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| 51. |
Who was named as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2004? |
| Answer» Irfan Pathan also plays for Baroda and Middlesex. | |
| 52. |
Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000? |
| Answer» Rahul Dravid was nicknamed, 'The Wall'. | |
| 53. |
What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar? |
| Answer» Sachin was born on 24th April 1973. The dream day for Indian cricket. | |
| 54. |
Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did? |
| Answer» In that match, not only Kapil Dev and Surinder Amarnath made their ODI debuts but also Chetan Chauhan played his debut match. | |
| 55. |
Against which team did Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut? |
| Answer» Rahul Dravid played his first ODI against Sri Lanka on 3 April 1996 at The Padang, Singapore for the second match of Singapore cup 1995/96. He scored only 3 runs, but took 2 catches. India won the match by 12 runs. | |
| 56. |
What is the middle name of the Ajith Agarkar, a top class all rounder? |
| Answer» Ajith was born on 4th December. | |
| 57. |
How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired? |
| Answer» He was also named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980. | |
| 58. |
How many fours had Yograj Singh hit throughout his Test career? |
| Answer» Yuvraj Singh is the son of Yograj Singh. | |
| 59. |
What was the bowling figures (O-M-R-W ) of Anil Kumble in his ODI debut against Sri Lanka? |
| Answer» Anil Kumble's first match against Sri Lanka was held on April 25, 1990 at Sharjah. Anil kumble picked up a wicket of SHU Karnain. Sri Lanka won the match by 3 wickets. | |
| 60. |
Who was named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980? |
| Answer» Sunil Gavaskar played his last ODI in Mumbai in 1987 and then retired. | |
| 61. |
Navjot Singh Sidhu had a marvellous start to his ODI cricketing career.How many sixes did he hit in his innings of 73 runs on debut? |
| Answer» Well, that match was won by Australia by 1 run. | |
| 62. |
Farokh Engineer played his last Test match at his home ground.Where did he play his last Test match? |
| Answer» The major teams he played throughout his career other than Indian team are Lancashire and Mumbai. His last Test was in 1975. | |
| 63. |
Syed Kirmani made his ODI debut in 1976 against New Zealand as a wicketkeeper. How many runs did India make in that match? |
| Answer» The Man of the Match was RO Collinge of New Zealand. | |
| 64. |
How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired? |
| Answer» Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India had produced, and their greatest fast-bowling all-rounder. | |
| 65. |
Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final? |
| Answer» This capped off an amazing win by the Indians over the all-conquering West Indian side! | |
| 66. |
Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests? |
| Answer» India's first 300 which Sehwag bought up, characteristically with a six, was at Multan against Pakistan in early 2004. | |
| 67. |
When did Sourav Ganguly made his ODI debut? |
| 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. | |
| 68. |
What is the middle name of Parthiv Patel? |
| Answer» Lucky Fellow! He missed his 12th boards, thanks to the 2003 World Cup. | |
| 69. |
What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly? |
| Answer» The Prince was born on 8th July 1972. | |
| 70. |
What is the middle name of Deep Dasgupta? |
| Answer» He was born on 7th June 1977. | |
| 71. |
What is the middle name of Ashish Nehra? |
| Answer» He is a left arm pace bowler from Delhi born on 29th April 1979. | |
| 72. |
How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut? |
| 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. | |
| 73. |
Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket? |
| Answer» Anil Kumble trapped Steve Harmison (England) LBW in the Mohali Test to get his 500th wicket. | |
| 74. |
Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match? |
| Answer» India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer. | |
| 75. |
When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut? |
| Answer» It was against Pakistan - the now famous saying -" go home and drink milk" was made against him! | |
| 76. |
Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden? |
| Answer» Well life can churn some amazing ironies - some years ago, Kapil was charged for MATCH -FIXING ! (and exonerated). | |
| 77. |
What were the bowling figures for Irfan Pathan on his ODI debut?The answer is in this form : Overs - Maidens - Runs given - Wickets taken. |
| Answer» The man of the match was given to Andrew Symonds of Australia for his splendid batting performance of 88 runs and bowling performance taking 2 wickets that led their team to victory. | |
| 78. |
What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs? |
| Answer» He got his 1000th run against Zimbabawe in '92 | |
| 79. |
Who was the 1st ODI captain for India? |
| Answer» Ajit Wadekar has played only 2 ODI matches. | |
| 80. |
Who did The Rock wrestle in the main event at the 1999 edition of "Wrestlemania"? |
| Answer» This was the first time they wrestled each other at "Wrestlemania". Two years later they wrestled again with Austin winning that match as well. The third match was in 2003 in Seattle. This was Austin's last match and he finally lost to The Rock. | |
| 81. |
Which English county did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in the 2003 season? |
| Answer» Virender Sehwag holds the record for the Highest individual score by an Indian in test matches when he scored 309 against Pakistan in 2004. | |
| 82. |
Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time? |
| Answer» Rudolph won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m and 4x100m relay) at the 1960 Olympics. Devers overcame a thyroid disorder (Graves' disease) that nearly resulted in her having both feet amputated. For more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph . | |
| 83. |
Who won the 1993 "King of the Ring"? |
| Answer» Bret hart defeated Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect and the late Bam Bam Bigelow. Jerry Lawer would attack Bret after the match saying he was the only king in wrestling. | |
| 84. |
'Dizzy' is the nickname of what Australian player? |
| Answer» After the famous musician. | |
| 85. |
Which country, which made its debut in the Norwich Union League in 2003, signed Rahul Dravid as their overseas player? |
| Answer» Rahul had a highly succesful stint with Kent in 2000. | |
| 86. |
Which county signed Yuvraj Singh to play for them in 2003? |
| Answer» Yuvraj is said to have received tips from Sachin Tendulkar. | |
| 87. |
The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what? |
| Answer» So called because of his skinny legs. | |
| 88. |
Mark Waugh is commonly called what? |
| Answer» 'Afganastan' (as in the 'forgotten Waugh') was an invention of the media in the late 1980s. Tugga is brother Steve's nickname. | |
| 89. |
Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for? |
| Answer» Bishen Singh Bedi, the greatest Left arm spinner ever! | |
| 90. |
Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics? |
| Answer» Mr. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or KD Jadhav, widely known as 'Pocket Dynamo', was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games | |
| 91. |
Which county did speedster Javagal Srinath play for in 1995? |
| Answer» He left in 2003. | |
| 92. |
Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994 "Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match. Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he wrestle? |
| Answer» This was the match that injured Shawn Michaels' back. Undertaker back dropped Shawn on the casket. Undertaker lost this match when Kane interferred. | |
| 93. |
With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated? |
| Answer» Circumnavigating of the earth by car. This trophy has been named after Saloo and Neena Choudhury, ace car rallyists from Calcutta. It's in recognition of the couple's achievement in 1989 when they passed through all six continents in 69 days and repeated the same feat in 1991 in 39 days. | |
| 94. |
The nickname of wicketkeeping great Rod Marsh was what? |
| Answer» Bacchus Marsh is a town in Victoria Australia. He was also known as 'Iron Gloves'. | |
| 95. |
Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )? |
| Answer» Govan was president from 1928-29 to 1932-33. | |
| 96. |
When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established? |
| Answer» Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, the then President of Indian Olympic Association with Prof. G.D. Sondhi as its first President. | |
| 97. |
In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced? |
| Answer» Before this match, no balls & wides were debited in extras. | |
| 98. |
Which two counties did Anil Kumble play for? |
| Answer» Kumble had a great season with Northants taking 105 wickets. | |
| 99. |
Who did Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle at the 1998 edition of "Over the Edge"? |
| Answer» Even though Mick Foley portrayed all of these gimmicks, he wrestled Stone Cold under Dude Love. The match had Vince McMahon as the referee. It started off as a regular match. Vince then changed it to No Holds Barred so Dude Love can use weapons. Finally he changed it to Falls Count Anywhere. That happened when Love had Austin knocked out while outside the ring. Since Vince is the owner and assigned himself as referee he could do what he wants. After all of that, Austin still retained his title that night. | |
| 100. |
Ricky Ponting is also known as what? |
| Answer» It is no secret he doesn't mind a bet or two. | |