Cricket (Sports) (Part-I)

31. Which cricket team did India defeat in the finals of Men's Cricket World Cup 1983? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 26.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Australia
(b) West Indies
(c) England
(d) Pakistan

Correct Answer: (b) West Indies

Solution:Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team that won the Cricket World Cup in the year 1983. Indian team won this World Cup by defeating West Indies.

32. How many times has India hosted the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (One Day)? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 05.12.2022 (Shift-IV)]

(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 3

Correct Answer: (d) 3

Solution:India has hosted 3 World Cups so far. India hosted its first ever cricketing festival in 1987 with Pakistan as the co-host. The next 2 world cups hosted by India were played in the years 1996 and 2011, respectively.

• The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by India from 5 October to 19 November 2023.

33. First Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket ________ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Virender Sehwag
(c) Sourav Ganguly
(d) MS Dhoni

Correct Answer: (b) Virender Sehwag

Solution:Virender Sehwag is the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket. He scored 309 runs in 375 balls in the first innings of the first match of the three-Test series against Pakistan in 2004. It is noteworthy that Karun Nair became the second Indian player to score a triple century in Test cricket by scoring 303 runs in 381 balls in the final match of the 5-match Test series between India and England in December 2016.

34. Only one Indian batsman has scored a triple century in test cricket other than Virender Sehwag. Name this batsman. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Karun Nair
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Shikhar Dhawan
(d) Ajinkya Rahane

Correct Answer: (a) Karun Nair

35. Which Indian batsman was the first to hit six consecutive sixes in first-class cricket? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Ravi Shastri

Correct Answer: (d) Ravi Shastri

Solution:In first-class cricket, Indian batsman Ravi Shastri hit six consecutive sixes for the first time. He made this record on 10 January 1985 while playing for Bombay against Baroda in a Ranji Trophy match on the balls of left-arm spinner Tilak Raj.

36. The credit for scoring the most Test centuries goes to _________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jacques Kallis
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Ricky Ponting
(d) Brian Lara

Correct Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar

Solution:The credit for scoring the most Test centuries goes to former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. He has scored 51 centuries in 200 test matches.

37. Which player has the record of scoring the most runs in the history of ICC World Cup? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Brian Lara
(b) Imran Khan
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Don Bradman

Correct Answer: (c) Sachin Tendulkar

Solution:Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs in the history of the ICC World Cup. He has scored 2278 runs in 45 matches. Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma have scored the most centuries (6 centuries) in the ICC World Cup.

38. ________ was the first Test cricket captain of an independent Indian team. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bishan Singh Bedi
(b) Hemu Adhikari
(c) Lala Amarnath
(d) Vijay Hazare

Correct Answer: (c) Lala Amarnath

Solution:Lala Amarnath was the first Test captain of independent India's cricket team. Presently Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as India's 36th Test captain. Bumrah has replaced Rohit Sharma as India's captain for the England series decider.

39. Brendon McCullum is a cricketer of ________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) South Africa
(b) Australia
(c) England
(d) New Zealand

Correct Answer: (d) New Zealand

Solution:Brendon McCullum is a former New Zealand cricketer. He retired from all forms of cricket in the year 2016.

40. Martin Crowe was a cricketer of which country? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) England
(d) South Africa

Correct Answer: (b) New Zealand

Solution:Martin Crowe was a New Zealand cricketer. Crowe passed away at the age of 53 in March, 2016.