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UPSC 2004 · Q116 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Which of the following cricketers holds the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?

(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Vinoo Mankad
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) V. V. S. Laxman
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Answer: (d) V. V. S. Laxman
UPSC 2004 · Q138 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

The record for the highest score in an innings in Test Cricket is now being held by M. Hayden. Immediately prior to him, the three record holders were

(a) Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar and Colin Cowdrey
(b) Len Hutton, Peter May and Vivian Richards
(c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara
(d) Bob Cowper, Bill Lawry and Brian Lara
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Answer: (c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara