Cricket (Sports) Part-I

Total Questions: 50

1. India played its first One Day International cricket match with which country and in which year? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Australia - 1977
(b) England - 1975
(c) New Zealand - 1975
(d) England - 1974

Correct Answer: (d) England - 1974

Solution:India played its first One Day International cricket match in 1974 against England. The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1974 English domestic cricket season, the Indian team played three test match and two One Day International in this tour. The tour was a total disaster for the Indian Cricket team with England winning all five of the matches.

2. Who has become the first player to cross 3000 runs in the T20 International? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Steve Smith
(c) Babar Azam
(d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Virat Kohli

Solution:In March 2021 (in Ahmedabad) during the second match of the 5 Match T20 Series against England, Virat Kohli became the first male cricketer in the world to score 3000 runs in T20 International cricket.

3. Which of the following associations/boards declared equal pay for men and women players in October 2022? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre)2022]

(a) Gujarat Cricket Association
(b) Bihar Cricket Association
(c) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(d) More than one of the above
(e) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Board of Control for Cricket in India

Solution:In October 2022, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced equal pay for men and women cricketers. The fees for Test match would be Rs. 15 lakh, and for ODI would be Rs. 6 Lakh and for T20I would be Rs. 3 Lakh. Earlier this Indian women 's cricketers currently earn Rs. 4 lakh for test appearances and Rs. One lakh for T20s and ODIs.

4. Which Indian cricketer along with M.S. Dhoni announced retirement from the international cricket on 15th August, 2020? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Suresh Raina
(b) Harbhajan Singh
(c) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(d) Rohit Sharma
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Suresh Raina

Solution:Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina along with M.S. Dhoni announced retirement from the International Cricket on 15th August, 2020.

5. Which cricketer has been declared 'ICC Men's Test Player of the Decade'? [66th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) 2020]

(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Kane Williamson
(c) Steve Smith
(d) Kumar Sangakkara

Correct Answer: (c) Steve Smith

Solution:On 28th December 2020, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ICC awards for the decade in which Australian batsman Steve Smith was declared 'ICC Men's Test Player of the Decade'. India's Virat Kohli was declared 'ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade' and 'ICC Men's ODI cricketer of the decade'.

6. How many teams participated in ICC Women's T-20 World Cup that was held during February-March 2020 in Australia? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

(a) 08
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14

Correct Answer: (b) 10

Solution:Ten teams participated in ICC Women's T-20 World Cup that was held in Australia between February 21st and March 8th 2020. Hosts Australia won the tournament beating India by 85 runs, to win their fifth title. It is the first time, Harmanpreet Kaur led Indian team had played the final of the Women's T-20 World Cup. The eighth edition of Women's T20 World Cup was held in South Africa between 10-26 February, 2023. The final took place at Cape Town. In which Australia won their 6th and 3rd consecutive title after beating the host south Africa.

7. Captain Roop Singh Stadium is related with whichsports? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Volleyball
(b) Cricket
(c) Athletics
(d) Hockey

Correct Answer: (b) Cricket

Solution:Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is a cricket ground in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The stadium was established in the year 1978.

8. Bangladesh has won the Women's Cricket Asia Cup Trophy (Twenty-20 Tournament) held in Malaysia in June 2018. Which team was defeated in the finals? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Thailand

Correct Answer: (b) India

Solution:Bangladesh won the Women's Asia Cup Trophy (T-20 tournament) in Malaysia in 2018. Bangladesh team (Captain-Salma Khatun) defeated Indian team (Captain-Harman Preet Kaur) by 3 wickets in the final. The 2020 Women's Twenty-20 Asia Cup will be the eighth edition scheduled to take place in September 2020 in Bangladesh has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India won the 8th edition played in 2022.

9. For how many times, India won the Cricket Asia Cup after defeating Bangladesh in the final held on 29th September, 2018? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Six times
(b) Seven times
(c) Eight times
(d) Nine times
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Seven times

Solution:The final of Asia Cup Tournament was played between India and Bangladesh on September 28, 2018, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The date mentioned in the question is not correct. India won the title 7th times after defeating Bangladesh in the final by 3 wickets. India won the 2023 edition of Asia Cup.

10. Who became the first Indian bowler to take five-wicket haul in all three formats (Test, ODI and T-20) of International Cricket on 18th February, 2018? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Ravichandran Ashwin
(b) Ravindra Jadeja
(c) Jasprit Bumrah
(d) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Correct Answer: (d) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Solution:Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian and the sixth bowler in the World to take a five-wicket haul in all three formats of international cricket after taking five wickets in a match in the T-20 series on the tour of South Africa in February 2018. Before him, Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Tim Southee (New Zealand), Umar Gul (Pakistan), and Imran Tahir (South Africa) had achieved this feat. On October 4, 2018, Kuldeep Yadav became the second Indian to achieve this feat. Apart from these seven players Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) and Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) have also taken five wickets in all three formats of Cricket.

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