Cricket (Sports) Part-II

Total Questions: 52

31. Which famous Australian cricket bowler has said that he has nightmares and nervousness at night thinking about the batting of Sachin Tendulkar? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (c) Shane Warne

32. Who is Allan Border? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Cricket captain of Australia
Solution:Allan Border was a former cricketer and captain of Australian cricket team.

33. In which game is the word 'googly' used? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Cricket

34. 'Silly Point' is related to which sport? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (a) Cricket
Solution:'Point', Silly Point' are the terminologies related to cricket. It places between 'Gully' and 'Silly mid-off'.

35. Who among the following is called 'Chinaman' in Cricket? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (d) Off-break ball bowled by a slow-left-arm bowler.
Solution:Chinaman is off-spin bowling. In this, the bowler bowls a slow off-break ball with the left hand. South African Paul Adams was known for this art. At present, Kuldeep Yadav of India is also known for this art.

36. Where is the third man placed? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (b) Behind slip and gully
Solution:The position of the fielder standing behind the slip and the gully is of a third man. The first man is the batsman and the second man is the wicketkeeper.

37. 'Pinch hitter' is basically related to: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Cricket
Solution:In cricket, the pinch hitter is the usual term for a batsman promoted up the batting order to score quick runs in less number of balls.

38. Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test Cricket? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

1. Wasim Akram

2. Richard Hadlee

3. Glenn McGrath

4. Courtney Walsh

Select the correct answer using codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 3 and 4 only
Solution:According to the names given in the options in the year 2007, the bowlers who took more than 500 wickets in test cricket were as follows -

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 800 wickets

2. Shane Warne (Australia) - 708 wickets

3. Anil Kumble (India) - 619 wickets

4. Glenn McGrath (Australia) - 563 wickets

5. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) - 519 wickets

Hence only 3 and 4 are correct.

Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) and Wasim Akram (Pakistan) have taken 431 and 414 wickets in their Test career respectively.

Note - As per the latest status of February 18, 2022. James Anderson of England has now moved to third place with 640 wickets and is still active in cricket. England's Stuart Broad also entered the 500 wickets-club with 537 wickets. R. Ashwin is the latest entrant (2024) in the 500 wicket club.

39. Who among the following has been the captain of the Indian team in cricket Test matches for the maximum number of times? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Saurav Ganguly
Solution:Saurav Ganguly has led the Indian cricket team in 49 Tests. Out of these 21 have won, 12 of which have been won outside India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captained the Indian cricket team in a total of 60 Test matches. As per the latest status of February 18, 2022, Virat Kohli became the most successful captain by winning 40 Test matches out of 60 matches with a record of 16 overseas wins.

40. Which statement is correct regarding the recently played cricket match series between India and Australia? [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (d) Vengsarkar scored a century in the last Test match.