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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
This is the building of Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. Though this building has nothing to do with the Indian Premier League, there is still some connection to it, in the way it is addressed locally. What is the connection?
It is known as the IPL
It is known as the BCCI
It is known as CSK
It is known as RCB
This is Chaudary Raghavendra Singh. He founded something on July 4, 1946 that played a very significant role in the IPL getting kick-started in 2008. How was, whatever he started significant in the history of IPL?
He was the founding father of BCCI
He was the original creator of the T20 format
He started DLF, the first title sponsor of the IPL
He was the founder of the International Cricket Council
5 Players were chosen as the Icon Players of their respective teams for the inaugural 2008 season. Which were the 3 teams that did not have an Icon Player?
Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings & Rajasthan Royals
Kochi Tuskers, Deccan Chargers & Pune Warriors
Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders & Delhi Daredevils
Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers & Rajasthan Royals
Though they ended up as the champions of the first season, Rajasthan Royals were fined by the IPL Governing Body after the auctions for the season, ended earlier. What was the reason for the fine?
They did not choose enough number of domestic players
They were the only team to chose Pakistan players
For not spending the minimum amount of US$ 3 million at the IPL auctions
They choose only one Under-19 player as against the rules
Prior to Ali Khan of the USA being selected to play for the KKR this season, only 4 players were from the CURRENT non-test playing nations: Sandeep Lamichchane from Nepal, Ryan ten Doeschate from Netherlands, Chirag Suri from X and Tanmay Mishra from Y. ID X and Y
Hong Kong & Oman
UAE & Kenya
Thailand & Malaysia
Singapore & Saudi Arabia
With respect to last place finishes in the 13 seasons of the IPL, which is the worst performing team in terms of last place finishes, ending at the bottom in 4 different seasons?
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals (Daredevils)
Kings XI Punjab
Jofra Archer of the Rajasthan Royals won the Most Valuable Award for the 2020 season. This was the fifth instance when a player from a team that did not feature in the finals won this award. Earlier Shane Watson won the same in 2013. X (2015/2019) and Y (2018) who play for the same International team as well as the same IPL team, were the other two players. ID X and Y
Mitchell Marsh and David Warner
Andre Russell and Sunil Narine
Rashid Khan & Mohammad Nabi
Steve Smith & Aaron Finch
In all of the 13 seasons played thus far how many unique teams have participated in the league?
12
14
11
13
If Prayas Ray Barman is the youngest player to have played in the IPL, who is the youngest foreign player to have played in the IPL?
Sandeep Lamichchane
Rashid Khan
Adam Zampa
Mujeeb ur Rahman
While it is expected to see the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to be in the list of top run-getters, who is the only foreign player to feature in the top 5 list of the batsmen with the highest aggregate runs in the IPL
David Warner
Chris Gayle
AB de Villiers
Faf du Plessis
S. Ravi holds the record for officiating the most number of matches as an umpire in the IPL. Which foreign umpire and former International player occupies the second spot?
Paul Reiffel
Kumar Dharmasena
Ian Gould
Ashoka de Silva
During the course of the current season of the IPL, MS Dhoni became the first player to appear in 200 IPL matches. But during the course of the season another player joined to become the second player to appear in 200 IPL matches. Name him.
Virat Kohli
Dinesh Karthik
Keiran Pollard
Rohit Sharma
Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils (Capitals), Pune Warriors India, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore - If there is one player that you would associate with all of these franchises, who would that be?
David Miller
Aaron Finch
Chris Gayle
JP Duminy
This is Digvijay Deshmukh, a 21 year old Mumbai cricketer who was selected by the Mumbai Indians in last year's auctions. Apart from Sachin (who is said to have done a minor role in a movie called Kabhie Ajnabi The), Digvijay would be the first player who did a detailed role in a film playing in the IPL. Name the movie in which cricket played a key role that featured Digvijay as a 15 year old cricket enthusiast.
M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story
Dhoni (Tamil movie)
Victory
Kai Po Che
In one of the many anomalies of cricket, only once has a batsman from the winning side been the recipient of the Orange Cap, given to the player scoring the most runs in the tournament. ID The player.
Rohit Sharma (MI) in 2013
Robin Uthappa (KKR) in 2014
Suresh Raina (CSK) in 2011
Adam Gilchrist (DC) in 2009
The year 2008 in the IPL was a good year for the bowlers with several records being created including a six wicket haul by Sohail Tanvir. But another interesting feature of the tournament was the occurrence of 3 hat tricks being taken. While one hat trick was taken by Amit Mishra of the Delhi Daredevils, who were the other two bowlers who played for the same franchise.
Makhaya Ntini & Lakshmipathy Balaji of CSK
Ishant Sharma & Ajantha Mendis of KKR
RP Singh & Pragyan Ojha of Delhi Daredevils
Ravindra Jadeja & Munaf Patel of Rajasthan Royals
Harbhajan Singh – 1249; Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 1164; Lasith Malinga – 1155; Piyush Chawla – 1146 and Amit Mishra – 1128. What does the above list talk about?
Most number of overs bowled
Most number of balls bowled
Most number of dot balls bowled
Most number of runs conceded
The Kochi Tuskers Kerala team had a particular reason behind their jersey colours. What were the colours in the jersey and what did they denote according to the team’s owners?
Red and Green - The prominent colors used in Kathakali
Orange and Purple - Depicting the Orange Cap and Purple Cap given to the top batsman and top bowler of the league
Light blue and Dark Blue - Depicting the water bodies in Kerala
Dark Grey to depict the Elephants of Kerala
What connects Shane Warne, MS Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Mahela Jayawardene and Mutthiah Muralitharan to the 2008 season IPL auctions?
The first players to have been bought by different franchises
The costliest players of the auction
They were selected as the captains during the auctions itself
They belonged to the 'A' category at the auctions
What connects Ambati Rayudu, Rajagopal Sathish, Stuart Binny, Justin Kemp and Rohan Gavaskar with respect to their admission into IPL?
All of them represented franchises at the Indian Cricket League (ICL)
They all played at the Big Bash League before being selected at the IPL
They belonged to the under-19 category of the first IPL
They were bought at no cost during the first IPL
What major difference / change happened at the auctions from the 2014 season onwards?
Auctions were held every year from 2014
Selecting a minimum of 5 foreign players in every auction
Allowing team captains to participate in the auctions
The bid amounts currency was changed from US Dollars to IN Rupees
Which season of the IPL saw the least number of sixes being hit and it was understandable considering the pitches it was played in?
2011
2014
2009
2008
The home ground of KKR, ‘X’ is referred to as the, “Cricket’s answer to the Y”. Y represented an ancient wonder that was closely associated with sports. ID X and Y.
Salt Lake City and Parthenon
Eden Gardens and Colosseum
East Bengal Ground and Stadium of Domitian
Calcutta Cricket & Football Ground and Olympia
Who is the only foreign cricketer who has won the ‘Emerging Player’ award (2016)?
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb ur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman
Sandeep Lamichchane
What do the 3 logos given here represent?
Title Sponsors of IPLs in the earlier editions - DLF, Vivo and Pepsi
The three IPL teams that shall play for the Champions League next year - Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad
The three foreign teams that shall be added on to the IPL next year - Capetown Blitz, Tribago Knight Riders and Sydney Sixers
The three woman teams at the IPL - Trailblazers, Supernovas and Velocity
