard to beat.$NA$562
Which famous fast bowler was the first Antiguan to represent West Indies in Test Cricket?$Sir Viv Richards$Curtly Ambrose$Sir Richie Richardson$Andy Roberts$4$2$"Andy Roberts formed part of the ""quartet"" of West Indian fast bowlers from the mid-Seventies to the early Eighties (the others being Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft) that had such a devastating effect on opposition batsmen at both Test and One Day International level.$NA$563
Which team holds the all time record for the highest total in First Class Cricket?$Victoria$Sri Lanka$Sind$Hyderabad$1$3$Victoria hit 1107 runs in total against NSW in 1926. The top four batsmen scored 133,352,100 and 295 respectively.$NA$564
Which Englishman played as many as 1110 first class matches between 1898 and 1930?$Bob Wyatt$Wilfred Rhodes$Patsy Hendren$Ewart Astill$2$3$Wilfred was the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches. He holds the world records both for the most appearances made in first-class cricket (1,110 matches), and for the most wickets taken (4,204). He completed the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in an English cricket season a record 16 times.$NA$565
Name the cricket legend who holds the record for the highest number of runs in first class cricket- overall?$Frank Woolley$Patsy Hendren$Phil Mead$Jack Hobbs$4$3$With a gigantic tally of 61,760 first-class runs, Hobbs is the leading run-getter by far, and the only one to go past 60,000. England's Frank Woolley comes in next on 58,959. (To put things in perspective, Sachin Tendulkar's first-class tally is 22,336, and no one who has played beyond 1952 has an aggregate of more than 50,000.)$NA$566
Name the first bowler to take 8 wickets in a ODI match.$Chaminda Vaas$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Glenn McGrath$1$1$Chaminda Vaas finished with a world record 8/19 as Sri Lanka dismissed Zimbabwe for 38 runs at Colombo.$NA$567
Who became the first bowler to be banned for a One Day International on account of ball tampering?$Shahid Afridi$Waqar Younis$James Anderson$Stuart Broad$2$3$Waqar and fellow seamer Azhar Mahmood were caught on camera gouging the side of the ball with thumbnails and scratching at the seam. He was banned for one match.$NA$568
Which Sri Lankan bowler claimed 50 wickets in only his 19th match to break Ajit Agarkar s record of the fastest 50 wickets?$Chaminda Vaas$Lasith Malinga$Muttiah Muralitharan$Ajantha Mendis$4$2$Mendis completed his 50-wicket haul in his 19th one-day international while bettering the record of India's Ajit Agarkar who took 23 matches to reach the milestone.$NA$569
Name the Australian bowler who claimed 7 wickets in a match against England in the 2003 World Cup.$Glenn McGrath$Andy Bichel$Brett Lee$Brad Hogg$2$3$In a do-or-die match against England, Bichel picked up three wickets in eight balls on his way to the best World Cup bowling figures against a full-member nation – 7-20.$NA$570
In which of these years did Mitchell Johnson win a World Cup winner s medal: 2003 or 2007- or both?$2007$2003$Both$2004$1$2$Mitch represented Australia twice at the World Cup. Once in 2007 and the other time in 2015.$NA$571
Who has stood as an umpire in as many as 5 World Cup Finals?$David Shepherd$Darrell Hair$Dickie Bird$Steve Bucknor$4$2$Bucknor has stood as an onfield umpire in five World Cup tournaments, during which he has officiated 44 matches including five finals.$NA$572
Which country Introduced TV Run Outs at First?$England$South Africa$Australia$West Indies$2$3$SA first used the third umpire in a test match against India at Durban in 1992. Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to be dismissed (run out) by using television replays in the second day of the Test scoring 11$NA$573
Who was the first man to wear a helmet while playing cricket?$Graham Yallop$Patsy Hendren$Mike Brearley$Dennis Amiss$1$3$In 1978, Yallop made history as the first player to wear a full helmet in a Test match.$NA$574
Who faced the first ball in One Day Cricket?$John Edrich$Keith Fletcher$Geoff Boycott$Basil D'Oliveira$3$3$Geoff also was the first batsman to be dismissed in an ODI. This match was played at the famous MCG and was a 40 over a side match. Australia won it.$NA$575
Who was the first cricketer who achieved Hat-tricks in both ODI and Test Cricket?$Irfan Pathan$Chetan Sharma$Kapil Dev$Wasim Akram$4$2$Wasim took four hat-tricks in international cricket. Two in ODIs and two in tests.$NA$576
First Player to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in the same Test?$Ravichandran Ashwin$Alan Davidson$Imran Khan$Ian Botham$2$2$ Davidson was considered along with Wasim Akramas one of the two greatest left arm fast bowlers in history, and bowled with great control, conceding less than two runs per over.$NA$577
Which Batsman was the First Victim of Third Umpire?$Sachin Tendulkar$Inzamam-ul-Haq$Wasim Akram$Ricky Ponting$1$2$SA first used the third umpire in a test match against India at Durban in 1992. Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to be dismissed (run out) by using television replays in the second day of the Test scoring 11$NA$578
The first batsman to share in 50 century partnerships in Test Matches?$Ricky Ponting$Sachin Tendulkar$Sunil Gavaskar$Viv Richards$3$2$Sunny is the only cricketer with 58 century partnerships with 18 different players.$NA$579
Highest scoring Player as a captain in his last Test Match?$Steve Waugh$Ian Chappell$Saurav Ganguly$Arjuna Ranatunga$2$3$In his last Test at the Oval, Chappell scored 192 from 367 balls to set up an apparent victory. However, England managed to bat for almost 15 hours to grind out a draw and Chappell announced his resignation from the captaincy on the final day of the match.[63] In 30 Tests as captain, he scored 2,550 runs at an average of 50, with seven centuries.$NA$580
Which team has made the highest total iat the Asia Cup?$India$Pakistan$Sri Lanka$Bangladesh$2$3$Shahid Afridi went beserk in the match against Bangladesh in 2010 Asia Cup. He scored 124 from 60 balls in the team's 385.$NA$581
Which team has made the least total at The Asia Cup?$Pakistan$India$Bangladesh$Sri Lanka$3$2$Bangladesh were scuttled for 87 against Pakistan at the Asia Cup in 2000.$NA$582
Which team holds record of the largest victory in Asia Cup?$Pakistan$India$Bangladesh$Sri Lanka$2$2$India won against Hong Kong by a margin of 256 runs in 2008 at Karachi. Dhoni and Raina scored brisk centuries to get the team total to 374.$NA$583
Which team holds record of the smallest victory in Asia Cup?$India$Bangladesh$Sri Lanka$Pakistan$1$3$India won over Sri Lanka at Colombo back in 2004 edition by 4 runs$NA$584
Which player holds the record of maximum number of runs in Asia Cup?$Jayasuriya$Jayawardene$Tendulkar$Sangakkara$1$3$Sanath scored 1220 runs in total at the Asia cup. In the current active players Virat Kohli is the closest.$NA$585
Which player holds the record for the highest score at the Asia Cup?$Younis Khan$Shoaib Malik$Virat Kohli$Saurav Ganguly$3$3$Virat Kohli made a thrilling 183 against arch rivals Pakistan when India needed to win at any cost, overhauling the 144 made by Younus Khan in 2004. $NA$586
Which player holds the record of most hundreds in Asia Cup?$Sangakkara$Jayasuriya$Virat Kohli$Tendulkar$2$3$Sanath scored six centuries at the Asia Cup. Closest rivalry from current players is from Virat Kohli who has scored 3.$NA$587
Which player holds the record of most wickets in Asia Cup?$Ajantha Mendis$Saeed Ajmal$Malinga$Muralitharan$4$3$Murali has taken 30 wickets in his 24 outings at The Asia Cup.$NA$588
Best bowling figures in an innings in Asia Cup?$Ajantha Mendis$Muralitharan$Aaqib Javed$Irfan Pathan$1$2$Ajantha skittled the Indians for 173 while they were chasing 273. He also has taken 26 wickets from a record 8 matches at the tournament.$NA$589
When did Pakistan acquire Test Cricket status?$1960$1948$1952$1950$3$3$Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952, following a recommendation by India, and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs.$NA$590
How many ODIs have been played by Pakistan Cricket team?$Over 750$Over 600$Over 800$Over 900$2$3$Pakistan have played 851 ODIs, winning 451 (54.62%), losing 374, tying 8 and with 17 ending in no-result.$NA$591
Who was the first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team?$Abdul Hafeez Kardar$Amir Elahi$Gul Mohammad$Zulfiqar Ahmed$1$2$Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India have won 2–1. $NA$592
Who is the curent captain of Pakistan Cricket team for Tests?$Younus Khan$Mohammad Hafeez$Shahid Afridi$Misbah-ul-Haq$4$1$Misbah recently retired from the ODI scene after the 2015 cricket world cup. Prior to that, he was the ODI captain as well.$NA$593
Who is the curent captain of Pakistan Cricket team for ODIs?$Azhar Ali$Mohammad Hafeez$Shahid Afridi$Misbah-ul-Haq$1$1$Azhar was appointed after Misbah's retirement post the 2015 cricket world cup.$NA$594
How many times did Pakistan win agaist India at the world cup?$6$4$7$0$4$1$Pakistan haven't managed to win a single game against their arch rivals in all editions including the one in 1992 which Pakistan has managed to win.$NA$595
Who holds the record for the most wickets taken at the world cup as captain?$Saurav Ganguly$Shahid Afridi$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$2$2$Afridi took 21 wickets at the 2011 world cup as the captain. He was the joint highest wicket taker along with Zaheer Khan.$NA$596
Shoaib Akhtar is known as?$Wicket Breaker$High Speed$Rawalpindi Express$Karachi Express$3$1$He was nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", as a tribute to his hometown and fast bowling."$NA$597
When was Shoaib Akhtar born?$13 August 1975$13 September 1975$13 July 1975$13 August 1976$1$2$Shoaib was widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time and his fastest ball reached upto 161.3 kph. He bowled this ball against Nick Knight at the 2003 world cup.$NA$598
Where was Shoaib Akhtar born?$Rawalpindi$Karachi$Peshawar$Islamabad$1$1$He earned his nickname "Rawalpindi Express" as a tribute to his hometown and fast bowling."$NA$599
When did Shoaib Akhtar make his test debut?$28 April 1998$28 March 1998$29 November 1997$15 December 1997$3$3$Akhtar made his Test debut on 29th November 1997 as an opening Fast bowler against WI and played his first One Day International 3 months later. Pakistan won this test by an innings and 29 runs.$NA$600
Against whom did Shoaib Akhtar debut in test cricket?$West Indies$Zimbabwe$Australia$South Africa$1$3$Akhtar made his Test debut on 29th November 1997 as an opening Fast bowler against WI and played his first One Day International 3 months later. Pakistan won this test by an innings and 29 runs.$NA$601
When did Shoaib Akhtar make his ODI debut?$29 November 1997$15 December 1997$28 April 1998$28 March 1998$4$3$Shoaib Made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 28th March 1998. Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.$NA$602
Against whom did Shoaib Akhtar make his ODI debut?$Zimbabwe$India$England$Australia$1$2$Shoaib Made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 28th March 1998. Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.$NA$603
Shoaib Akhtar played his last Test match on?$08 December 2008$08 November 2007$08 December 2007$08 March 2011$3$2$Shoaib played his last test against India at Bangalore. It ended in a draw.$NA$604
When did Shoaib Akhtar play his last ODI match?$08 December 2008$08 March 2011$08 December 2007$08 November 2007$2$2$Shoaib played his last ODI against New Zealand at the 2011 world cup at Pallekele.NZ won this game by 110 runs.$NA$605
Against which team did Shoaib Akhtar play his last Test match?$India$West Indies$Zimbabwe$South Africa$1$2$Shoaib played his last test against India at Bangalore. It ended in a draw.$NA$606
Shoaib Akhtar played his last ODI match against?$Australia$India$South Africa$New Zealand$4$3$Shoaib played his last ODI against New Zealand at the 2011 world cup at Pallekele.NZ won this game by 110 runs.$NA$607
What was the maximum bowling speed of Shoib Akhtar?$160kph$161.3kph$159kph$158.4kph$2$2$Shoaib was widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time and his fastest ball reached upto 161.3 kph. He bowled this ball against Nick Knight at the 2003 world cup.$NA$608
Who was the first bowler in the history of cricket to have been recorded to bowl over 100 mph?$Brett Lee$Shaun Tait$Shoaib Akhtar$Jeffrey Thompson$3$1$Shoaib was widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time and his fastest ball reached upto 161.3 kph. He bowled this ball against Nick Knight at the 2003 world cup.$NA$609
How many number of Test matches did Shoaib Akhtar play?$40$45$50$46$4$2$Shoaib played only 46 matches in his career. He took 178 wickets during his run of 82 innings.$NA$610
How many ODI matches did Shoaib Akhtar play?$190$163$150$175$2$2$Shoaib took 247 wickets in his 163 ODI matches he has played for Pakistan.$NA$611
How many T20I matches did Shoaib Akhtar play?$20$30$15$10$3$3$Shoaib took 19 wickets in the 15 matches he played for Pakistan in T20s.$NA$612
How many wickets did Shoaib Akhtar take in Test matches?$178$150$200$175$1$3$Shoaib played only 46 matches in his career. He took 178 wickets during his run of 82 innings.$NA$613
How many wickets did Shoaib Akhtar take in ODI matches?$200$247$250$150$2$3$Shoaib took 247 wickets in his 163 ODI matches he has played for Pakistan.$NA$614
How many wickets did Shoaib Akhtar take in T20I matches?$20$15$10$19$4$3$Shoaib took 19 wickets in the 15 matches he played for Pakistan in T20s.$NA$615
How many times did Shoaib Akhtar take 5 wickets in an innings of a Test match?$10 times$12 times$9 times$15 times$2$3$Shoaib took 5 wickets in an innings 12 times and 10 wickets in a match twice in his 46 test matches.$NA$616
How many number of times did Shoaib Akhtar take 5 wickets in an ODI match?$4 times$5 times$6 times$3 times$1$2$Shoaib took 5 wickets four times in his 163 ODI appearances.His best figures were 6/16.$NA$617
How many times did Shoaib Akhtar take 10 wickets in a test match?$1 time$4 times$2 times$3 times$3$2$Shoaib took 5 wickets in an innings 12 times and 10 wickets in a match twice in his 46 test matches.$NA$618
Against which team did Shoaib Akhtar bowl his fastest ball?$India$England$Australia$Sri Lanka$2$3$Shoaib was widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time and his fastest ball reached upto 161.3 kph. He bowled this ball against Nick Knight at the 2003 world cup.$NA$619
Shoaib Akhtar was a member of which IPL team?$Kolkata Knight Riders$Mumbai Indians$Rajasthan Royals$Royal Challengers$1$1$Shoaib played for KKR in the IPLand in his first match,he ended with figures of 4 wickets for 11 runs from three overs, a performance which earned him the player of the match award.$NA$620
Controversially Yours is an autobiography by former Pakistani cricket player?$Misbah-ul-Haq$Imran Khan$Shahid Afridi$Shoaib Akhtar$4$2$Tagged as being undisciplined, Akhtar's career has been plagued by injuries, controversies and accusations of poor attitude. Here he tells his side of the story.$NA$621
He was the second player in cricket to be banned on ball tampering charges?$Waqar Younis$Shoaib Akhtar$Jeffrey Thompson$Shaun Tait$2$3$In a triangular series in 2003 held in Sri Lanka, he was caught ball tampering making him the second player in cricket to be banned on ball tampering charges.$NA$622
In which year did Shoaib Akhtar get married ?$2014$2010$2009$2013$1$3$Shoaib married Rubab on 25 June 2014.$NA$623
Who holds the World record in ODIs for remaining not out in 12 successive innings.$M.S. Dhoni$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Shoaib Akhtar$4$3$Shoaib remained undefeated for 12 successive one-day innings (24 runs) between April 1999 and March 2000.$NA$624
What were Shoaib Akhtar's best bowling figures in a Test innings?$6/20$7/20$6/11$5/15$3$3$Shoaib played only 46 matches in his career. He took 178 wickets during his run of 82 innings. His best bowling figures came against NZ in 2002 at the Gaddafi stadium.$NA$625
What were Shoaib Akhtar's best bowling figures in an ODI Match?$6/11$6/16$5/10$5/20$2$3$Shoaib took 247 wickets in his 163 ODI matches he has played for Pakistan. His 6/16 came against NZ at Karachi in 2002.$NA$626
When was Misbah-ul-Haq born?$25 May 1974$28 May 1974$28 May 1975$28 May 1976$2$3$Misbah was born in Mianwali, Punjab province ,Pakistan on 28th May 28th 1974.$NA$627
Where Misbah-ul-Haq was born?$Mianwali$Ravalpindi$Peshawar$Karachi$1$3$Misbah was born in Mianwali, Punjab province ,Pakistan on 28th May 28th 1974.$NA$628
When did Misbah-ul-Haq make his Test match debut?$27 April 2002$8 March 2001$25 May 2002$10 March 2001$1$3$Misbah made his test debut on 8th March 2001 at Auckland against NZ. Pakistan won by 299 runs.$NA$629
Whom did Misbah Ul Haq debut against in test cricket?$England$Australia$India$New Zealand$4$2$Misbah made his test debut on 8th March 2001 at Auckland against NZ. Pakistan won by 299 runs.$NA$630
When did Misbah-ul-Haq make his ODI debut?$10 March 2001$25 May 2002$27 April 2002$8 March 2001$3$2$Misbah made his ODI debut Lahore against NZ on 27 April 2002. Pakistan won this match by 66 runs.$NA$631
Against which team did Misbah-ul-Haq make his ODI debut?$New Zealand$England$Australia$India$1$3$Misbah made his ODI debut Lahore against NZ on 27 April 2002. Pakistan won this match by 66 runs.$NA$632
How many test matches did Misbah-ul-Haq play?$Above 50$Above 40$Above 60$Above 30$1$2$Misbah is still active in test cricket and has scored over 4000 runs.$NA$633
How many ODI matches did Misbah-ul-Haq play?$162$135$150$100$1$3$Misbah recently retired from ODI cricket after the 2015 world cup. He scored 5122 runs in the 162 matches he played.$NA$634
How many runs did Misbah-ul-Haq score in Test matches?$over 4000$over 5000$over 3000$over 6000$1$3$Misbah is still active in test cricket and has scored over 4000 runs.$NA$635
How many runs did Misbah-ul-Haq score in ODI matches?$3526$3218$5122$2500$3$3$Misbah recently retired from ODI cricket after the 2015 world cup. He scored 5122 runs in the 162 matches he played.$NA$636
Which team does Misbah-ul-Haq belong to?$Bangladesh$India$Pakistan$Afganistan$3$1$Misbah was born in Mianwali, Punjab province ,Pakistan on 28th May 28th 1974.$NA$637
What is Misbah-ul-Haq's top score in Test Cricket?$161*$99$150$200$1$2$Misbah is still active in test cricket and has scored over 4000 runs. He scored his highest score against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2007.$NA$638
What is Misbah-ul-Haq's top score in ODI Cricket?$85$150$96*$101$3$2$Misbah hasn't scored an ODI century in his 162 matches. He scored his highest 96* against WI at the Champions trophy in 2013. He still managed a very healthy average of 43.40 while achieving this.$NA$639
Hoe many number of centuries did Misbah-ul-Haq score in Test matches?$10$8$7$14$2$2$Misbah is still active in test cricket and has scored over 4000 runs and 8 centuries so far.$NA$640
Hoe many centuries did Misbah-ul-Haq score in ODI matches?$9$10$0$5$3$1$Misbah still hasn't scored an ODI century in his 162 matches. He scored his highest 96* against WI at the Champions trophy in 2013.$NA$641
How many half centuries did Misbah-ul-Haq score in test maches?$29$33$45$15$1$2$Misbah is still active in test cricket and has scored over 4000 runs and 8 centuries so far.$NA$642
How many half centuries did Misbah-ul-Haq score in ODI maches?$25$35$32$42$4$2$Misbah still hasn't scored an ODI century in his 162 matches. He scored his highest 96* against WI at the Champions trophy in 2013.$NA$643
Who holds the record for having scored the most ODI fifties without ever having scored a century?$Rahul Dravid$Misbah-ul-Haq$Andrew Jones$M. S. Dhoni$2$1$Misbah still hasn't scored an ODI century in his 162 matches. He scored his highest 96* against WI at the Champions trophy in 2013.$NA$644
When was Shahid Afridi born?$01 March 1980$02 February 1980$03 March 1981$01 March 1982$1$3$Shahid Afridi was born on 01 March,1980 in Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan.$NA$645
Boom Boom and Lala are whose nicknames?$Umar Gul$Shahid Afridi$Wasim Akram$Imran Khan$2$1$Afridi still holds the record for the longest six in all forms of cricket.$NA$646
When did Shahid Afridi make his test debut?$02 October 1996$25 November 1998$22 October 1998$15 October 1997$3$2$Afridi made his test debut against Australia at Karachi. He took five wickets in the first Aussie innings.$NA$647
Which test team did Shahid Afridi debut against?$New Zealand$South Africa$India$Australia$4$2$Afridi made his test debut against Australia at Karachi. He took five wickets in the first Aussie innings.$NA$648
When did Shahid Afridi make his ODI debut?$25 November 1998$02 October 1996$22 October 1998$15 October 1997$2$3$Afridi made his ODI debut against Kenya at Nairobi on 2nd Oct 1992. Afridi,did not get a chance to bat as Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.$NA$649
Shahid Afridi debuted his first ODI match against?$Kenya$Australia$India$New Zealand$1$2$Afridi made his ODI debut against Kenya at Nairobi on 2nd Oct 1992. Afridi,did not get a chance to bat as Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.$NA$650
How many Test matches did Shahid Afridi play?$50$27$25$30$2$2$Despite a healthy Test career, he gave up on the format in 2006. He came back, in inimitable fashion, for one Test only, as captain no less in 2010. A loss and two slogs meant he re-retired immediately after.$NA$651
How many ODI matches did Shahid Afridi play?$398$378$250$300$1$2$Afridi played his last ODI against Australia at the 2015 world cup. He made a quickfire 23 in a losing cause.$NA$652
How many runs did Shahid Afridi make in Test matches?$1716$1044$2500$5631$1$3$Despite a healthy Test career, he gave up on the format in 2006. He came back, in inimitable fashion, for one Test only, as captain no less in 2010. A loss and two slogs meant he re-retired immediately after.$NA$653
How many runs did Shahid Afridi make in ODI matches?$5631$8604$8064$7708$3$3$Afridi played his last ODI against Australia at the 2015 world cup. He made a quickfire 23 in a losing cause.$NA$654
Which team does Shahid Afridi belong to?$Pakistan$Bangladesh$Afganistan$England$1$1$Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi, also popularly known as Boom Boom Afridi was born on 1 March 1980, in Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan.$NA$655
What is Shahid Afridi's top score in Test Cricket?$75$98$150$156$4$2$Afridi scored 156 against India at Faisalabad in 2006 in a drawn match.$NA$656
What is Shahid Afridi's top score in ODI Cricket?$124$150$175$120$1$2$Afridi scored 124 against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Pakistan won this encounter.$NA$657
How many centuries did Shahid Afridi make in Test maches?$4$5$3$1$2$2$Afridi scored 5 test centuries for Pakistan in which they won three and drew two.$NA$658
How many centuries did Shahid Afridi make in ODI maches?$6$10$5$25$1$2$Of the six ODI centuries Afridi made, Pakistan won five times and lost once.$NA$659
How many half centuries did Shahid Afridi make in Test maches?$15$10$8$5$3$3$Afridi never changed his playing style in any format. He had a very healthy career strike rate of 86.97 in his 27 matches.$NA$660
How many half centuries did Shahid Afridi make in ODI maches?$39$36$45$52$1$3$An explosive batsman by nature,Afridi scored 6 half centuries in 20 or less balls.$NA$661
Which Pakistani cricketer broke Jayasuriya's record for the fastest century during that period in ODI cricket?$Basit Ali$Abdul Razzaq$Umar Akmal$Shahid Afridi$4$1$Even though it was his second ODI appearance, this was Afridi's first international innings. He used Waqar Younis' bat to do it.$NA$662
How high is Shahid Afridi on the table of fastest centuries in ODI cricket?$1st Place$2nd Place$3rd Place$5th Place$3$2$Afridi's record was intact for a little over 17 years when Corey Anderson had a plan for New Years.$NA$663
How many times did Shahid Afridi take 5 wickets in a test innings?$3 times$1 time$0 times$5 times$2$3$Afridi got his lone five for against Australia in his debut match.$NA$664
How many times did Shahid Afridi take 5 wickets in a ODI innings?$9 times$4 times$10 times$6 times$1$2$Afridi's best figures of 7/12 come from a match against WI .$NA$665
What are the best bowling figures of Shahid Afridi in Test cricket?$6/60$5/55$5/52$7/12$3$2$Afridi made his test debut against Australia at Karachi. He took five wickets in the first Aussie innings.$NA$666
What are the best bowling figures of Shahid Afridi in ODI cricket?$5/30$8/52$6/40$7/12$4$2$Afridi's best figures of 7/12 come from a match against WI at Providence. He also starred with the bat by scoring 76 from just 55 balls.$NA$667
Who holds the record of youngest player to score a test century?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Virat Kohli$Mohammed Ashraful$4$2$Ashraful made a composed 114 in the second innings against SL in 2001. SL won this match by an innings and 137 runs. He was 17 years and 61 days old.$NA$668
Who holds the record for most sixes off consecutive deliveries in a Test Match?$Kapil Dev$AB De Villiers$Shahid Afridi$All of them$4$2$Afridi hit Harbhajan, Kapil hit Hemmings and ABD hit Andrew McDonald for four consecutive sixes in a test match.$NA$669
When was Sir Donald Bradman born?$27 August 1908$28 September 1908$30 August 1908$30 July 1908$1$2$Sir Donald Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia.$NA$670
When did Sir Donald Bradman die?$22 February 2001$25 February 2002$24 January 2001$25 February 2001$4$2$Sir Don Bradman passed away on February 25, 2001 at Kensington Park, Adelaide, South Australia (aged 92 years 182 days)$NA$671
When did Sir Donald Bradman play his first Test match?$30 November 1929$30 November 1928$01 December 1928$02 December 1928$2$3$NA$NA$672
Against whom did Sir Donald Bradman debut in Test cricket?$South Africa$England$New Zealand$India$2$1$Sir Donald Bradman had a very out of Bradman zone like first outing. He made 18 and 1 against England.$NA$673
How many ODI matches did Sir Donald Bradman play?$12$10$50$0$4$1$The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Don retired in 1948.$NA$674
How many Test matches did Sir Donald Bradman play?$52$50$55$60$1$2$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$675
How many runs did Sir Donald Bradman score in Test matches?$6500$7000$6996$6900$3$2$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a second ball duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$676
Which team did Sir Donald Bradman play for?$Australia$New Zealand$England$South Africa$1$1$Sir Donald Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia.$NA$677
What was Sir Donald Bradman's top score in Test Cricket?$330$300$350$334$4$2$Sir Don stood as the highest Australian score in test cricket for almost six decades till Mark Taylor equalled him and declared the innings as a sign of respect.$NA$678
How many centuries did Sir Donald Bradman make in Test cricket?$30$29$25$27$2$2$Sir Donald Bradman held this record for 35 years until it was surpassed by Sunil Gavaskar in 1983. Sunil took 95 tests to get there while Don did it in 52.$NA$679
How many half centuries did Sir Donald Bradman make in Test cricket?$15$10$14$13$4$3$Sir Donald Bradman was very adept at converting half centuries into centuries. He made 29 centuries against the 13 half centuries. Most of them were not outs with team targets achieved.$NA$680
Sir Donald Bradman as famously known as?$The Don$Sir$Bowral$Brade$1$1$Sir Donald Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia.$NA$681
When did Sir Donald Bradman play his last test match?$15 August 1949$18 August 1948$19 July 1948$20 August 1948$2$2$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$682
What was Donald Bradman's batting average in Test cricket?$94.99$98.9$99.94$99.00$3$1$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$683
Who holds the record for the highest career batting average in Test cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Sir Donald Bradman$Brian Lara$Sir Viv Richards$2$1$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$684
Who holds the record for having scored the most double centuries in test cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Kumar Sangakkara$Sir Donald Bradman$4$2$Sir Donald Bradman scored a total of 12 double centuries. Kumar Sangakkara came very close to equalling it with 11. Don's record has been intact for almost seven decades now.$NA$685
Who holds the record for having scored the most double centuries in a series?$Sir Donald Bradman$Rahul Dravid$Brian Lara$Kumar Sangakkara$1$2$At the Ashes in 1930, Don scored an unbelievable three double hundreds in a five match series. He also scored two double hundreds in a different series.$NA$686
Who holds the record for highest 5th wicket partnership with Sid Barnes?$Ian Chappell$Sir Donald Bradman$WM Woodfull$HSTL Hendry$2$1$In 1946, Don and Sid put up a mammoth 405 for the fifth wicket in Sydney.$NA$687
Who was the first Australian player to reach 1000 Test runs?$WM Woodfull$HSTL Hendry$Sir Donald Bradman$WH Ponsford$3$2$Don took 7 matches((13 Innings) to reach the 1000 run milestone. He had a weak first match with scores of 18 and 1.$NA$688
Who holds the record for most runs in a test series?$WH Ponsford$Sachin Tendulkar$HSTL Hendry$Sir Donald Bradman$4$1$In the 1930 Ashes, Don scored 974 runs in the five match series in which he scored three double hundreds.$NA$689
Who holds the record for most runs scored in a single day of play?$Sir Donald Bradman$Brian Lara$Virender Sehwag$Sachin Tendulkar$1$3$In the 1930 Ashes, Don scored 309 in a single day at Leeds.$NA$690
What does BCCI stand for?$Board of Cricket for Council in India$Board of Cricket for Code in India$Board of Cricket for Coaching in India$Board of Control for Cricket in India$4$1$The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body forcricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.$NA$691
BCCI is headquartered at?$Mumbai$Delhi$Chennai$Kolkata$1$1$The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body forcricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.$NA$692
As BCCI is a society, under which Registration Act it is registered?$Maharashtra Societies Registration Act$Gujrat Societies Registration Act$Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act$Bihar Societies Registration Act$3$2$The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body forcricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.$NA$693
The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the?$Lion Capital of Ashoka$Coat of arms$Seal of Andhra$Order of the Star of India$4$2$The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the Order of the Star of India, the Indian national emblem during the colonial period.$NA$694
When BCCI was formed in 1928- how many associations were affiliated to it?$4$6$8$10$2$2$In late 1928, Southern Punjab Cricket Association, Cricket Association of Bengal, Assam Cricket Association, Madras Cricket Association and Northern India Cricket Association - had been formed.$NA$695
Who was the founding Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?$Dr. P. Subbaroyan$Herbert Sutcliffe$R. E. Grant Govan$Anthony De Mello$4$3$Grant Govan, a British businessman , Anthony De Mello ,Gilligan and the Maharaja of Patiala were persistent of India's inclusion in the ICC. Finally, when it did turn into reality, Govan became the first President and De Mello the first secretary.$NA$696
How many affiliate members make up BCCI ?$26$28$30$33$3$3$BCCI is made up of 30 affiliate members, some representing Indian States, some representing former Princely States and three central bodies   the Railways, Services and All India Universities. The 30 affiliate members include 27 playing members and 3 non-playing members, All India Universities, Cricket Club of India and National Cricket Club.$NA$697
In which year- an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time- sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of Patiala?$1911$1918$1922$1931$1$3$1911 witnessed the first-ever tour of England by an 'All-India' team. Sponsored and captained by the Maharaja of Patiala, the team featured the best cricketers of the time. The top performer was the left-arm spinner Baloo Palwankar, who bagged over a hundred wickets.$NA$698
When was Waqar Younis born?$15 October 1970$16 November 1971$16 November 1970$16 December 1971$2$3$Waqar was born on November 16, 1971 in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$699
When did Waqar Younis play his first Test match?$14 October 1989$15 October 1990$10 October 1989$15 November 1989$4$3$Waqar made his test debut against India at Karachi on November 15th 1989. He took four wickets in the first innings.$NA$700
Against whom did Waqar Younis play his first Test match?$Australia$India$New Zealand$South Africa$2$2$Waqar made his test debut against India at Karachi on November 15th 1989. He took four wickets in the first innings.$NA$701
When did Waqar Younis play his first ODI match?$14 October 1989$15 November 1989$15 October 1990$10 October 1989$1$2$Waqar made his ODI debut at Sharjah in the Champions Trophy against WI on 14th Oct 1989. He went wicketless in this Pakistani victory.$NA$702
Against whom did Waqar Younis play his first ODI match?$West Indies$India$Sri Lanka$Australia$1$2$Waqar made his ODI debut at Sharjah in the Champions Trophy against WI on 14th Oct 1989. He went wicketless in this Pakistani victory.$NA$703
How many Test matches did Waqar Younis play?$99$75$87$90$3$2$Waqar took 373 wickets in his 87 matches he played for Pakistan. He took 22 five wickets in an innings and 5 ten wickets in a match.$NA$704
How many ODI matches did Waqar Younis play?$250$250$270$272$4$2$Waqar took 416 wickets in his 262 matches he played for Pakistan. He took a record 13 five wickets in an innings with best figures of 7/36.$NA$705
How many runs did Waqar Younis score in Test matches?$1010$1100$1000$969$1$2$Waqar was a typical tailender who scored 1010 runs in 120 innings.$NA$706
How many runs did Waqar Younis score in ODI matches?$1200$1500$969$1010$3$2$Waqar has a highest score of 37 in 139 innings. He has an average of 10.30.$NA$707
Which team does Waqar Younis belong to?$India$Pakistan$Afganistan$Bangladesh$2$1$Waqar was born on November 16, 1971 in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$708
What was Waqar Younis' top score in Test Cricket?$45$50$100$75$1$2$Waqar scored 45 at no 10 against South Africain 1997 at Rawalpindi in a drawn test.$NA$709
What was Waqar Younis' top score in ODI Cricket?$45$37$100$50$2$2$In a match that Pakistan lost by 81 runs, Waqar tried his best at no 10 against Australia at the SCG in 2000.$NA$710
How many times did Waqar Younis take 5 wickets in a test innings?$10$15$13$22$4$2$Waqar took 373 wickets in his 87 matches he played for Pakistan. He took 22 five wickets in an innings and 5 ten wickets in a match.$NA$711
How many times did Waqar Younis take 5 wickets in a ODI innings?$15$14$13$22$3$2$Waqar took 416 wickets in his 262 matches he played for Pakistan. He took a record 13 five wickets in an innings with best figures of 7/36.$NA$712
What are the best bowling figures of Waqar Younis in Test cricket?$8/70$7/76$7/36$7/65$2$2$Waqar attained his best figures of 7/76 against NZ at Faisalabad on 26-10-1990.$NA$713
What are the best bowling figures of Waqar Younis in ODI cricket?$7/36$7/50$7/60$5/50$1$3$Waqar bowled England out for 156 at Headingley in 2001 in the Natwest Trophy.$NA$714
How many times did Waqar Younis take 10 wickets in a test match?$0 times$3 times$3 times$5 times$4$3$Waqar took 373 wickets in his 87 matches he played for Pakistan. He took 22 five wickets in an innings and 5 ten wickets in a match.$NA$715
How many times did Waqar Younis take 10 wickets in a ODI match?$3 times$0 times$4 times$6 times$2$1$Let alone ten, nobody has managed 9 wickets in ODIs.$NA$716
In which year was Waqar Younis named among the "Wisden Cricketer of the Year"?$1992$1993$1991$1994$1$2$By taking 113 wickets in 582 overs for Surrey in 1991, at a mere 14.65 apiece, Waqar was greatness personified in contemporary bowlers.His inswinging yorkers hit the furniture quite often.$NA$717
Who is the only bowler to have taken 5 wickets in an innings in 3 consecutive One Day International matches?$Brett Lee$Shoaib Akhtar$Waqar Younis$Javagal Srinath$3$1$All in all, ten bowlers have managed to get two consecutive five fors in their career. Waqar's record of three is still very intact. He is the only bowler to have achieved 2 consecutive five fors thrice in his career while the rest have managed only once.$NA$718
When did Waqar Younis play his last Test match?$1 Feb 2003$2 January 2003$04 March 2003$05 March 2003$2$2$Waqar had a disastrous last outing against the Proteas in early 2003 when the opening pair of Gibbs and Smith went berserk with a double century and a 151. Waqar took asingle wicket in the match which Pakistan lost by an innings and 142 runs.$NA$719
Against whom did Waqar Younis play his last Test match?$West Indies$New Zealand$South Africa$Zimbabwe$3$2$Waqar had a disastrous last outing against the Proteas in early 2003 when the opening pair of Gibbs and Smith went berserk with a double century and a 151. Waqar took asingle wicket in the match which Pakistan lost by an innings and 142 runs.$NA$720
When did Waqar Younis play his last ODI match?$2 January 2003$1 Feb 2003$10 Feb 2003$04 March 2003$4$2$Waqar played his last ODI at Bulawayo against Zimbabwe in the 2003 world cup. It was a washout and had no result.$NA$721
Against whom did Waqar Younis play his last ODI match ?$Zimbabwe$South Africa$India$Australia$1$2$Waqar played his last ODI at Bulawayo against Zimbabwe in the 2003 world cup. It was a washout and had no result.$NA$722
Which Pakitan player known as Burewala Express?$Shoaib Akhtar$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Shahid Afridi$2$1$Waqar was born on November 16, 1971 in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$723
Who is the current Coach of the Pakistan Cricket team?$Wasim Akram$Javed Miandad$Waqar Younis$Moin Khan$3$1$Waqar initially started as the bowling coach of Pakistan and finally ended up as the coach twice in his coaching career.$NA$724
Who holds the record for the best strike rate for any bowler with over 350 Test wickets?$Muralidharan$Anil Kumble$Dale Steyn$Waqar Younis$3$2$If there is a cut off for 50 wickets in a career,Lohmann of England holds the cake in this category.$NA$725
When was Wasim Akram born?$03 June 1966$04 June 1967$03 June 1965$06 June 1966$1$2$Wasim Akram was born on June 3 1966, at Lahore, Pakistan.$NA$726
When did Wasim Akram make his test debut?$25 February 1985$25 January 1985$23 November 1985$23 November 1984$2$3$Wasim Akram made his test debut against NZ at Auckland, NZ in 1985. He took 2 wickets in a match that NZ won by an innings and 99 runs.$NA$727
Who did Wasim Akram debut against in test cricket?$Sri Lanka$New Zealand$India$Australia$2$2$Wasim Akram made his test debut against NZ at Auckland, NZ in 1985. He took 2 wickets in a match that NZ won by an innings and 99 runs.$NA$728
When did Wasim Akram make his ODI debut?$25 January 1987$25 January 1985$23 November 1984$25 February 1985$3$3$Wasim Akram went wicketless in his debut ODI against NZ at Faisalabad in 1984. Pakistan won this match by 5 runs.$NA$729
Who did Wasim Akram debut against in ODI cricket?$New Zealand$India$Australia$Sri Lanka$1$2$Wasim Akram went wicketless in his debut ODI against NZ at Faisalabad in 1984. Pakistan won this match by 5 runs.$NA$730
How many test matches did Wasim Akram play in?$125$100$115$104$4$3$Wasim Akram played in 104 tests taking 414 wickets at 23.62 runs apiece.$NA$731
How many ODI matches did Wasim Akram play in?$300$356$350$330$2$3$Wasim Akram took 502 wickets in the 356 ODI games he played for Pakistan. He is the second highest wicket taker next to Muttiah Muralitharan.$NA$732
How many runs did Wasim Akram score in Test matches?$2898$3000$4500$3600$1$3$Wasim Akram didn't really justify his batting skills. He scored three centuries in 147 innings with a highest score of 257* against Zimbabwe.$NA$733
How many runs did Wasim Akram score in ODI matches?$3717$3560$3370$3654$1$3$Wasim Akram played a major chunk of his ODI batting at no. 7 and no. 8. His highest score of 86 came at no. 7.$NA$734
Which team did Wasim Akram belong to?$England$Afganistan$Pakistan$Bangladesh$3$1$Wasim Akram was born on June 3 1966, at Lahore, Pakistan.$NA$735
What was Wasim Akram's top score in Test Cricket?$210$257$257*$25$3$3$Wasim Akram didn't really justify his batting skills. He scored three centuries in 147 innings with a highest score of 257* against Zimbabwe. The match was a draw.$NA$736
What was Wasim Akram's top score in ODI Cricket?$90$68$100$86$4$3$Wasim Akram played a major chunk of his ODI batting at no. 7 and no. 8. His highest score of 86 came at no. 7 out of a team total of 162 against Australia. Australia Won this match.$NA$737
How many times did Wasim Akram take 5 wickets in a test innings?$20 times$25 times$30 times$15 times$2$3$Wasim Akram took 25 five fors and 5 ten in a match in his 104 matches.$NA$738
How many times did Wasim Akram take 10 wickets in a test match?$6 times$5 times$4 times$7 times$1$3$Wasim Akram took 25 five fors and 5 ten in a match in his 104 matches.$NA$739
What are the best bowling figures of Wasim Akram in Test cricket?$5/10$5/15$8/30$7/119$4$2$Wasim took 7/119 in the second innings following the 4/60 he took in the first innings against NZ at Basin Reserve. Pakistan won this match with an innings and 12 runs.$NA$740
What are the best bowling figures of Wasim Akram in ODI cricket?$5/10$7/119$5/15$8/30$3$2$Wasim rattled through Zimbabwe at Karachi in 1993. Pakistan won this easily by 7 wickets.$NA$741
How many times did Wasim Akram take 10 wickets in a Test match?$5 times$3 times$4 times$1 time$1$2$Wasim Akram took 25 five fors and 5 ten in a match in his 104 matches.$NA$742
When did Wasim Akram play his last Test match?$19 January 2002$01 March 2003$10 April 2003$09 January 2002$4$2$Wasim played his last test against Bangladesh at Dhaka in early 2002. He retired hurt after bowling 2.4 overs.$NA$743
Against whom did Wasim Akram play his last Test match?$England$Bangladesh$India$Australia$2$2$Wasim played his last test against Bangladesh at Dhaka in early 2002. He retired hurt after bowling 2.4 overs.$NA$744
When did Wasim Akram play his last ODI match?$10 April 2003$01 March 2003$09 January 2002$01 March 2003$2$2$Wasim's last ODI match was a washout in Bulawayo.$NA$745
Against whom did Wasim Akram play his last ODI match?$Zimbabwe$Australia$New Zealand$India$1$2$Wasim's last ODI match was a washout in Bulawayo.$NA$746
Which Pakitan player is a part The Two W's?$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Both 1&2$Shoaib Akhtar$3$1$Wasim and Waqar turned into a highly feared and potent attack. They both had different styles of bowling and their own theories. Wasim believed in containing the batsman, pitching the ball in the good length areas and as a result of that capturing his wickets due to that accuracy. On the contrary Waqar believed that only taking wickets will lower the runrate of the opposition. Due to these theories Wasim concentrated more on accuracy while Waqar on aggression,$NA$747
Who discovered Wasim Akram?$Imran Khan$Mohsin Khan$Javed Miandad$Abdul Qadir$3$2$Wasim Akram made his Test cricket debut for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1985 and in only his second Test match, he acquired 10 wickets in the match. A few weeks prior to his selection into the Pakistan team, he was an unknown club cricketer who had failed to even make it to his college team. His potential was dicovered by non other than Javed Miandad during the usual trials and was immediately included into the national side, completely bypassing any domestic First-class competition during that period.$NA$748
Who discovered Waqar Younis?$Imran Khan$Mohsin Khan$Javed Miandad$Abdul Qadir$1$2$Waqar s talent was discovered by Imran Khan. Waqar Younis made his International cricket debut for Pakistan against India on 15 November 1989, which was also the very first match of Sachin Tendulkar. Younis took 4 wickets in the drawn match including the wickets of Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.$NA$749
Who made a test debut along with Sachin Tendulkar?$Vinod Kambli$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Moin Khan$2$2$Waqar Younis made his International cricket debut for Pakistan against India on 15 November 1989, which was also the very first match of Sachin Tendulkar. Younis took 4 wickets in the drawn match including the wickets of Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.$NA$750
Who was the first player to get a ban for ball tampering?$Wasim Akram$Sachin Tendulkar$Waqar Younis$Curtly Ambrose$3$2$In July 2000 Younis became the first cricketer to be banned for ball tampering and was fined 50% of his match fee. $NA$751
Who is the youngest Pakistani Captain?$Shahid Afridi$Waqar Younis$Inzamam ul Haq$Wasim Akram$2$3$As of 2012, he holds the record for the youngest Pakistani Test captain and the third youngest Test captain in history (22 years 15 days)$NA$752
Who holds the record for the highest number of five fors in ODIs?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$3$3$In One Day International matches, he has taken the most number of five-wicket hauls (on 13 occasions).$NA$753
Who has the best test bowling strike rate for a minimum of 350 wickets?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Dale Steyn$Waqar Younis$3$2$Lohmann from England leads this list if you take out any minimum criteria.$NA$754
Who was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket?$Brett Lee$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Muttiah Muralitharan$4$2$Wasim got to 500 wickets in his 354th match while Murali got there in his 324th match.$NA$755
Which IPL team employed Wasim Akram as their bowling coach?$Kings XI Punjab$Rajasthan Royals$Mumbai Indians$Kolkata Knight Riders$4$1$Wasim took a break from coaching at the IPL this year to spend time with his family.$NA$756
Wasim Akram has the most number of wickets in the history of List A cricket (881). Who is the second on the list?$Allan Donald$Muttiah Muralitharan$John Lever$Waqar Younis$1$3$Allan took 684 list A wickets. Murali is a close third with 682.$NA$757
In 2002- Wisden released its only list of best players of all time. While Wasim Akram was ranked as the best bowler in ODI of all time- who was ranked as the best batsman in ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Dean Jones$Sir Viv Richards$Brian Lara$3$2$In the test categories, Don Bradman was chosen as the best batsman of all time while the bowling honours were taken by Muttiah Muralitharan.$NA$758
Wasim Akram was so popular at this English county club that the local British fans sang a song called ..""Wasim for England\""- whenever he plays for them. This was also the first English county club he signed for. Name the club."$Hampshire$Lancashire$Glamorgan$Somerset$2$1$In 1998, with Akram as captain, Lancashire won the ECB Trophy and Axa League and finished second in the championship tournament despite losing only five matches in all competitions throughout the season$NA$759
Wasim Akram-with 55 wicket stands third in the list of most wickets taken in world cup matches. Who is the first?$Chaminda Vaas$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$Imran Khan$3$3$Glenn took 71 wickets at the world cup. Murali is a close second with 68 followed by Wasim's 55.$NA$760
Wasim Akram has the record for hitting most sixes in an innings of a Test match (12). Against which team did he do it?$Sri Lanka$Bangladesh$India$Zimbabwe$4$2$Wasim Akram didn't really justify his batting skills. He scored three centuries in 147 innings with a highest score of 257* against Zimbabwe. The match was a draw.$NA$761
Wasim Akram has the third highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket- with 17 of them. Who stands first with 23 such awards?$Jacques Kallis$Muttiah Muralitharan$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$1$2$Murali is the second on the list with 19 awards.$NA$762
In ODIs Wasim Akram has the second most number of runs in a career without a hundred. Who is first?$Jimmy Adams$Graham Thorpe$Misbah-ul-Haq$Muttiah Muralitharan$3$1$Misbah hasn't scored an ODI century in his 162 matches. He scored his highest 96* against WI at the Champions trophy in 2013. He still managed a very healthy average of 43.40 while achieving this.$NA$763
Wasim Akram has the record for scoring most runs in an innings in Test cricket in this particular number (257 runs) in the batting order. At what number was he batting?$6$7$8$9$3$2$Wasim Akram didn't really justify his batting skills. He scored three centuries in 147 innings with a highest score of 257* against Zimbabwe. The match was a draw.$NA$764
Wasim Akram is one of the only two bowlers to have taken both a Test match and One Day International hat-trick. Who is the other?$Lasith Malinga$Mohammad Sami$Chaminda Vaas$Stuart Broad$2$3$Mohammad Sami has a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in Tests and against West Indies in ODIs. Brett Lee is the only bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs and T20s.$NA$765
Which one of the following four domestic teams has Wasim Akram not represented in his career?$Surrey$Lahore$Hampshire$Lancashire$1$2$In 1998, with Akram as captain, Lancashire won the ECB Trophy and Axa League and finished second in the championship tournament despite losing only five matches in all competitions throughout the season$NA$766
Against which team did Imran Khan lead Pakistan in his final One Day International?$Australia$India$Sri Lanka$England$4$1$Imran retired right after leading Pakistan to their first and only world cup final victory against England at the MCG. He made an important 72 and took a wicket.$NA$767
Imran Khan scored six test centuries. Against which country did he score three of them?$Australia$India$Sri Lanka$England$2$2$Imran played 23 games against India and averaged 51.95 against them. He scored 3 centuries and 3 half centuries against them.$NA$768
In which year did Imran Khan made his test debut against England?$1974$1975$1971$1970$3$2$Imran played his first test against England in June 1971 at Birmingham. In the drawn test, he didn't make much of an impact with both bat and ball.$NA$769
Which English county did Imran Khan not play for?$Essex$Lancashire$Hampshire$Surrey$1$3$Imran played for NSW, Worcestershire, Sussex also as an overseas player.$NA$770
When was Imran Khan born?$25 November 1952$26 December 1952$25 November 1953$28 November 1952$1$2$Imran Khan was born on November 25, 1952 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$771
Where was Imran Khan born?$Ravalpindi$Islamabad$Karachi$Lahore$4$2$Imran Khan was born on November 25, 1952 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$772
Under which legend's captaincy did Pakistan win the ICC World Cup?$Ramiz Raja$Imran Khan$Wasim Akram$Inzimam ul Haq$2$1$Imran retired right after leading Pakistan to their first and only world cup final victory against England at the MCG. His contribution in his final match were an important 72 and he also took a wicket.$NA$773
A stylish middle order batsman and former captain of Pakistan who will be unfortunately remembered in history for his dubious role in the match-fixing controversy?$Salim Malik$Saeed Anwar$Imran Khan$Wajahat ullah Wasti$1$2$Despite playing over 100 Tests he would go down in cricket history as the first of a number of international cricketers to be banned for match fixing around the start of the 21st century.$NA$774
This opening batsman created a long standing record of the highest score in one day cricket. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. What is his name?$Shahid Afridi$Aamir Sohail$Saeed Anwar$Yasir Hameed$3$2$Saeed Anwar held the record for the highest score in ODI for a long time till Charles Coventry equalled it in a losing cause against Bangladesh.$NA$775
This Pakistani all-rounder was involved in a record batting partnership of 451. He was known for his ability to break partnerships as a bowler. Do you know the name of this former coach of Zimbabwe?$Rashif Latif$Mohsin Khan$Abdul Qadir$Mudassar Nazar$4$2$Mudassar was involved in a 451 partnership with Javed Miandad against India in 1982-83 at Hyderabad,Pakistan.$NA$776
When did Imran Khan make his test debut?$31 August 1974$03 June 1971$03 June 1974$10 June 1972$2$2$Imran played his first test against England in June 1971 at Birmingham. In the drawn test, he didn't make much of an impact with both bat and ball.$NA$777
Which country did Imran Khan debut in tests against?$England$India$Australia$Sri Lanka$1$2$Imran played his first test against England in June 1971 at Birmingham. In the drawn test, he didn't make much of an impact with both bat and ball.$NA$778
Imran Khan debuted his first ODI match on?$10 June 1972$03 June 1974$31 August 1974$03 June 1971$3$2$Imran played his debut ODI against England at Trent Bridge on 31st August 1974. His contribution in Pakistan's victory was very minimal as he didn't get to bat and went wicketless with the ball.$NA$779
Which country did Imran Khan debut in ODIs against?$Australia$Sri Lanka$New Zealand$England$4$2$Imran played his debut ODI against England at Trent Bridge on 31st August 1974. His contribution in Pakistan's victory was very minimal as he didn't get to bat and went wicketless with the ball.$NA$780
How many Test matches did Imran Khan play?$88$90$110$85$1$2$Imran played 88 tests for Pakistan in which he scored 3807 runs and took 362 wickets. He was rated next best to Sobers when it came to all round abilities.$NA$781
How many ODI matches did Imran Khan play?$200$175$170$180$2$2$Imran played 175 ODIs in which he scored 3709 runs and took 182 wickets. He was rated next best to Sobers when it came to all round abilities.$NA$782
How many runs did Imran Khan score in Test matches?$3500$3709$3807$4500$3$2$Imran played 88 tests for Pakistan in which he scored 3807 runs and took 362 wickets. He was rated next best to Sobers when it came to all round abilities.$NA$783
How many runs did Imran Khan score in ODI matches?$3709$4500$3807$3500$1$2$Imran played 175 ODIs in which he scored 3709 runs and took 182 wickets. He was rated next best to Sobers when it came to all round abilities.$NA$784
Which team did Imran Khan belong to?$Bangladesh$Afganistan$Pakistan$England$3$1$Imran Khan was born on November 25, 1952 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.$NA$785
What was Imran Khan's top score in Test Cricket?$136$200$130$145$1$2$Imran scored his personal best test score against Australia in 1990 at the Adelaide Oval. In this drawn test, another famous Pakistani bowler earned the man of the match for his century,half century and a five wicket haul.$NA$786
What was Imran Khan's top score in ODI Cricket?$150$110$115$102$4$2$Imran scored his lone ODI century at the Prudential world cup against Sri Lanka. He was outshone by the leg spinner's five wicket haul in this 11 run win.$NA$787
How many times did Imran Khan take 5 wickets in a test innings?$10 times$23 times$15 times$20 times$2$2$Imran took 5 wickets in an innings 23 times and ten wickets in a match 6 times. His best figures are 8/58 and has taken 362 wickets in total.$NA$788
How many times did Imran Khan take 5 wickets in a ODI innings?$1 time$2 times$5 times$Never$1$2$Imran took 6/14 against India at Sharjah. He skittled India for 125. Surprisingly Pakistan themselves folded for 87.$NA$789
What are the best bowling figures of Imran Khan in Test cricket?$5/20$6/14$7/60$8/58$4$2$Imran achieved his test best figures against SL at the Gaddafi Stadium on 22nd March 1982. He took six more wickets in the second innings. Pakistan won this by an innings and 102 runs.$NA$790
What are the best bowling figures of Imran Khan in ODI cricket?$8/58$5/25$6/14$5/20$3$2$Imran took 6/14 against India at Sharjah. He skittled India for 125. Surprisingly Pakistan themselves folded for 87.$NA$791
How many times did Imran Khan take 10 wickets in a Test match?$6 times$Never$2 times$5 times$1$2$Imran took 5 wickets in an innings 23 times and ten wickets in a match 6 times. His best figures are 8/58 and has taken 362 wickets in total.$NA$792
When did Imran Khan play his last Test match?$02 February 1992$02 January 1992$25 March 1992$25 April 1992$2$3$Imran played his last test against SL at Faisalabad in early 1992. Surprisingly, he didn'y bowl a single delivery in this Pakistani victory.They won by 3 wickets.$NA$793
Which team did Imran Khan play his last Test match against?$Australia$India$England$Sri Lanka$4$2$Imran played his last test against SL at Faisalabad in early 1992. Surprisingly, he didn'y bowl a single delivery in this Pakistani victory.They won by 3 wickets.$NA$794
When did Imran Khan play his last ODI match?$25 April 1992$02 February 1992$25 March 1992$02 January 1992$3$1$Imran retired right after leading Pakistan to their first and only world cup final victory against England at the MCG. He made an important 72 and took a wicket.$NA$795
Which team did Imran Khan play his last ODI match against?$England$Sri Lanka$Australia$New Zealand$1$1$Imran retired right after leading Pakistan to their first and only world cup final victory against England at the MCG. He made an important 72 and took a wicket.$NA$796
Whose nickname is Master Storm?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Shahid Afridi$Chris Gayle$4$1$Gaylestorm and Gayleforce are some of his other nicknames.$NA$797
Which IPL (Indian Premier League) team does Chris Gayle play for?$Delhi Daredevils$Royal Challengers Bangalore$Kings XI Punjab$Pune Warriors India$2$1$He was originally signed up for KKR in the inaugural edition auction.$NA$798
How many cricketers who crossed 200 runs in a ODI match?$3$4$2$5$4$2$Rohit Sharma is the only batsman to have scored two ODI double centuries.$NA$799
How many test playing nations are there in International cricket?$9$13$10$11$3$1$Bangladesh was last entrant in this elite list on 10th November 2000.$NA$800
Which team has best winning percentage in Test cricket?$India$West Indies$England$Australia$4$1$Australia as of 22nd Oct 2015 has a win % of 46.92.$NA$801
Most runs in an innings in Test Cricket?$England Vs Australia$Sri Lanka Vs India$England Vs West Indies$West Indies Vs Pakistan$2$2$SL declared on 952/6 against India at Colombo in 1997.$NA$802
Highest career average in Test Cricket?$Donald Bradman$Graeme Pollock$George Headley$Sachin Tendular$1$1$Sir Donald Bradman played 52 matches and scored 6996 runs at a stupendous average of 99.94. Had he scored 4 more runs in his last innings which was a duck, his average would have been a perfect 100.$NA$803
Who holds the record of highest individual score in Test Cricket?$Matthew Hayden$Mahela Jayawardene$Brian Lara$Garfield Sobers$3$1$Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket. He scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months. earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10$NA$804
Which cricketer holds the record of scoring the fastest Test century?$Misbah ul Haq$Adam Gilchrist$Viv Richards$Both 1&3$4$2$Both Misbah and Viv scored a century in 56 balls. Gilchrist scored in 57 balls.$NA$805
Who took most 5 wickets in an innings in Test Cricket?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Richard Hadlee$Anil Kumble$1$1$Murali took 67 five wicket hauls while Warne is a distant second with 37.$NA$806
Who took most 10 wickets in a Test match?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Anil Kumble$Richard Hadlee$2$1$Murali took 22 ten wicket hauls in his career. Warne is a distant second with 10.$NA$807
Who made the most stumpings in test cricket?$Mahendra Singh Dhoni$Adam Gilchrist$Bert Oldfield$Godfrey Evans$3$3$Bert claimed 52 stumpings in 54 matches.$NA$808
Who played the most games as captain in Test Cricket?$Clive Lloyd$Steve Waugh$Ricky Ponting$Graeme Smith$4$2$Graeme played 109 matches while Border is next on the list with 93.$NA$809
Where were Pakistan s matches in Women s ODI World Cup 2013 held?$Baroda$Cuttack$Hyderabad$Delhi$2$2$Pakistan's matches had to be shifted out of Mumbai due to protests by the Shiv Sena, a right-wing political party, against Pakistan's participation in the event. $NA$810
What was India s margin of victory over West Indies in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$105 runs$48 runs$6 wickets$4 wickets$1$3$India won this encounter by 105 runs with Kamini scoring a century.$NA$811
Who hit a sixer for Sri Lanka against England off the last ball of the match in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$Eshani Kaushalya$Chamari Jayagani$Dilani Manodara$Yashoda Mendis$3$3$The opener Jayangani top scored for Sri Lanka in this last ball one wicket win.$NA$812
Who scored 109 runs for England against India in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$Katherine Brunt$Sarah Taylor$Arran Brindle$Charlotte Edwards$4$3$NA$NA$813
What was Australia s margin of victory over New Zealand in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$124 runs$62 runs$7 wickets$3 wickets$3$NA$NA$NA$814
What was India s final place in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$11$7$10$12$2$NA$NA$NA$815
By how many runs did Australia defeat England in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$2 runs$4 runs$9 runs$1 run$1$NA$NA$NA$816
Who won player of the match award in Australia versus Sri Lanka match in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$Jodie Fields$Erin Osborne$Julie Hunter$Holly Ferling$2$NA$NA$NA$817
Who were runners-up in Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$Bangladesh$West Indies$New Zealand$South Africa$2$NA$NA$NA$818
Who won Women s ODI World Cup 2013?$Australia$England$Sri Lanka$Pakistan$1$NA$NA$NA$819
Who was the captain of the English team for Oval Test 1971?$John Edrich$Geoffrey Boycott$Raymond Illingworth$Anthony Lewis$3$3$The Oval test was a decider in the series and Bhagawath Chadra Sekhar spun them to their first series win in England under the leadership of Ajit Wadekar.$NA$820
Who was the captain of the Indian team for Oval Test 1971?$Chandu Borde$Nari Contractor$Ajit Wadekar$Bishen Singh Bedi$3$3$The Oval test was a decider in the series and Ajit Wadekar lead them to their first series win in England.$NA$821
Oval Test 1971 was played from 19th to 24th August with a rest day in between. What day of the week was rest day?$Thursday$Friday$Saturday$Sunday$4$3$NA$NA$822
What was England s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?$644/8 decl.$522/7 decl.$355 all out$240 all out$3$3$Alan Knott was the highest scorer(90) in the English first innings score of 355.$NA$823
What was India s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?$622/9 decl.$284 all out$416 all out$241/0 decl.$2$3$Farokh Engineer(59) top scored in the Indian first innings score of 284 all out.$NA$824
What was England s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?$344/3 decl.$408/6 decl.$101 all out$268 all out$3$3$BS Chandra Sekhar made figures of 6/38 to skittle the english hosts for 101 in the second innings.$NA$825
Who took six wickets for 38 runs in Australia s second Innings of Oval Test 1971?$Abid Ali$B. S. Chandrasekhar$S. Venkataraghavan$Eknath Solkar$2$3$BS Chandra Sekhar made figures of 6/38 to skittle the english hosts for 101 in the second innings.$NA$826
What was India s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?$174/6$42 all out$138 all out$406/4$1$3$Farokh Engineer saw them home with an unbeaten 29.$NA$827
What was the result of Oval Test 1971?$England won by 78 runs$India won by four wickets$Draw$Tie$2$3$This resulted in India's first series victory in England.$NA$828
What was the significance of Oval Test 1971?$India s first Test victory$India s first overseas Test victory$India s first Test victory against England$India s first Test and series victory against England in England$4$2$Prior to this, India had beaten West Indies in the Carribean for the first time in the previous tour.$NA$829
When was Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi born?$05 January 1941$11 April 1935$04 October 1926$07 July 1948$1$3$Tiger was born on 05 January 1941, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.$NA$830
Which of the following records were held by Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi?$Youngest Test cricketer$Youngest Test captain$Highest Test catches$Two centuries on Test debut$2$2$Pataudi was named India’s captain mid-way through India’s Tour of the West Indies in 1962, taking over from Nari Contractor. He was 21 years and 77 days old when he took over.$NA$831
Where did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi lead India to first overseas Test series victory?$Australia$England$New Zealand$West Indies$3$3$Pataudi though had breaks in his 40 match captaincy career,he will go down in history as having led India to our first ever overseas victory, in New Zealand in 1967.$NA$832
How many Tests did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi play?$46$52$60$36$1$3$Pataudi had a highest score of 203* in his 46 match career.$NA$833
How many Tests did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi play as captain?$24$22$40$32$3$3$Pataudi though had breaks in his 40 match captaincy career,he will go down in history as having led India to our first ever overseas victory, in New Zealand in 1967.$NA$834
How many Test runs did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi score?$2624$3021$2793$3631$3$3$Tiger scored 2793 runs and scored 6 centuries with a high score of 203*.$NA$835
What was Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi s Test batting average?$52$34.91$28$40.17$2$2$Tiger scored 2793 runs and scored 6 centuries with a high score of 203*.$NA$836
What was Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi s highest score in Test cricket?$212$168 not out$203 not out$256$3$2$Tiger scored 2793 runs and scored 6 centuries with a high score of 203*.$NA$837
When did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi die?$05 March 2004$02 June 2010$22 September 2011$15 December 2008$3$2$Tiger passed away on September 22, 2011 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi (aged 70 years 260 days).$NA$838
Where did Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi die?$Bhopal$Delhi$London$Oxford$2$3$Tiger passed away on September 22, 2011 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi (aged 70 years 260 days).$NA$839
Who is known as Little Master?$Eknath Solkar$Ajit Wadekar$Hemant Kanitkar$Sunil Gavaskar$4$1$NA$NA$840
Who is Master Blaster?$Rahul Dravid$Sachin Tendulkar$Sourav Ganguly$Irfan Pathan$2$1$NA$NA$841
Who is known as Dolly?$Basil D Oliveira$John Snow$John Edrich$Geoffrey Boycott$1$2$NA$NA$842
Who is known as Dennis the menace?$Dennis Amis$Mike Dennes$Dennis Lillee$Jeff Thomson$3$1$NA$NA$843
Who is known as Turbanator?$Bishan Singh Bedi$Monty Panesar$Harbhajan Singh$Navjot Singh Sidhu$3$1$NA$NA$844
Who was Typhoon?$Freddie Truman$Frank Tyson$Wesley Hall$Ray Lindwall$2$2$NA$NA$845
Who is Danny boy?$Darren Gough$Danish Kaneria$Desmond Haynes$Mohammed Asif$2$2$NA$NA$846
Who is Gilly?$Adam Gilchrist$Brett Lee$James Hopes$Andrew Symonds$1$1$NA$NA$847
Who was Coroner?$C. B. Fry$E. M. Grace$W. G. Grace$Colin Cowdrey$2$2$NA$NA$848
Who was Beefy?$Ian Botham$Ian Chappell$Ian Healy$Tony Greig$1$2$NA$NA$849
Which team is ranked the number-one team overall in Test cricket in terms of overall wins- win-loss ratio and wins percentage.$India$Australia$New Zealand$England$2$2$NA$NA$850
Who won ICC Award for emerging player of the year 2013?$Ajinkya Rahane$Cheteshwar Pujara$Ravindra Jadeja$Stephen Smith$2$2$NA$NA$851
Who won ICC Award for associate and affiliate player of the year 2013?$Kevin O Brien$Ed Joyce$Nawroj Mangal$Kyle Coetzer$1$2$NA$NA$852
Who won ICC Award for T20 international performance of the year 2013?$Shahid Afridi$Martin Guptil$Umar Gul$Ajanta Mendis$3$2$NA$NA$853
Who won ICC Award for the spirit of cricket of the year 2013?$Farhad Reza$Graeme Swann$Nasir Jamshed$Mahela Jayawardene$4$2$NA$NA$854
Who won ICC Award for ODI player of the year 2013?$Shane Watson$Kumar Sangakkara$Virat Kohli$Stuart Broad$2$2$NA$NA$855
Who won ICC Award for Test player of the year 2013?$Michael Clarke$Philip Hughes$Alastair Cook$Dale Steyn$1$2$NA$NA$856
Who won ICC Award for cricketer of the year 2013?$Micahel Clarke$Kumar Sangakkara$Jack Kallis$James Anderson$1$2$NA$NA$857
Who won ICC Award for umpire of the year 2013?$Ian Gouldl$Kumar Dharmasena$Richard Kettleborough$Paul Reiffel$3$3$NA$NA$858
Who won ICC Award for women s ODI cricketer of the year 2013?$Julie Hunter$Deandra Dottin$Laura Marsh$Suzie Bates$4$3$NA$NA$859
Who won ICC Award for women s T20 cricketer of the year 2013?$Meg Lanning$Sarah Taylor$Shanel Daley$Charlotte Edwards$2$3$NA$NA$860
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 307 wickets when he retired?$Brian Statham$Charles Griffith$Frederick Trueman$Raymond Lindwall$3$3$NA$NA$861
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 309 wickets when he retired?$Erapalli Prasanna$Lancelot Gibbs$Wesley Hall$Ashley Mallet$2$3$Gibbs overtook Fred Trueman to get there.$NA$862
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 355 wickets when he retired?$Dennis Lillee$Jeffrey Thomson$John Snow$Graham Dowling$1$3$NA$NA$863
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 383 wickets when he retired?$Bhagawat Chandrashekhar$Keith Boyce$Bernard Julien$Ian Botham$4$3$NA$NA$864
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 431 wickets when he retired?$Imran Khan$Richard Hadlee$Michael Holding$Anderson Roberts$2$3$NA$NA$865
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 434 wickets when he retired?$Kapil Dev$Patrick Patterson$Curtley Ambrose$Joel Garner$1$2$Kapil overtook Hadlee at 431 to break the record.$NA$866
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 519 wickets when he retired?$Madan Lal$Christopher Old$Courtney Walsh$Geoffrey Arnold$3$2$Courtney overtook Kapil(434) to break the record.$NA$867
Who was the first bowler to take 600 wickets in Test cricket?$Anil Kumble$Venkatesh Prasad$Javagal Srinath$Share Warne$4$1$Shane Warne retired in 2007 and ended up with 708 wickets.$NA$868
Who was the highest Test wicket taker with 708 wickets when he retired?$Glenn McGrath$Share Warne$Andrew Flintoff$Wasim Akram$2$1$Shane Warne retired in 2007 and ended up with 708 wickets.$NA$869
Who is the highest Test wicket taker with 800 wickets when he retired?$William O Reilly$Anthony Greig$Malcolm Marshall$Muttiah Muralitharan$4$1$Murali's jersey number at the IPL signifies his 800 wickets$NA$870
Who was the first bowler to have a hat-trick in a Test?$Harold Larwood$Erapalli Prasanna$Frederick Robert Spofforth$George Headley$3$3$Fred took Royle,MacKinnon and Emmett's wickets at The MCG to claim the first Hat trick.$NA$871
Where was the first hat-trick in a Test achieved?$Lord s$Melbourne$Durban$Sydney$2$3$Fred took Royle,MacKinnon and Emmett's wickets at The MCG to claim the first Hat trick.$NA$872
Who was the first bowler to have two hat-tricks in Tests?$Hugh Trumble$Wesley Hall$Subhash Gupte$John Briggs$1$3$Hugh Trumble(Australia) took both his Hat-tricks against England and at the MCG.$NA$873
Who was the first bowler to have two hat-tricks in one Test?$Ashley Mallet$Richald Hadlee$Imran Khan$Thomas Matthews$4$3$Jimmy Matthews of Australia took a Hat-trick in both the innings against SA at Old Trafford in 1912.$NA$874
Who was the first bowler to have a hat-trick on the first day of his first Test?$Charles Griffith$Maurice Allom$Malcom Marshall$Bishen Singh Bedi$2$3$Maurice Allom(England) took a Hat-trick against the Kiwis at Chirstchurch in 1930 on the first day of his debut.$NA$875
Who was the first bowler to have a hat-trick at Lord s?$Geoffrey Griffin$John Snow$Patrick Patterson$Anderson Roberts$1$3$Geoffrey of SA took the first Hat-trick at the Lord's ground in 1960 against England.$NA$876
Who was the bowler to have a hat-trick at Adelaide Oval on 27 January 1961?$Graham McKenzie$Lance Gibbs$Raymond Lindwall$Michael Holding$1$3$Lance took a Hat-trick against Australia at The Adelaide Oval in 1961.$NA$877
Who was the Pakistani bowler to have two successive hat-tricks against Sri Lanka in 1999?$Aaquib Javed$Waqar Yunus$Wasim Akram$Shahid Afridi$3$3$Wasim took the first Hat-trick at Lahore and the second one at Dhaka in 1999.$NA$878
Where did Glenn McGrath have his hat-trick on 1 December 2000?$Perth$Wellington$Delhi$Karachi$1$3$Glenn had price scalps of Lara, Campbell and Jimmy Adams at Perth against WI.$NA$879
Who in 1978 claimed four wickets off four successive legitimate deliveries in a Test but missed hat-trick due to bowling a no ball during the sequence?$Christopher Old$Geoffrey Arnold$Sarfaraz Nawaz$Dennis Lille$1$3$NA$NA$880
Who said India were dark horses (to win Cricket World Cup 1983)?$Robert Willis$Kim Hughes$John Traicos$John Wright$2$3$NA$NA$881
How many overs were to be bowled by each team in Cricket World Cup 1983?$40$50$60$70$3$1$NA$NA$882
Who was the captain of Indian team for Cricket World Cup 1983?$Sunil Gavaskar$Ravi Shastri$Dilip Vengsarkar$Kapil Dev$4$1$NA$NA$883
Who was the captain of West Indies team for Cricket World Cup 1983?$Rohan Kanhai$Lawrence Rowe$Clive Lloyd$Vivian Richards$3$1$NA$NA$884
How many runs were scored by Kapil Dev in the match against Zimbabwe in Cricket World Cup 1983?$175 not out$166$100$42$1$1$NA$NA$885
Who was India s eleventh batsman in the final of Cricket World Cup 1983?$Madal Lal$Balwinder Singh Sandhu$Roger Binny$Mohinder Amarnath$2$2$NA$NA$886
How many runs were scored by India in the final of Cricket World Cup 1983?$360$307$250$183$4$3$Srikkanth was the top scorer(38) in this nail biter.$NA$887
How many runs were scored by West Indies in the final of Cricket World Cup 1983?$140$265$322$438$1$3$Windies packed up for 140 in their pursuit of 183. Mohinder Amarnath took 3/12 in the seven crucial overs he bowled$NA$888
Who was man of the match in the final of Cricket World Cup 1983?$Clive Lloyd$Vivian Richards$Kapil Dev$Mohinder Amarnath$4$2$Windies packed up for 140 in their pursuit of 183. Mohinder Amarnath took 3/12 in the seven crucial overs he bowled and added 26 runs.$NA$889
What was the date on which India won the Cricket World Cup 1983?$11 June 1983$21 June 1983$25 June 1983$10 July 1983$3$2$Windies packed up for 140 in their pursuit of 183. Mohinder Amarnath took 3/12 in the seven crucial overs he bowled and added 26 runs.$NA$890
Who is the only bowler to take a hat-trick in both ODIs and T20s?$Lasith Malinga$Muttiah Muralitharan$Brett Lee$Stuart Broad$3$3$Wasim Akram and Mohammad Sami are the other bowlers to take hat-tricks across two formats.$NA$891
Which wicketkeeper took the maximum dismissals in test cricket?$Adam Gilchrist$Mark Boucher$M.S.Dhoni$Ian Healy$2$2$Boucher took 555 dismissals in his 147 matches he played for SA. Gilchrist is second with 416 dismissals.$NA$892
Which wicketkeeper took the maximum catches?$Adam Gilchrist$Mark Boucher$M.S.Dhoni$Ian Healy$2$2$Boucher took 532 catches while Healy took 366 catches.$NA$893
Which wicketkeeper played the maximum matches?$Adam Gilchrist$Mark Boucher$M.S.Dhoni$Ian Healy$2$2$Boucher played 147 matches while healy played 119.$NA$894
Which team has the highest team total in ODIs?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$2$2$SL scored 443/9 in their 50 overs against Netherlands.$NA$895
Which team scored 400 the maximum number of times in ODIs?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$3$1$SA breached the 400 run mark six times overall. India have done it five times.$NA$896
Which team has the highest score batting second in an ODI?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$3$1$SA chased down the first ever 400(434) by Australia in ODI cricket to win the most historic ODI ever.$NA$897
Who has the highest number of fifty plus scores in tests$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Ricky Ponting$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Sachin has 119 scores of 50+ while Kallis is second with 103$NA$898
Which team is the most successful in ODIs in terms of number of victories?$Australia$Pakistan$India$South Africa$1$1$Australia has played the most matches and has the highest win loss ratio.$NA$899
Who scored the maximum number of runs in an ODI series?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Greg Chappell$Mattew Hayden$3$2$Greg Chappell scored 686 runs in 1981 while Sachin scored 673 runs at the 2003 world cup.$NA$900
Who scored the maximum runs in a ODI calendar year?$Sachin Tendulkar$Matthew Hayden$Brian Lara$Sourav Ganguly$1$1$Sachin scored 1894 runs in 1998 while Sourav scored 1767 in 1999.$NA$901
Who scored the maximum ODI runs in a losing cause?$Sachin Tendulkar$Charles Coventry$Matthew Hayden$Ricky Ponting$2$2$Charles Coventry equalled the highest ODI runs of Saeed Anwar's 194 in a losing cause against Bangladesh.$NA$902
Who scored the highest number of runs in an ODI Innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Saeed Anwar$Rohit Sharma$Chris Gayle$3$1$Rohit Sharma is the only player to have hit two double centuries.$NA$903
Who has the most ODI double centuries?$Chris Gayle$Rohit Sharma$Virender Sehwag$Martin Guptill$2$1$Rohit Sharma also has the record for the highest ODI score of 264.$NA$904
Who has the record for the maximum ODI runs scored at a single venue?$Sachin Tendulkar$Sanath Jayasuriya$Inzamam Ul Haq$Ricky Ponting$2$2$Sanath scored 2514 runs at The Premadasa Stadium.$NA$905
Who scored the maximum runs in an ODI over?$Shahid Afridi$Yuvraj Singh$Vivian Richards$Herschelle Gibbs$4$2$Gibbs hit six sixes in an over against Van Bunge of Netherlands at the 2007 world cup.$NA$906
Which wicketkeeper scored the maximum runs in an ODI innings?$Adam Gilchrist$Kumar Sangakkara$AB de Villiers$MS. Dhoni$4$2$Dhoni hit 183* against SL at Jaipur in 2005.$NA$907
Which wicketkeeper scored the maximum runs in an ODI series?$Adam Gilchrist$Kumar Sangakkara$AB de Villiers$MS. Dhoni$2$2$Sanga hit 541 runs in the 2015 world cup at Australia. He hit 4 consecutive centuries in it.$NA$908
Which captain scored the maximum runs in an ODI innings?$MS. Dhoni$Virender Sehwag$Ricky Ponting$AB de Villiers$2$3$Sehwag hit 219 against WI at Indore as a stand in captain.$NA$909
Which captain scored the maximum runs in an ODI series?$MS. Dhoni$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Greg Chappell$4$2$Greg Chappell scored 686 runs in 1981 while Border scored 590 runs in 1985.$NA$910
Who has the best career batting average in ODIs(Minimum 1500 career runs)?$MS. Dhoni$AB de Villiers$Michael Bevan$Ryan ten Doeschate$4$2$NA$NA$911
Who has the best career batting strike rate in ODIs(Minimum 1500 career runs)?$MS. Dhoni$AB de Villiers$Glenn Maxwell$Shahid Afridi$3$2$Without a cap on the runs scored, Andre Russell leads the pack in this list.$NA$912
Which of these batsmen haven't scored a hundred on debut?$Martin Guptill$Phil Hughes$Shahid Afridi$Desmond Haynes$3$3$Shahid Afridi unfortunately didn't get to bat in his first match but scored a hundred in his first innings.$NA$913
Who hasn't hit an ODI hundred despite being a reputed batsman with an average of over 40.$Shahid Afridi$Misbah ul Haq$Corey Anderson$Ricky Ponting$2$1$Misbah scored 5122 ODI runs in 149 innings without reaching triple figures.$NA$914
Who hit the maximum ODI runs on debut?$Martin Guptill$Phil Hughes$Shahid Afridi$Desmond Haynes$4$3$Haynes scored 148 against Australia on debut at St. John's.$NA$915
Who hit the maximum runs in his last ODI match?$Desmond Haynes$Phil Hughes$James Marshall$Hamish Marshall$3$3$James scored 161 against Ireland in his last innings.$NA$916
Who hit the maximum ODI centuries?$Saeed Anwar$Ricky Ponting$Sachin Tendulkar$AB de Villiers$3$1$Sachin has 49 tons with only Kohli,de Villiers and Amla from the current players less than half way through.$NA$917
Who hit the maximum ODI centuries in an ODI series?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Desmond Haynes$2$2$Sanga hit 541 runs in the 2015 world cup at Australia. He hit 4 consecutive centuries in it.$NA$918
Who hit the maximum runs against a single country?$Kumar Sangakkara$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Ricky Ponting$2$1$Sachin scored 3077 runs against Australia alone in his career.$NA$919
What is the record for consecutive centuries in ODI cricket?$1$2$3$4$4$2$Sanga hit 541 runs in the 2015 world cup at Australia. He hit 4 consecutive centuries in it.$NA$920
Who scored the maximum ODI centuries in a calendar year?$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Sourav Ganguly$Sachin Tendulkar$4$1$Sachin scored 1894 runs in 1998 while scoring nine centuries.$NA$921
Who scored the maximum ODI centuries against a single opponent?$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Sourav Ganguly$Sachin Tendulkar$4$1$Sachin scored 3077 runs against Australia alone in his career while scoring 9 centuries against them.$NA$922
Who holds the record for scoring the highest maiden ODI ton?$Kapil Dev$Desmond Haynes$Charles Coventry$Sachin Tendulkar$3$3$Charles Coventry equalled the highest ODI runs of Saeed Anwar's 194 in a losing cause against Bangladesh.$NA$923
Who is the youngest player to hit a ODI century?$Virat Kohli$Charles Coventry$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$3$1$Afridi broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching his hundred from 37 balls. The eleven sixes he struck also equaled the record for most in an ODI innings$NA$924
Who is the oldest player to hit a ODI century?$Geoff Boycott$Sachin Tendulkar$Khurram Khan$Sanath Jayasuriya$3$3$Khurram Khan scored 132* for U.A.E against Afganistan.$NA$925
Who hit the fastest ODI century?$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$Corey Anderson$Chris Gayle$2$1$ABD smashed his way into the record books when he reached to the fastest ODI half ton in 16 balls and ton in 31 balls with 16 sixes and 9 fours in his innings.$NA$926
Who got out the most number of times for 99 in ODIs?$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$4$2$Sachin got out thrice for 99 in 2007 alone.$NA$927
Who has the most nineties in ODIs?$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$4$1$Sachin failed to convert 90s into 100s 18 times.$NA$928
Who hit the maximum ODI half centuries?$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Sachin Tendulkar$AB de Villiers$3$1$Sachin hit 96 half centuries while Kumar Sangakkara is a close second on 93.$NA$929
Who has the record for the maximum consecutive half centuries in ODIs?$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$Javed Miandad$Sachin Tendulkar$3$2$Javed crossed fifty consecutively for 9 times.$NA$930
Who hit the fastest ODI half century?$Shahid Afridi$AB de Villiers$Corey Anderson$Chris Gayle$2$1$ABD smashed his way into the record books when he reached to the fastest ODI half ton in 16 balls and ton in 31 balls with 16 sixes and 9 fours in his innings.$NA$931
Who never scored a ODI duck?$Kepler Wessels$Adam Voges$Azhar Ali$All of them$4$2$Kepler leads the pack having played 109 matches without scoring a nought.$NA$932
Who scored the maximum ducks in ODIs$Allan Donald$Shahid Afridi$Sanath Jayasuriya$Wasim Akram$3$2$Sanath scored 34 ducks in his career that spanned 445 matches.$NA$933
Which player hit the maximum sixes in ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Sanath Jayasuriya$AB de Villiers$2$1$Afridi hit 351 sixes in his career while Sanath at second place hit 270$NA$934
Which player hit the maximum fours in ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Sanath Jayasuriya$AB de Villiers$1$1$Sachin hit 2016 fours while Sanath is second at 1500 career fours.$NA$935
Which cricketer hit the maximum sixes in an ODI innings?$AB de Villiers$Chris Gayle$Rohit Sharma$All of them$4$2$All of them hit 16 sixes in an innings.$NA$936
Which cricketer hit the maximum fours in an ODI innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$AB de Villiers$Rohit Sharma$Virender Sehwag$3$1$Rohit Sharma hit 33 fours on his way to his 264 against SL.$NA$937
In an ODI innings which batsman scored most of his runs in sixes and fours?$Sachin Tendulkar$AB de Villiers$Rohit Sharma$Virender Sehwag$3$1$Rohit hit 186 out of the 264 in boundaries against SL.$NA$938
Who played the slowest ODI innings in terms of balls faced?$Sachin Tendulkar$Sunil Gavaskar$Ravi Shastri$Geoff Boycott$2$1$Gavaskar hit 36 runs from 174 deliveries against England in the inaugural world cup at Lord's.$NA$939
In terms of percentage of runs contributed towards the team total, who scored the most runs in an innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Rohit Sharma$Vivian Richards$Sanath Jayasuriya$3$3$Richards hit 189 runs of his team total of 272 against England in 1984.$NA$940
Which of these batsmen got out for handling the ball?$Mohinder Amarnath$Daryll Cullinan$CJ Chibhabha$All of them$4$2$These were the only instances till date where batsmen got out for handling the ball.$NA$941
Who got to 1000 ODI runs the fastest?$Jonathan Trott$Quinton de Kock$Vivian Richards$Kevin Pietersen$4$3$Even though these four batsmen got to the milestone in 21 innings each, Kevin did it the earliest.$NA$942
Who got to 2000 ODI runs the fastest?$Kevin Pietersen$Jonathan Trott$Hashim Amla$Virat Kohli$3$2$Amla got to 2000 runs in his 40th innings.$NA$943
Who got to 3000 ODI runs the fastest?$Vivian Richards$Virat Kohli$Kevin Pietersen$Hashim Amla$4$2$Amla got to 3000 runs in his 57th innings.$NA$944
Who got to 4000 ODI runs the fastest?$Vivian Richards$Virat Kohli$Kevin Pietersen$Hashim Amla$4$2$Amla got to 4000 runs in his 81st innings.$NA$945
Who got to 5000 ODI runs the fastest?$Virat Kohli$Vivian Richards$Hashim Amla$Brian Lara$3$2$Amla got to 5000 runs in his 101st innings.$NA$946
Who got to 6000 ODI runs the fastest?$Virat Kohli$Vivian Richards$Hashim Amla$Sourav Ganguly$3$2$Amla got to 6000 runs in his 123rd innings.$NA$947
Who got to 7000 ODI runs the fastest?$AB de Villiers$Sachin Tendulkar$Hashim Amla$Virat Kohli$1$2$ABD got to 7000 runs in his 166th innings.$NA$948
Who got to 8000 ODI runs the fastest?$AB de Villiers$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Sourav Ganguly$1$2$ABD got to 8000 runs in his 182nd innings.$NA$949
Who got to 9000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Brian Lara$Sourav Ganguly$4$2$Sourav got to 9000 runs in his 228th innings.$NA$950
Who got to 10000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Brian Lara$Sourav Ganguly$1$1$Sachin was the first to breach the 10000 run mark in 259 innings.$NA$951
Who got to 11000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Sourav Ganguly$Kumar Sangakkara$1$1$Sachin was the first to breach the 11000 run mark in 276 innings.$NA$952
Who got to 12000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Mahela Jayawardene$1$1$Sachin got to 12000 runs in his 300th innings.$NA$953
Who got to 13000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kumar Sangakkara$Mahela Jayawardene$Sanath Jayasuriya$1$1$Sachin got to 13000 runs in his 321st innings.$NA$954
Who got to 14000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kumar Sangakkara$Shahid Afridi$Brian Lara$1$1$Sachin got to 14000 runs in his 350th innings.$NA$955
Who got to 15000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Hashim Amla$1$1$Only Sachin has crossed 15000 till date. He crossed it in his 377th innings.$NA$956
Who got to 16000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Only Sachin has crossed 15000 till date. He crossed 16000 in his 399th innings.$NA$957
Who got to 17000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Only Sachin has crossed 15000 till date. He crossed 17000 in his 424th innings.$NA$958
Who got to 18000 ODI runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Sanath Jayasuriya$1$1$Only Sachin has crossed 15000 till date. He crossed 18000 in his 440th innings.$NA$959
Who has taken the maximum ODI wickets?$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Muttiah Murailtharan$Chaminda Vaas$3$1$Murali has taken 534 wickets while Wasim is second on 502.$NA$960
Who has the best bowling figures in ODIs?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Chaminda Vaas$Wasim Akram$3$1$Vaas took 8/19 against Zimbabwe at Colombo in 2001. The team folded for 38 all out. SL chased it down in 4.2 overs.$NA$961
Which bowler has taken the maximum ODI wickets in a series?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Wasim Akram$Glenn McGrath$Waqar Younis$3$2$Glenn took 27 wickets at the triangular series in Australia which took place between Australia, England and Sri Lanka.$NA$962
Which bowler has taken the most ODI wickets in a calender year?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$Wasim Akram$Saqlain Mushtaq$4$2$Saqlain took 69 wickets in 1997 and 65 wickets in 1996.$NA$963
Which ODI bowler was the most successful at a particular ground?$Glenn McGrath$Muttiah Muralitharan$Wasim Akram$Shane Warne$3$2$Wasim took 122 wickets at Sharjah alone in his career.$NA$964
What were the best ODI bowling figures for a captain?$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Sourav Ganguly$Sanath Jayasuriya$2$2$Waqar took 7/36 against England at Leeds in 2001.$NA$965
Which bowler has the best ODI figures in a losing side?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Imran Khan$Mitchell Starc$Wasim Akram$2$2$Imran took 6/14 against India at Sharjah and still ended up on the losing side.$NA$966
Which bowler has the best ODI career bowling average?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Joel Garner$4$3$Garner ended his career with an average of 18.84 in his 98 ODI matches.$NA$967
Which bowler has the best ODI career economy?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Shane Warne$Joel Garner$4$2$Garner ended his career with a bowling economy of 3.09 in his 98 ODI matches.$NA$968
Which bowler has the best ODI career strike rate?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Mitchell Starc$Ryan Harris$Wasim Akram$3$2$Ryan Harris has a career strike rate of 23.4 in ODIs.$NA$969
Which bowler has the best ODI figures for a debutant?$Mitchell Starc$Kagiso Rabada$Wasim Akram$Mitchell Johson$2$2$Kagiso Rabada burst into the international scene with figures of 6/16 against Bangladesh in Dhaka.$NA$970
Which bower has taken the maximum five wicket hauls in ODIs?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$3$2$Waqar took 416 wickets in his 262 matches he played for Pakistan. He took a record 13 five wickets in an innings with best figures of 7/36.$NA$971
Which bower has taken the maximum four wicket hauls in ODIs?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$3$2$Waqar took 416 wickets in his 262 matches he played for Pakistan. He took a record 13 five wickets and 27 four wicket haulsin an innings with best figures of 7/36.$NA$972
Which ODI bowler has taken the most consecutive five fors in an innings?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$3$2$Waqar took 3 consecutive five fors in 1990.$NA$973
Who was the youngest player to take a five for in ODI cricket?$Mitchell Starc$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Shane Warne$2$2$Waqar took 6/26 against SL at Sharjah in 1990.$NA$974
Who bowled the maximum deliveries in ODIs?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$1$1$Murali leads this pack of work horses while Wasim is second.$NA$975
Who conceded the maximum runs in an ODI innings?$Bhuvaneshwar Kumar$Muttiah Muralitharan$Mick Lewis$Tim Southee$3$3$Mick Lewis conceded 113 runs without taking a wicket in the legendary Australia/South Africa 438 match which was dubbed the greatest game.$NA$976
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 50 career wickets?$Shane Warne$Shahid Afridi$Ajantha Mendis$Ajit Agarkar$3$2$Ajantha Mendis broke Agarkar's record of 23 matches and did it in 19 ODI matches.$NA$977
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 100 career wickets?$Shane Warne$Ajantha Mendis$Saqlain Mushtaq$Brett Lee$3$2$Saqlain reached the 100 milestone in 53 matches.$NA$978
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 150 career wickets?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Saqlain Mushtaq$Brett Lee$3$2$Saqlain reached the 150 milestone in 78 matches.$NA$979
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 200 career wickets?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Saqlain Mushtaq$Brett Lee$3$2$Saqlain reached the 200 milestone in 104 matches.$NA$980
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 250 career wickets?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Saqlain Mushtaq$Brett Lee$3$2$Saqlain reached the 250 milestone in 138 matches.$NA$981
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 300 career wickets?$Glenn McGrath$Waqar Younis$Brett Lee$Muttiah Muralitharan$3$2$Brett Lee reached the 300 milestone in 171 matches.$NA$982
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 350 career wickets?$Glenn McGrath$Waqar Younis$Brett Lee$Muttiah Muralitharan$3$2$Brett Lee reached the 350 milestone in 202 matches.$NA$983
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 400 career wickets?$Waqar Younis$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$Brett Lee$1$2$Waqar reached the 400 milestone in 252 matches.$NA$984
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 450 career wickets?$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Muttiah Murailtharan$Shane Warne$3$2$Murali reached the 450 milestone in 295 matches.$NA$985
Which ODI bowler is the fastest to reach 500 career wickets?$Waqar Younis$Wasim Akram$Muttiah Murailtharan$Shane Warne$3$1$Only Murali and Wasim have reached 500 ODI wickets and Murali did it in 324 matches.$NA$986
Which wicketkeeper affected the maximum ODI dismissals?$Adam Gilchrist$Kumar Sangakkara$MS. Dhoni$Mark Boucher$2$2$Sanga has affected 482 dismissals in his ODI career.$NA$987
Which wicketkeeper affected the maximum dismissals in an ODI series?$Adam Gilchrist$Kumar Sangakkara$MS. Dhoni$Mark Boucher$1$2$Adam has 27 dismissals to his name in the triangular series of 1999.$NA$988
Which wicketkeeper has the maximum stumpings in his ODI career?$Adam Gilchrist$Kumar Sangakkara$MS. Dhoni$Mark Boucher$2$2$Sanga has 99 ODI stumpings in his career.$NA$989
Who took the maximum catches in ODIs?$Ricky Ponting$Jonty Rhodes$Mahela Jayawardene$Rahul Dravid$3$2$Mahela took 218 career catches in ODIs.$NA$990
Who took the maximum catches in an ODI innings?$Ricky Ponting$Jonty Rhodes$Mahela Jayawardene$Rahul Dravid$2$2$Jonty took 5 catches in 1993 against WI.$NA$991
Which pair holds the record for the highest partnership in ODI cricket?$Tendulkar and Dravid$Tendulkar and Ganguly$Samuels and Gayle$Ganguly and Dravid$3$2$Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle put on 372 runs for the second wicket at the 2015 world cup.$NA$992
Who played the maximum ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Muttiah Muralitharan$Sanath Jayasuriya$Mahela Jayawardene$1$1$Sachin played 463 ODIs while Jayawardene is second at 448.$NA$993
Who played the most consecutive ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Muttiah Muralitharan$Sanath Jayasuriya$Mahela Jayawardene$1$1$Sachin played 185 ODIs non stop from April 1990 to April 1998.$NA$994
Who won the maximum man of the match awards in ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Sanath Jayasuriya$Jacques Kallis$Ricky Ponting$1$1$Sachin won 62 MOM awards.$NA$995
Who won the maximum player of the series awards in ODIs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Virat Kohli$Sanath Jayasuriya$Chris Gayle$1$1$Sachin won 15 player of the series awards in his career.$NA$996
Which player had the longest career in ODIs?$Shahid Afridi$Sanath Jayasuriya$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$3$1$Sachin lasted for 22 years and 91 days in ODIs.$NA$997
Who captained the most in ODI cricket?$MS.Dhoni$Graeme Smith$Stephen Fleming$Ricky Ponting$4$2$Ponting captained Australia in 230 matches.He has the second best record as captain after Clive Lloyd.$NA$998
Who scored the maximum test runs?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Sanath Jayasuriya$Brian Lara$1$1$Sachin scored 15921 runs in the 200 tests he played for India.$NA$999
Who holds the record for the maximum runs scored in a test Innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Sanath Jayasuriya$Brian Lara$4$1$Lara broke Matthew Hayden's record of 380 to while scoring 400* against England at St. John's.$NA$1000
Whose record did Lara break while making 375 against England in 1994?$Don Bradman$Gary Sobers$Wally Hammond$Sunil Gavaskar$2$2$Lara broke Sobers' record of 365 to become the highest test scorer at that time.$NA$1001
Who scored the maximum runs in a test match?$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$Sachin Tendulkar$Graham Gooch$4$3$Gooch made 333 runs in the first innings and 123 runs in the second to make a combined score of 456 against India in 1990.$NA$1002
Who scored the maximum runs in a test series?$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$1$1$Bradman made 974 runs in the famous 1930 Ashes series in England. He hit two double hundreds and one triple hundred.$NA$1003
Who scored the maximum test runs in a calendar year?$Sachin Tendulkar$Graeme Smith$Mohammed Yousuf$Brian Lara$3$2$Yousuf scored 1788 runs in 2006 while Viv scored 1710 runs in 1976.$NA$1004
Who scored the maximum runs in an over in test cricket?$Brian Lara$Shahid Afridi$George Bailey$1&3$4$2$Lara and Bailey both scored 28 runs in an over.$NA$1005
Who scored the maximum runs in a single day of test cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Don Bradman$Ricky Ponting$3$1$Don was unbeaten on 309 when he finished the first day of the test match. This is the only instance of a batsman scoring a triple century in a day.$NA$1006
Who scored the maximum test runs in an innings as captain?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Don Bradman$Ricky Ponting$2$1$Lara broke Matthew Hayden's record of 380 to while scoring 400* against England at St. John's.$NA$1007
Which wicket keeper scored the highest runs in a test innings?$Kumar Sangakkara$Adam Gilchrist$Andy Flower$MS.Dhoni$3$2$Andy scored an unbeaten 232 against India in 2000.$NA$1008
Who is the only night watchman to score a double hundred?$James Anderson$Stuart Broad$Jason Gillespie$Syed Kirmani$3$2$Gillespie scored an unbeaten 201 against Bangladesh. He had a fun bet with Hayden who said would run a nude lap if he reached 200.$NA$1009
Who has the highest test batting average?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Don Bradman$Virat Kohli$3$1$Had Bradman scored four runs in his final innings, he would have had a perfect average of a hundred. He ended with 99.94 instead.$NA$1010
How many batsmen scored a double hundred on their test debut?$6$5$4$3$2$3$Jacques Rudolf was the last to score a double hundred on test debut. He scored it when SA played Bangladesh at Chittagong.$NA$1011
Which of these hasn't scored a test hundred on debut?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shikhar Dhawan$Rohit Sharma$Alastair Cook$1$1$Sachin only scored 15 in his first test in the drawn match against Pakistan.$NA$1012
Who hit the most test centuries?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$1$1$Sachin hit 51 test centuries while Kallis is second on 45.$NA$1013
Who hit the most test double centuries?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Kumar Sangakkara$Don Bradman$4$2$Don hit 12 double centuries while Sanga is a close second on 11.$NA$1014
What was the most times a triple century was achieved in test cricket?$1$2$3$4$2$2$Don Bradman, Sehwag, Lara and Chris Gayle all hit 2 triple hundreds.$NA$1015
Who hit the only 400 in test cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$4$1$Lara broke Matthew Hayden's record of 380 to while scoring 400* against England at St. John's.$NA$1016
Who hit the most double centuries in a single test series?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$3$2$Bradman made 974 runs in the famous 1930 Ashes series in England. He hit two double hundreds and one triple hundred.$NA$1017
Who hit the most hundreds in a test series?$Sachin Tendulkar$Clyde Walcott$Don Bradman$Brian Lara$2$2$Walcott made 5 centuries when Australia toured the Windies in 1955.$NA$1018
Who hit the most test hundreds in a calendar year?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Mohammed Yousuf$Brian Lara$3$3$Mohammed Yousuf made 9 centuries in 2006.$NA$1019
Who hit the most test hundreds in consecutive innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Everton Weekes$Brian Lara$3$3$Weekes hit 5 centuries on the trot in 1948.$NA$1020
Who hit the most test hundreds in consecutive matches?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Everton Weekes$Jacques Kallis$2$2$Don hit six hundreds in consecutive matches while Kallis hit five.$NA$1021
Who hit three consecutive test tons sinec debut?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Mohammad Azharuddin$Rohit Sharma$3$2$Azharuddin made his debut against England in 1984/85 against whom he made 110, 105 and 122 in consecutive matches.$NA$1022
Who hit two hundreds in his hundredth test?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Ricky Ponting$Don Bradman$3$2$Ponting made 120 and 143* against SA in 2006.$NA$1023
Who was the youngest test player to hit a hundred?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Imran Nazir$Mohammed Ashraful$4$2$Ashraful was 17 yearss 61 days when he hit his maiden ton against Sri Lanka at Colombo.$NA$1024
Who was the youngest test player to hit a double hundred?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Mohammed Ashraful$Javed Miandad$4$2$Miandad made 206 against NZ when he was 19 years and 140 days.$NA$1025
Who was the youngest test player to hit a triple hundred?$Brian Lara$Don Bradman$Gary Sobers$Chris Gayle$3$2$Sobers hit his maiden ton against Pakistan whne he was 21 years and 213 days.$NA$1026
Who was the oldest test player to hit a hundred?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Jack Hobbs$Everton Weekes$3$2$Jack Hobbs hit 142 runs against Australia at Melbourne in 1929.$NA$1027
Who scored the fastest test century?$Viv Richards$Shahid Afridi$Misbah-ul-Haq$1&3$4$2$Viv and Misbah both hit a century in 56 balls thirty years apart.$NA$1028
Who scored the fastest double century in tests?$Virender Sehwag$Viv Richards$Shahid Afridi$Nathan Astle$4$2$Nathan Astle went berserk against England during the second innings at Christchurch in 2001. He scored it off 153 balls in a losing cause.$NA$1029
Who scored the fastest triple century in tests?$Don Bradman$Virender Sehwag$Gary Sobers$Chris Gayle$2$2$Sehwag mauled the proteas for 319 runs in the first innings. He completed his triple century in 278 deliveries.$NA$1030
Who scored the most test nineties?$Steve Waugh$Sachin Tendulkar$Rahul Dravid$All of them$4$2$All three of them made 10 innings of nineties.$NA$1031
Who has the most fifty plus scores in tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Rahul Dravid$Ricky Ponting$1$1$Sachin crossed 50 a 119 times in tests. Kallis is second at 103.$NA$1032
Who hit the most test fifties in consecutive matches?$Sachin Tendulkar$Viv Richards$Virender Sehwag$AB de Villiers$4$3$ABD has a record 12 fifties in consecutive matches.$NA$1033
Who hit the fastest test fifty?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Misbah-ul-Haq$AB de Villiers$3$2$Misbah hit the fastest fifty in 21 balls against Australia during the second innings at Abu Dhabi.$NA$1034
Who hit the slowest test fifty?$Sunil Gavaskar$Trevor Bailey$Ramiz Raja$Allan Border$2$3$Trevor tested the Aussie patience when he hit a fifty off 350 balls in 1959 at Brisbane.$NA$1035
Who has the maximum test ducks?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Courtney Walsh$Glenn McGrath$Shane Warne$2$3$Walsh scored 43 ducks in his 132 matches he played for the Windies.$NA$1036
Who has the maximum test pairs(ducks in both innings)?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Courtney Walsh$Chris Martin$Shane Warne$3$3$Chris Martin has the dubious distinction of scoring 7 pairs in his 71 matches he played for the Kiwis.$NA$1037
Who hit the maximujm test sixes?$Sachin Tendulkar$Shahid Afridi$Brendon McCullum$Adam Gilchrist$4$2$McCullum recently overhauled Gilchrist to end his 101 match career with 107 sixes.$NA$1038
Who hit the maximum boundaries in test cricket?$Sachin Tendulkar$Chris Gayle$Adam Gilchrist$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Sachin has reached the boundary 2058 times in hit illustrous test career.$NA$1039
Who hit the maximum sixes in a test innings?$Chris Gayle$Wasim Akram$Brendon McCullum$Nathan Astle$2$3$In a bizarre occurance Wasim cleared the fence 12 times during his 257* against Zimbabwe.$NA$1040
Who hit the maximum fours in a test innings?$Sachin Tendulkar$Virender Sehwag$John Edrich$Rahul Dravid$3$3$John Edrich hit 52 fours in his 310* against NZ at Leeds in 1965.$NA$1041
Who hit the most consecutive sixes in a test?$Shahid Afridi$Kapil Dev$AB de Villiers$All of them$4$2$All of them hit four sixes in succession.$NA$1042
Who hit the most consecutive fours in a test?$Sanath Jayasuriya$Chris Gayle$R.Sarwan$All of them$4$2$All of them hit all six balls in an over for boundaries.$NA$1043
Who played the longest test innings?$Sid Barnes$Wally Hammond$Geoff Boycott$Len Hutton$4$3$Hutton took 847 balls to score his 364 runs which was a record later surpassed by Sir Gary Sobers.$NA$1044
Who reached to 1000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$H.Sutcliffe$Everton Weekes$2&3$4$2$Sutcliffe and Weekes both crossed the 1000 runs mark in their 12th test innings.$NA$1045
Who reached to 2000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$H.Sutcliffe$Mike Hussey$Brian Lara$1$1$Don reached 2000 runs in his 22nd innings, a good ten innings earlier than the nearest competition.$NA$1046
Who reached to 3000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$H.Sutcliffe$Everton Weekes$Brian Lara$1$1$Don reached 3000 runs in his 33rd innings, Weekes is the next with 51 innings.$NA$1047
Who reached to 4000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$H.Sutcliffe$Everton Weekes$Virat Kohli$1$1$Don reached 4000 runs in his 48th innings, Sutcliffe is the next with 68 innings.$NA$1048
Who reached to 5000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$Gary Sobers$Jack Hobbs$Viv Richards$1$1$Don reached 5000 runs in his 56th innings, Hobbs is the next with 91 innings.$NA$1049
Who reached to 6000 test runs the fastest?$Don Bradman$Wally Hammond$Gary Sobers$Sunil Gavaskar$1$1$Don reached 6000 runs in his 68th innings, Sobers is the next with 111 innings.$NA$1050
Who reached to 7000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Don Bradman$Wally Hammond$Virender Sehwag$3$2$Wally reached 7000 runs in his 131st innings. Don ended his career at 6996 in his 80th innings.$NA$1051
Who reached to 8000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Gary Sobers$Kumar Sangakkara$Virender Sehwag$3$2$Sanga reached the 8000 milestone in his 152nd innings. Sachin was a close second at 154.$NA$1052
Who reached to 9000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Rahul Dravid$Kumar Sangakkara$Brian Lara$3$2$Sanga reached the 9000 milestone in his 172nd innings. Dravid was a close second at 176.$NA$1053
Who reached to 10000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Kumar Sangakkara$All of them$4$2$All of them reached the 10000 milestone in their 195th innings.$NA$1054
Who reached to 11000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Brian Lara$Kumar Sangakkara$Ricky Ponting$3$2$Sanga reached the 11000 milestone in his 208th innings. Lara was next at 213.$NA$1055
Who reached to 12000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Kumar Sangakkara$Jacques Kallis$3$2$Sanga reached the 12000 milestone in his 224th innings. Sachin along with Ponting were next at 247.$NA$1056
Who reached to 13000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Jacques Kallis$Ricky Ponting$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Sachin reached the 13000 milestone in his 266th innings. Kallis was close on 269.$NA$1057
Who reached to 14000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kumar Sangakkara$Jacques Kallis$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Only Sachin has ever reached this milestone and he looks lonely at this spot with none of the current crop nearby. He reached it in his 279th innings.$NA$1058
Who reached to 15000 test runs the fastest?$Sachin Tendulkar$Kumar Sangakkara$Jacques Kallis$Rahul Dravid$1$1$Only Sachin has ever reached this milestone and he looks lonely at this spot with none of the current crop nearby. He reached it in his 300th innings.$NA$1059
Who took the maximum test wickets?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Kapil Dev$Shane Warne$Anil Kumble$1$1$Murali ended up with 800 wickets. This is one record that’s unlikely to be broken in the near future.$NA$1060
Who has the best test bowling figures in an innings?$Anil Kumble$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Jim Laker$4$2$Both Jim and Kumble took ten wickets in an innings. But Jim gave away 53 runs as opposed to Kumble's 74.$NA$1061
Who has the best test bowling figures in an match?$Anil Kumble$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Jim Laker$4$2$Jim Laker had figures of 19/90 in a test against Australia in 1956.$NA$1062
Who has the best test bowling figures in an Series?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Jim Laker$Sid Barnes$Shane Warne$3$3$Sid Barnes took 49 wickets in a four match series when England toured SA in 1913/14.$NA$1063
Who took the most test wickets in a calendar year?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Jim Laker$Sid Barnes$Shane Warne$4$2$Warne took 96 wickets in 2005 alone. Murali took 90 in 2006.$NA$1064
Who has the record for taking the maximum test wickets at a single ground?$Anil Kumble$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Dennis Lillee$2$1$Murali took 166 wickets at SSC Colombo alone. He holds the records for the second and third too.$NA$1065
Which test captain has the best figures in an innings?$Kapil Dev$Imran Khan$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$1$2$Kapil took an astounding nine wickets for 83 in the second innings against the Windies at Ahmedabad in 1983. Sadly, his efforts went in vain as the Windies won by 138 runs.$NA$1066
Which test captain has the best figures in an match?$Kapil Dev$Imran Khan$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$3$2$Walsh took 13 wickets for 55 runs against New Zealand at Wellington in 1995.$NA$1067
Which bowler has the best figures in an innings in a losing cause?$Kapil Dev$Imran Khan$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$1$2$Kapil took an astounding nine wickets for 83 in the second innings against the Windies at Ahmedabad in 1983. Sadly, his efforts went in vain as the Windies won by 138 runs.$NA$1068
Which bowler has the best figures in a match in a losing cause?$Javagal Srinath$Kapil Dev$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$1$3$Srinath took 13/132 in a match against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 1999. Pakistan won this fixture by 46 runs.$NA$1069
Which test bowler has the best career average(Min cut off 10 matches)?$Sid Barnes$GA Lohmann$Jim Laker$Shane Warne$2$3$Lohmann ended his 18 match career with 112 wickets at an average of 10.75 runs per wicket.$NA$1070
Which test bowler has the best career economy rate?(Min cut off 10 matches)$Bapu Nadkarni$W Attewell$Pollu Umrigar$Joel Garner$2$3$Attewell gave a miserly 1.31 runs per over in his career of ten matches.$NA$1071
Which test bowler has the best economy rate in an innings?$Bapu Nadkarni$W Attewell$Pollu Umrigar$Joel Garner$1$3$Bapu gave just five runs in an innings where he bowled 32 overs against England at Chennai$NA$1072
Which test bowler has the best career strike rate(Min cut off 10 matches)?$Dale Steyn$GA Lohmann$Jim Laker$Shane Warne$2$3$Lohmann took a wicket every 34.1 balls he bowled in his ten matches.$NA$1073
Which test bowler has the best strike rate in an innings?$Harbhajan Singh$ERH Toshack$Jacques Kallis$Shane Watson$2$3$Toshack bowled 2.3 overs(8 ball overs) to take five wickets against India at Brisbane in 1947.$NA$1074
Who has the best test bowling figures in an match on debut?$Jason Krejza$Stuart Clark$Narendra Hirwani$Kyle Abbott$3$3$Narendra Hirwani made a dream debut for India taking 16/136 against the Windies at Chennai in 1988.$NA$1075
Which bowler has the most five fors in test cricket?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$2$1$Murali took 67 five fors and 22 ten fors in his 133 matches. The distant second on the list is Shane Warne with 37 five fors.$NA$1076
Which bowler has the most ten fors in test cricket?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Courtney Walsh$Waqar Younis$2$1$Murali took 67 five fors and 22 ten fors in his 133 matches. The distant second on the list is Shane Warne with 10 ten fors.$NA$1077
Which bowler has taken the most consecutive ten fors in test cricket?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$GA Lohmann$Sid Barnes$2$2$Murali took four consecutive ten fors twice in his career. Once in 2001 and the second time in 2006.$NA$1078
Who is the youngest bowler to take a five for in tests?$Shahid Afridi$Nasim-ul-Ghani$Daniel Vettori$Mohammed Amir$2$2$Nasim-ul-Ghani took 5/116 against West Indies when he was 16 years and 303 days old.$NA$1079
Who is the youngest bowler to take a ten for in tests?$Enamul Haq Jnr$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Narendra Hirwani$1$3$Enamul Haq jnr took 12/200 vs Zimbabwe when they toured Bangladesh in 2005. He was 18 years and 40 days old.$NA$1080
Who has bowled the most balls in test cricket?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Courtney Walsh$Anil Kumble$2$1$In this list of workhorses, Murali leads the pack with 44039 deliveries while Kumble is second with 40850 balls.$NA$1081
Who has taken two hat-tricks in the same test match?$Wasim Akram$Waqar Younis$Jimmy Matthews$Stuart Broad$3$3$Playing for Australia against South Africa in the first match of the 1912 Triangular Tournament atOld Trafford, Manchester, England, leg spinner Jimmy Matthews took a hat-trick in South Africa's first and second innings, both taken on 28 May 1912.$NA$1082
Which of these bowlers has taken a Hat-trick on test debut?$Maurice Allom$Peter Petherick$Damien Fleming$All of them$4$2$English medium pace bowler Maurice Allom in 1930, New Zealand off-spinner Peter Petherick in 1976, and Australian pace bowler Damien Fleming in 1994$NA$1083
Which of these bowlers have taken four wickets in five ballsin tests?$Maurice Allom$Wasim Akram$CM Old$All of them$4$2$In a weird coincidence, it was either a dot ball or an extra in the wicketless delivery in all three occasions.$NA$1084
Who took Michael Artherton's wicket the most times?$Glenn McGrath$Curtly Ambrose$Courtney Walsh$Shane Warne$1$3$McGrath took Artherton's wicket 19 times, a record for bowler/batsman combinations. Ambrose and Walsh dismissed him 17 times apiece.$NA$1085
Which bowler shattered the stumps the most in test cricket?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Waqar Younis$Shane Warne$Anil Kumble$1$2$Murali disturbed the furniture 167 times without any assistance. Warne bowled a batsman 116 times in his career.$NA$1086
Which bowler got the most stumpings in test cricket?$Muttiah Muralitharan$Shane Warne$Anil Kumble$Rangana Herath$1$2$Murali enticed the batsman 47 times only to get stumped by the keeper. Warne is the second on this list with 36 stumpings.$NA$1087
Which bowler got to fifty test wickets the fastest?$Charles Turner$Vernon Philander$Ajantha Mendis$Sid Barnes$1$2$Turner got to 50 wickets in his 6th match. Philander and T.Richardson got there in 7.$NA$1088
Which bowler got to hundred test wickets the fastest?$Charles Turner$GA Lohmann$Muttiah Muralitharan$Sid Barnes$2$3$GA Lohmann got to 100 wickets in his 16th match. Chris Turner and Sid Barnes got there in 17.$NA$1089
Which bowler got to hundred and fifty test wickets the fastest?$Wasim Akram$GA Lohmann$Waqar Younis$Sid Barnes$4$3$Sid Barnes got to 150 wickets in his 24th match. Waqar Younis got there in 27.$NA$1090
Which bowler got to 200 test wickets the fastest?$Waqar Younis$Dale Steyn$CV Grimmett$Muttiah Muralitharan$3$3$CV Grimmett got to 200 wickets in his 36th match. Dennis Lillee got there in 38.$NA$1091
Which bowler got to 250 test wickets the fastest?$Dale Steyn$Waqar Younis$Dennis Lillee$Muttiah Muralitharan$3$3$Dennis Lillee got to 250 wickets in his 48th match. Dale Steyn got there in 49.$NA$1092
Which bowler got to 300 test wickets the fastest?$Dennis Lillee$Muttiah Muralitharan$Richard Hadlee$Dale Steyn$1$3$Dennis Lillee got to 300 wickets in his 56th match. Murali got there in 58.$NA$1093
Which bowler got to 350 test wickets the fastest?$Dennis Lillee$Muttiah Muralitharan$Richard Hadlee$Dale Steyn$2$3$Murali got to 350 wickets in his 66th match. Hadlee got there in 69.$NA$1094
Which bowler got to 400 test wickets the fastest?$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Richard Hadlee$Dale Steyn$2$2$Murali got to 400 wickets in his 72nd match. Hadlee got there in 80.$NA$1095
Which bowler got to 450 test wickets the fastest?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$3$2$Murali got to 450 wickets in his 80th match. Kumble got there in 93.$NA$1096
Which bowler got to 500 test wickets the fastest?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$3$2$Murali got to 500 wickets in his 87th match. Kumble got there in 105.$NA$1097
Which bowler got to 600 test wickets the fastest?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$Glenn McGrath$3$2$Murali got to 600 wickets in his 101st match. Kumble got there in 124. Only three bowlers have breached the 600 mark.$NA$1098
Which bowler got to 700 test wickets the fastest?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$None of them$3$1$Murali got to 700 wickets in his 113th match. Warne got there in 144. Only two bowlers have breached the 700 mark.$NA$1099
Which bowler got to 800 test wickets the fastest?$Anil Kumble$Shane Warne$Muttiah Muralitharan$None of them$3$1$Murali got to 800 wickets in his 133rd match. He's so lonely at the top and this is one of the records that would stay forever.$NA$1100
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum dismissals in his test career?$Adam Gilchrist$MS.Dhoni$Mark Boucher$Ian Healy$3$2$Boucher has 555 dismissals to his name while Gilchrist is a distant second at 416.$NA$1101
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum dismissals in a test match?$Jack Russell$AB de Villiers$Both of them$None of them$3$2$Both of them have claimed 11 dismissals and interestingly all of them were caught behind.$NA$1102
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum dismissals in a test series?$Jack Russell$AB de Villiers$Brad Haddin$Rod Marsh$3$3$Brad took 29 dismissals during the 2013 ashes in England. Rod Marsh took 28 in the 1982 Ashes in Australia.$NA$1103
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum catches in his test career?$Adam Gilchrist$MS.Dhoni$Mark Boucher$Ian Healy$3$2$Boucher has 532 catches to his name while Gilchrist is a distant second at 379.$NA$1104
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum catches in a test match?$Jack Russell$AB de Villiers$Both of them$None of them$3$2$Both of them have claimed 11 dismissals and interestingly all of them were caught behind.$NA$1105
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum catches in a test series?$Jack Russell$AB de Villiers$Brad Haddin$Rod Marsh$3$3$Brad took 29 dismissals during the 2013 ashes in England. Rod Marsh took 28 in the 1982 Ashes in Australia. Interestingly, all of them were caught behind.$NA$1106
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum stumpings in his test career?$MS.Dhoni$Adam Gilchrist$WAS Oldfield$Syed Kirmani$3$3$Oldfield affected 52 stumpings in his career.$NA$1107
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum stumpings in a test innings?$MS.Dhoni$Adam Gilchrist$WAS Oldfield$Kiran More$4$3$Kiran More affected 5 stumpings in a single innings against the Windies at Chenai in 1988.$NA$1108
Which wicketkeeper has claimed the maximum stumpings in a test match?$MS.Dhoni$Adam Gilchrist$WAS Oldfield$Kiran More$4$3$Kiran More affected 5 stumpings in a single innings against the Windies at Chenai in 1988. His match tally ended at 6.$NA$1109
Who holds the record for the maximum career test catches by a fielder?$Mark Waugh$Rahul Dravid$Mahela Jayawardene$Jacques Kallis$2$2$Rahul held onto 210 catches in the 164 matches he represented India.$NA$1110
Who holds the record for the maximum test catches in a match by a fielder?$Mark Waugh$Rahul Dravid$Mahela Jayawardene$Ajinkya Rahane$4$2$Rahane held onto 8 catches in one match against Sri Lanka at Galle.$NA$1111
Who played the maximum tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Steve Waugh$Jacques Kallis$1$1$Sachin retired at Wankhede in his 200th test.$NA$1112
Who played the most consecutive tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Alastair Cook$Allan Border$Mark Waugh$3$3$Border played 153 matches non stop for Australia.$NA$1113
Who won the maximum man of the match awards in tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Muttiah Muralitharan$Jacques Kallis$4$2$Kallis won 23 man of the match awards while Murali won 19.$NA$1114
Who won the maximum player of the series awards in tests?$Sachin Tendulkar$Ricky Ponting$Muttiah Muralitharan$Jacques Kallis$3$2$Murali won 11 man of the series awards while Kallis won 9.$NA$1115
Who captained the most consecutive matches in test cricket?$Allan Border$Ricky Ponting$Graeme Smith$Stephen Fleming$1$2$Border played 153 matches non stop for Australia out of which he led in 93.$NA$1116
Who captained the most in test cricket?$Allan Border$Ricky Ponting$Graeme Smith$Stephen Fleming$3$2$Smith captained SA in 109 matches while Border captained Australia in 93.$NA$1117
Which T20 team won by the largest margin of runs?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$2$2$Sri Lanka won against Kenya by a margin of 172 runs at Jo'burg in 2007.$NA$1118
Which T20 team won by the largest margin of balls remaining?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$2$2$Sri Lanka won against Netherlands in five overs to reach their target of 40 runs in 2014.$NA$1119
Which T20 team scored the maximum runs?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$2$2$Sri Lanka posed a total of 260 in their innings and won against Kenya by a margin of 172 runs at Jo'burg in 2007.$NA$1120
Which team chased the highest total in a T20?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$West Indies$4$2$Windies chased down the target of 232 with four balls to spare against SA at Jo'burgin 2015.$NA$1121
Which team scored the least in a T20?$India$Sri Lanka$South Africa$Australia$2$2$Sri Lanka won against Netherlands in five overs to reach their target of 40 runs in 2014.$NA$1122
Who is the leading run scorer in T20s?$Suresh Raina$David Warner$Brendon McCullum$JP Duminny$3$2$Brendon is the only guy to have crossed 2000 T20 runs.$NA$1123
Who made the maximum runs in a T20 innings?$Brendon McCullum$David Warner$Chris Gayle$Aaron Finch$4$2$Aaron Finch made 156 against England at Southampton in 2013.$NA$1124
Who made most runs in T20 calendar year?$Virat Kohli$Brendon McCullum$Martin Guptill$Kumar Sangakkara$3$2$Guptill made 472 runs in 2012.$NA$1125
Who made the maximum T20 runs in a losing cause?$Faf Du Plessis$Virat Kohli$Chris Gayle$Rohit Sharma$1$2$Windies chased down the target of 232 with four balls to spare against SA at Jo'burgin 2015. Du Plessis made 119.$NA$1126
Who hit the maximum runs in one T20 over?$Chris Gayle$Brendon McCullum$Yuvraj Singh$AB deVillers$3$1$Yuvi hit Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over at the inaugural T20 world cup.$NA$1127
Which captain made the maximum runs in a T20 innings?$MS. Dhoni$Brendon McCullum$AB deVillers$Faf du Plessis$4$2$Windies chased down the target of 232 with four balls to spare against SA at Jo'burgin 2015. Du Plessis made 119.$NA$1128
Which wicketkeeper made the maximum runs in a T20 innings ?$MS. Dhoni$Brendon McCullum$AB deVillers$Kumar Sangakkara$2$2$McCullum made 123 against Bangladesh at Pallekelle in 2012.$NA$1129
Who has the highest batting average in T20s?$Virat Kohli$Brendon McCullum$AB deVillers$Kumar Sangakkara$1$2$Virat is the only batsman who has an average of over 40 in T20s.$NA$1130
Who made the highest T20 score in their debut match?$Virat Kohli$Brendon McCullum$AB deVillers$Ricky Ponting$4$3$Ponting made 98* against the Kiwis in the first ever T20 international played at Auckland in 2005.$NA$1131
Who hit the fastest T20 century?$Aaron Finch$David Warner$Brendon McCullum$Richard Levi$4$2$Richard Levi hit a century in 45 balls for SA against NZ in 2012.$NA$1132
Who hit the most T20 hundreds?$Faf Du Plessis$Brendon McCullum$Chris Gayle$Rohit Sharma$2$2$McCullum scored two hundreds while a lot of them have scored one in this very recent format.$NA$1133
Who hit the most T20 fifties?$Chris Gayle$Brendon McCullum$David Warner$Shane Watson$2$2$McCullum scored 15 fifties so far while Gayle is just behind at 14.$NA$1134
Who hit the fastest T20 fifty?$Chris Gayle$Brendon McCullum$David Warner$Yuvraj Singh$4$2$Yuvi mauled Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over at the inaugural T20 world cup. He reached 50 in 12 balls.$NA$1135
Who got to 1000 T20 runs the fastest?$Virat Kohli$David Warner$AB deVillers$Chris Gayle$1$2$Kohli got to 1000 runs in 27 innings while KP is next at 32.$NA$1136
Who took the maximum T20 wickets$Lasith Malinga$Shahid Afridi$Saeed Ajmal$Sunil Narine$2$2$Afridi recently became the highest wicket taker crossing Ajmal.$NA$1137
Who has the best bowling fiigures in a T20?$Lasith Malinga$Ajantha Mendis$Saeed Ajmal$Sunil Narine$2$2$Mendis took 6/8 against Zimbabwe to get them all out for 100.$NA$1138
Who took the maximum T20 wickets in a calendar year?$Dirk Nannes$Ajantha Mendis$Saeed Ajmal$Sunil Narine$1$2$Nannes took 27 wickets in 2010.$NA$1139
Who has the best T20 career bowling average?$Dale Steyn$Ajantha Mendis$Samuel Badree$Umar Gul$2$2$Mendis took 66 wickets at a measly rate of 14.42 runs per wicket.$NA$1140
Who has the highest four fors in T20 cricket?$Saeed Ajmal$Umar Gul$Ajantha Mendis$Sunil Narine$2$2$Gul took four wickets in an innings a record six times$NA$1141
Who has bowled the maximum balls in T20 cricket?$Saeed Ajmal$Umar Gul$Ajantha Mendis$Shahid Afridi$4$2$Afridi has played the most T20 games and has retired from all forms except T20s.$NA$1142
Who has conceded the most runs in a T20 Innings?$Ishant Sharma$James Anderson$Kyle Abbott$Stuart Broad$3$3$Abbott was hit all over the park by Gayle and co when Windies chased down the highest T20 chase against SA.$NA$1143
Which of these bowlers hasn't taken a Hat-trick in T20s?$Brett Lee$Shahid Afridi$Jacob Oram$Tim Southee$2$3$All of them took a hat-trick in T20 internationals.$NA$1144
Which bowler was the fastest to 50 T20 wickets?$Saeed Ajmal$Umar Gul$Ajantha Mendis$Shahid Afridi$3$2$Mendis took 50 wickets in a record 26 matches.$NA$1145
Which wicketkeeper has the maximum T20 dismissals$Kumar Sangakkara$MS. Dhoni$Kamran Akmal$Brendon McCullum$3$2$Kamran took 60 career T20 dismissals.$NA$1146
