Cricket (Sports) (Part-III)

1. Which Indian has the record of maximum catches as a non-wicketkeeper in men's cricket test matches till February 2021? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Rahul Dravid
(b) Ajay Jadeja
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin

Correct Answer: (a) Rahul Dravid

Solution:Rahul Dravid holds the record for taking maximum catches as a non-wicketkeeper in Test matches in men's cricket till February 2021. Dravid has taken 210 catches in 164 Test matches.

2. Who among the following hit the winning runs for India against Australia at the Brisbane Test of January 2021? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Washington Sundar
(b) Rishabh Pant
(c) Shardul Thakur
(d) Mohammad Siraj

Correct Answer: (b) Rishabh Pant

Solution:Rishabh Pant scored the winning run for India against Australia in the fourth and final Brisbane Test in January 2021. India won the match by 3 wickets and won the Test series 2-1.

3. Who among the following cricketers is a left-arm pace bowler? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 24.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ashish Nehra
(b) Ishant Sharma
(c) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(d) Umesh Yadav

Correct Answer: (a) Ashish Nehra

Solution:Ashish Nehra is a left-arm fast bowler, while the other three are right-arm fast bowlers.

4. Who among the following has become the first woman umpire to officiate in a men's Test match in January 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 4.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Danielle Wyatt
(b) Claire Polosak
(c) Jess Jonassen
(d) Suzie Bates

Correct Answer: (b) Claire Polosak

Solution:In January 2021, Claire Polosak of Australia became the first female umpire to officiate in a men's Test match. She achieved this feat in the third test match between India and Australia in Sydney. She played the role of the fourth umpire in this match.

5. Who among the following is India's highest wicket taker in test cricket as of December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Narendra Hirwani
(c) Bishan Singh Bedi
(d) Kapil Dev

Correct Answer: (a) Anil Kumble

Solution:As of December 2020, Indian spin bowler Anil Kumble is India's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Anil Kumble has taken 619 wickets in 132 test matches. In terms of taking wickets, spin bowler R. Ashwin is second (as of March 2022), having taken 442 wickets in 86 Test matches.

6. Who among the following was adjudged as the "Player of the Series' in the Australia versus India T20I series played in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 9.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Matthew Wade
(b) T. Natarajan
(c) Hardik Pandya
(d) Mitchell Swepson

Correct Answer: (c) Hardik Pandya

Solution:India's Hardik Pandya was declared the 'Player of the Series in the Australia vs India T20 series in December 2020. India won this series 2-1. After taking the player of the series trophy, Hardik Pandya handed it over to fast bowler T. Natarajan.

7. Who among the following was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as of December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Sanjay Manjrekar
(c) Sourav Ganguly
(d) Ravi Shastri

Correct Answer: (c) Sourav Ganguly

Solution:Sourav Ganguly was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in December 2020. Currently (2023), Roger Binny is the President of BCCI.

8. Who among the following is the youngest test debutant in the history of cricket as on May 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Mushtaq Mohammad
(b) Danish Kaneria
(c) Mohammad Sharif
(d) Hasan Raza

Correct Answer: (d) Hasan Raza

Solution:As of May 2020, Pakistani cricketer Hasan Raza is the youngest player in the history of cricket (14 years, 227 days) to make his Test debut. He achieved this feat in October 1996 against Zimbabwe in Faisalabad.

9. Who among the following Indian cricketers holds the record of most number of catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper while standing in the slip cordon, as of January 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Manoj Prabhakar
(b) Rahul Dravid
(c) Javagal Srinath
(d) VVS Laxman

Correct Answer: (b) Rahul Dravid

Solution:As of January 2021, Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid holds the record for most catches by a non-wicketkeeper standing in the slip cordon.

10. In which of the following cities was the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India held? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Lucknow
(b) Nagpur
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Indore

Correct Answer: (c) Ahmedabad

Solution:The 89th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in December 2020. In the same meeting, it was also decided to include two new franchise teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), 2022.