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UPSC 2021 · Q100 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Consider the following statements in respect of the ICC World Test Championship :

  1. The finalists were decided by the number of matches they won.
  2. New Zealand was ranked ahead of England because it won more matches than England.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC 2008 · Q124 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin
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Answer: (c) Saurav Ganguly
UPSC 2007 · Q39 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket?

  1. Wasim Akram
  2. Richard Hadlee
  3. Glenn McGrath
  4. Courtney Walsh

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (b) 3 and 4 only
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
UPSC 2003 · Q97 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Match List I (Cricketer) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

  1. England
  2. West Indies
  3. South Africa
  4. New Zealand
  5. Australia

List I (Cricketer) A. Barry Richards B. Ted Dexter C. Alan Davidson D. Charlie Griffith

List II (Country)

Codes:

(a) A B C D 3 2 5 1
(b) A B C D 5 1 4 2
(c) A B C D 3 1 5 2
(d) A B C D 5 2 4 1
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Answer: (c) A B C D 3 1 5 2
UPSC 2002 · Q83 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Which country among the following has been involved in two tied Test cricket matches?

(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) West Indies
(d) England
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Answer: (a) Australia
UPSC 1999 · Q67 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Jim Laker: Highest number of wickets in a Cricket Test match
(b) Brian Lara: Highest score in an innings in Test Cricket
(c) Sanath Jayasurya & Roshan Mahanama: Highest partnership in an innings in Test Cricket
(d) Sunil M. Gavaskar: Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket
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Answer: (d) Sunil M. Gavaskar: Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket
UPSC 1996 · Q91 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

In the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the non-Test playing countries which participated included

(a) UAE, Kenya and Canada
(b) UAE, Kenya and Hong Kong
(c) UAE, Kenya and Holland
(d) Canada, Kenya and Hong Kong
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Answer: (c) UAE, Kenya and Holland