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MCQ 23 - Bestest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During the 2003-04 India's Tour to Australia, Virender Sehwag smashed 195 on the first day of the boxing day test match. He got out trying to hit a six to score double hundred. Identify the bowler , fielder combination that got Sehwag got caught out.
a)
Caught Katich Bowled Macgill
b)
Caught Macgill Bowled Katich
c)
Caught Bracken Bowled Macgill
d)
Caught Bracken Bowled Katich
2.
Before the second Test in January 2008, Phil Jaques had never made a duck in a home Test. He was removed for 0 off 9 balls by which Indian bowler?
a)
Irfan Pathan
b)
RP Singh
c)
Anil Kumble
d)
Ajit Agarkar
3.
When one mentions streaks of ducks against Australia, Agarkar’s is possibly the first name that comes to mind. He got out 5 times in 5 balls in the 1999-00 Series. In which ground, did he get a king pair ?
a)
Gabba
b)
SCG
c)
Adelaide Oval
d)
MCG
4.
In the 1980-81 series, Australia chasing 143 in the last test match to win the match and series were bowled out for a paltry 83. Who was the chief destructor taking 5 wickets in second innings helping India win a historic match ?
a)
Karsan Ghavri
b)
Dilip Doshi
c)
Kapil Dev
d)
Mohinder Amarnath
5.
In the 2003-04 series, which Australian Batsman scored back to back double hundreds in the Second and Third Test ?
a)
Matthew Hayden
b)
Ricky Ponting
c)
Justin Langer
d)
Damien Martyn
6.
In the 1947-48 tour, Batsman Bill Brown and an Indian Bowler was all over the news for Brown's 'unusual' yet controversial dismissal. How did he get out ?
a)
Handling the Ball
b)
Given out for late entry into field of play
c)
Short of Crease at Non-Striker's end - Run out
d)
Given out when bails did not fall off the stumps
7.

In the Sydney test in 2000, this 'opener' early in the innings was fiercely hit on the helmet by a bouncer. The moment, many believe knocked the safety pin out and he exploded out of the blocks forever . Who was this opener who went on to torment aussies after that for a decade?

a)

Harbhajan Singh

b)

VVS Laxman

c)

Rahul Dravid

d)

Virender Sehwag

8.
The second Test of the 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy has a cricketing record which is a rarity ? What ?
a)
Same number of wickets fell on each day of the Test Match
b)
All the wickets that fell were caught
c)
There was one century hit on each day of the test match
d)
None of the wickets were caught by keeper
9.
Much has been talked about Ishant Sharma's spell to Ricky Ponting in the second innings of the 2008 Perth Test Match. Just before the over Ishant was about to take the wicket, he was taken out of the attack by Captain Kumble only to be intervened by somebody who said "woh ek aur dalega" (One more over he can bowl). Who convinced Kumble to give Ishant Sharma another over which helped Ishant to grab the prized wicket.
a)
Rahul Dravid
b)
Sachin Tendulkar
c)
Virender Sehwag
d)
Sourav Ganguly
10.
The last Test at Perth in the 1991-92 series saw Australia take complete upper hand, thanks to their all-round display. This bowler (who later became famous in another field) picked up 7 wickets in the second innings and ran through the Indian batting to guide the Aussies to a 300-run victory and a 4-0 series win.
a)
Craig Mcdermott
b)
Mike Whitney
c)
Bruce Reid
d)
Steve Waugh
11.

Which player was a part of Indian team to Australia in 1947-48, was also a fingerprint expert by profession?

a)

Chandu Sarwate

b)

Lala Amarnath

c)

Vijay Hazare

d)

Dattu Phadkar

12.

Anil Kumble became the 3rd bowler to take 600 Test Wickets, after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan at which of these grounds in Australia?

a)

MCG

b)

Perth

c)

Sydney

d)

Gabba

13.

Don Bradman was out hit wicket just once in his glorious Test career. That happened against India in 1947-48. At which ground did this happen?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Adelaide

c)

Melbourne

d)

Perth

14.

The 1985–86 series in Australia was one where India dominated the Test series but ended up with a draw. In a limited overs warm up match vs Victoria Country, India comfortably won the match. What was unique about this match?

a)

Indians batted on after they won the match

b)

Indians played with 9 players on the field

c)

Indians won the match early and played another match immediately thereafter

d)

Some Indians played for Victoria & Some Victorians played for India

15.

This is the wiki scorecard of 3rd test of the 1985–86 Test Series in Australia. ID the Man of the Match?

a)

Sunil Gavaskar

b)

Shivlal Yadav

c)

Krish Srikkanth

d)

Mohinder Amarnath