Question 1

Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?

Accepted Answer

India's first 300 which Sehwag bought up, characteristically with a six, was at Multan against Pakistan in early 2004.

Question 2

Madan Lal had played 67 ODIs with his highest being 53 not out.How many runs did he make in these 67 ODIs?

Accepted Answer

Madanlal proved his value to the side both with his courageous middle order batting and his nippy medium pace bowling. He proved it in Tests while bowling India to victory over England at Bombay in 1981 or by rescuing the country by scoring a gallant 74 against Pakistan at Bangalore in 1983.

Question 3

What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?

Accepted Answer

Full name, Rahul Sharad Dravid. Born, 11 January 1973 (1973-01-11).

Question 4

What is the middle name of V.V.S. Laxman?

Accepted Answer

Laxman is from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

Question 5

What was Yashpal Sharma's best score in First Class Cricket?

Accepted Answer

Yashpal Sharma played 160 matches and made 21 hundreds in First Class Cricket.

Question 6

Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did?

Accepted Answer

In that match, not only Kapil Dev and Surinder Amarnath made their ODI debuts but also Chetan Chauhan played his debut match.

Question 7

Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?

Accepted Answer

Well life can churn some amazing ironies - some years ago, Kapil was charged for MATCH -FIXING ! (and exonerated).

Question 8

Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?

Accepted Answer

The innings at Kolkata in 2000-01 was one of the magnificent innings ever played.

Question 9

Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?

Accepted Answer

He made his ODI debut at Chittagong on Dec 23, 2004. The match was between Bangladesh and India.

Question 10

How many runs did VVS Laxman score in his ODI debut?

Accepted Answer

VVS Laxman was played his debut match against Zimbabwe on April 9, 1998 at Cuttack. Unfortunately he was out for leg before by Mbangwa for 0. Azharuddin and Jadeja both scored 100s and India won the match by 32 runs.

Question 11

What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs?

Accepted Answer

He got his 1000th run against Zimbabawe in '92

Question 12

Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16?

Accepted Answer

Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in Pakistan when he was only 16 in 1989.

Question 13

What is the middle name of Parthiv Patel?

Accepted Answer

Lucky Fellow! He missed his 12th boards, thanks to the 2003 World Cup.

Question 14

What is the middle name of Ashish Nehra?

Accepted Answer

He is a left arm pace bowler from Delhi born on 29th April 1979.

Question 15

Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match?

Accepted Answer

India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer.

Question 16

How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?

Accepted Answer

Kaif played his debut against England on January 28, 2002. In that match, India's target was 219 from 39 overs and that was achieved in 29.4 overs.

Question 17

When did Sourav Ganguly made his ODI debut?

Accepted Answer

Sourav Ganguly made his debut against West Indies at Brisbane and scored 3 runs. (India dismissed for 191 in 48.3 overs). West Indies won the match by 6 wickets.

Question 18

How many fours had Yograj Singh hit throughout his Test career?

Accepted Answer

Yuvraj Singh is the son of Yograj Singh.

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