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Sports Quiz General Questions and Answers on Cricket

1. Who was the 1st president of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)? 1) R.E. Grant Govan--2) Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda 3) Sikandar Hyat Khan 4) Anthony S. D'Mello 2. Who was the first captain of Indian Test team? 1) Vijay Hazare 2) C K Nayudu--3) Lala Amarnath 4) Vijay Merchant 3. Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings? 1) Graham Gooch 2) Matthew Hayden 3) Brian Lara-4) Agarkar 4. What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar? 1) Rohan 2) Ramesh--3) Rahul 4) Ravi 5. Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket? 1) Karnataka 2) Delhi 3) Mumbai--4) Kerala 6. Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final? 1)Kapil Dev 2) Roger Binny 3) Sunil Gavaskar 4) M. Amarnath--7. Which country won the World Cup in 2007? 1) Australia --2) South Africa 3) Pakistan 4) Srilanka 8. What is the middle name of Bajji? 1) Bisan singh Bedi 2) Harbhajan Singh--3) Anil Kumbale 4) Sachin Tendulekar 9. In how many ways can a batsman be out in cricket? 1) 10--2) 7 3) 9 4) 8 10. When was ICC formed? 1) 1928 2) 1927--3) 1934 4) 1947 11. Length of cricket pitch is1) 22yards-2) 21yards 3) 20yards 4) 12yards 12. When did India win world cup in cricket? 1) 1984 2) 1983--3) 1999 4) 1975 13. When and where was the first world cup cricket tournament held? 1) 1979,England 2) 1975,England--3) 1983,England 4) None of the above 14. What was the name of first world cup? 1) Wills world cup 2) ICC world cup 3) Pepsi world cup 4) Prudential cup---

15. Where are the next cricket world cup scheduled? 1) England 2) India, Pakistan, Srilanka--3) South Africa, West Indies 4) Australia 16. Which is Indias highest domestic cricket trophy-? 1) Ranji trophy--2) Deodhar trophy 3) Champion trophy 4) None of the above 17. Who is the president of BCCI? 1) Sarad rai 2) Jagmohan dalmia 3) Sarad pawar 4) Shashank Manohar--18. Steve Waugh belongs to which team 1) England 2) South Africa 3) West Indies 4) Australia--19. Who won Twenty20 World Cup 2009? 1) West Indies 2) Sri Lanka 3) South Africa 4) Pakistan--20.Who was the captain of the Indian team for Twenty20 World Cup 2007? 1) Sachin Tendulekar 2) Saurav Gangully 3) M.S. Dhoni--4) Rahul Dravid 21. Who hit six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad in a match against England in Twenty20 World Cup 2007? 1) Ricky Ponting 2) Stephen Fleming 3) Adam Gilchrist 4) Yuvraj Singh--22. In which year did India make its One Day International debut? 1) 1971 2) 1974---3) 1973 4) 1975 23. How many test wickets did Kapil Dev capture? 1) 253 2) 431--3) 545 4) 157 24. Who is the Wall? 1) Ajay Jadeja 2) Rahul Dravid--3) K. Srikant 4) Deep Dasgupta 25. Who is Jumbo? 1) Anil Kumble--2) Venkatapati Raju 3) David Johnson 4) Venkatesh Prasad 26. Who is the Prince of Calcutta? 1) Pankaj Roy 2) Ambar Roy 3) Sourav Ganguly--4) Rohan Gavaskar 27. Who are Kangaroos? 1) Australia--2) Bangladesh 3) Kenya 4) Namibia 28. Who are Men in Blue? 1) Denmark 2) India--3) Sri Lanka 4) Maldives 29. Who is Mahi? 1) Zaheer Khan 2) Robin Uthappa 3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni--3) Gautam Gambhir

30. Who was Mysore Express? 1) E. A. S. Prasanna 2) Venkatapati Raju 3) David Johnson 4)Javagal Srinath--31. Who is Master Blaster? 1) Rahul Dravid 2) Sachin Tendulkar--3) Sourav Ganguly 4) Irfan Pathan 32. Where was Cricket World Cup 2007 held? 1) England 2) Australia 3) New Zealand 4) West Indies--33. The number of umpires required conducting a international cricket match? 1) 2 2) 3--3) 4 4) 5 34. Height of stump in cricket is1) 28 inches--2) 28 inches 3) 30 inches 4) 27 inches 35. Which of the following countries won the maximum number of cricket one day world cup? 1) England 2) Australia--3) New Zealand 4) West Indies 36. BCCI was formed? 1) 1927 2) 1936 3) 1928--4) 1947 37. The President of ICC is1) Ehsan Mani 2) Percy Sonn 3) Ray Mali 4) David Morgan--38. Feroz shah koala stadium is situated in1) Mumbai 2) Kanpur 3) Delhi --4) Indore 39. First laws of cricket is associated with1) Players --2) Teams 3) Crease 4) Umpires 40. How many types of cricket pitch are there? 1) 3--2) 2 3) 4 4) 1 41. Law 42 is associated with? 1) Fair and unfair play--2) Run out 3) Overs 4) Hit wicket 42. Which country did Ricky Ponting play for? 1) Australia--2) South Africa 3) Canada 4) Newzealand 43. Where is the head office of I.C.C.? 1) Bombay 2) Sidney 3) Melbourne 4) Lords--44. When was first International test match organized? 1)1877--2) 1885 3) 1890 4) 1895

45. When was first International One Day match organized? 1) 1877 2) 1871--3) 1888 4) 1890 46. How many laws are there in cricket? 1) 40 2) 41 3) 42--4) 45 47. What is the first law of the cricket? 1) Unfair Play 2) Players--3) Out 4) Substitution 48. Who is the Dronacharya Awardee in cricket? 1) Maninder Singh 2) Sukhvinder Singh 3) Gurcharan Singh--4) Ajit Vadekar 49. What is the limit for overs for an individual bowler in T-20 cricket? 1) 5 2) 4--3) 3 4) 6 50. What is the total no. of the teams taking part in Ranji Trophy? 1) 25 2) 22 3) 28 4) 29--51. How many power play are used in One Day International Cricket? 1) 2 2) 1 3) 3--4) 4 52. What is the outer edge of the bells called? 1) Corner 2) Side 3) Barrel--4) Outer 53. What is the duration of time out? 1) 1 min. 2) 2 min. 3) 3 min.--4) 4 min.

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