Test your cricket knowledge: Bats, balls and boundaries

Questions

  1. Who holds the record for the most runs in Test cricket?
  2. Which country hosted the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
  3. Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 international cricket?
  4. Which cricketer is known as “The Wall”?
  5. Who scored the fastest century in ODIs?
  6. Which country has won the most ICC Cricket World Cups?
  7. Who is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket?
  8. Which cricket ground is known as the “Mecca of Cricket”?
  9. Which player has the record for the most sixes in ODIs?
  10. Who was the captain of the Indian cricket team during their 2011 World Cup victory?
  11. Which country won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021?
  12. Who is the youngest cricketer to score a double century in Tests?
  13. Which leg-spinner is famous for his googly and has over 400 Test wickets?
  14. Who took 10 wickets in a single innings in Test cricket for the first time?
  15. Which country won the first Test match played in 1877?
  16. Who holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket?
  17. Which cricketer is known for his unorthodox batting style and is from West Indies?
  18. Who was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in ODIs?
  19. Which cricket tournament is held annually in Australia?
  20. Who is known as “Captain Cool” in Indian cricket?

Answers

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. England
  3. Adam Milne
  4. Rahul Dravid
  5. AB de Villiers (16 balls)
  6. Australia and India (tied)
  7. Muttiah Muralitharan
  8. Lord’s Cricket Ground
  9. Shahid Afridi
  10. MS Dhoni
  11. Australia
  12. Brian Lara
  13. Shane Warne
  14. Jim Laker
  15. Australia
  16. Brian Lara (400*)
  17. Chris Gayle
  18. Sachin Tendulkar
  19. Big Bash League (BBL)
  20. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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