Cricket (Sports) Part-II

Total Questions: 52

41. ....... has been appointed as the coach of the Indian cricket team in October, 1999? [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Kapil Dev
Solution:Former Indian captain Kapil Dev was appointed as the coach of the Indian cricket team in September 1999. He resigned from the post in September 2000 due to allegations of match- fixing. Currently, Rahul Dravid is the head coach of the Indian cricket team.

42. Who has been selected as the title sponsors of the Indian Premier League from January 1, 2013? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) PepsiCo
Solution:PepsiCo became the title sponsors of the IPL in January 2013 for five seasons. In 2018 Vivo became the title sponsors of the IPL from 2018-2022 with a record bid of Rs. 2,199 crore. However Tata group has taken over the title sponsorship from Vivo for 2022-23.

43. Brian Lara has gained a lot of fame for crossing two records in world cricket, whom he crossed the record of the two players, they are: [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Donald Bradman and Len Hutton
Solution:Brian Lara surpassed the record of Australia's great cricketer Sir Don Bradman (334 runs) and England's cricketer Sir Len Hutton (364 runs) with a huge score of 375 runs playing against England in Antigua in 1994. Again on April 11, 2004, against England at Antigua, he scored 400 runs.

It is noteworthy that before this, Matthew Hayden held the record of the highest individual score in a Test innings by scoring 380 runs against Zimbabwe in 2003. Currently, Brain Lara holds the record of the highest individual score in a Test innings by scoring 400 runs against England.

44. Who won the first women's T-20 Cricket World Cup? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (b) England
Solution:The first Women's T-20 cricket World Cup was held in England in 2009, in which host England defeated New Zealand in the final. After this, Australia won the title of T-20 World Cup held in 2010, 2012 and 2014. In November 2018, in the ICC Women's T-20 World Cup, hosted by West Indies, Australia won the final by defeating England Women's team by 8 wickets.

45. Indian women's cricket team has won the competition of the three countries, which was held: [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) in New Zealand

46. Which country won the Sharjah Cup in 1998? [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (b) India

47. Who was named the 'Best ODI cricketer of the Year' at the ICC Annual Award ceremony held in September 2012? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Correct Answer: (d) Virat Kohli
Solution:Indian skipper Virat Kohli was conferred the 'Best ODI cricketer of the Year' at the ICC Annual Award ceremony held in September 2012. ICC has declared the list of winners of ICC Awards 2019 on January 16, 2020.

England's Ben Stokes has been awarded 'Sir Garfield Sobers' Trophy for 'Best cricketer of the Year'. Rohit Sharma has been declared 'ODI cricketer of the Year' and Pat Cummins of Australia has been declared 'Test cricketer of the year'. In 2023, Pat Cummins was adjuged ICC Men's cricketer of the year.

48. Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a century in the recent (2011-12) India-Australia Cricket Test Series? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (b) Virat Kohli
Solution:In the fourth test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held between December 2011 and February 2012, Indian batsman Virat Kohli scored a century (116 runs) in the first innings, is the only century by an Indian batsman on this tour. Recently, India won test series by 2-1 held in Australia between December 2020 and January 2021.

49. Who amongst the following holds the record of scoring most runs in Test Cricket on a single ground? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

Correct Answer: (d) V.V.S. Laxman
Solution:In the second Test match, during the test series against West Indies in November 2011, V.V.S. Laxman became the first Indian player to score the most Test runs on a single ground with scoring an unbeaten 176 runs at Eden Gardens. He scored 1217 runs in 10 Tests at this ground.

Earlier, Sunil Gavaskar held this record who scored 1122 runs in 11 Test matches at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Sri Lankan, Mahela Jayawardene holds the World Record for most runs in a stadium. He has scored 2921 runs at SSCG Colombo Stadium between 1997-2017.

50. What was the highest score in all the 2011 Cricket World Cup matches? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) 370 runs