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Quiz: India's overseas Test wins

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"We won the toss. It was end-August, so it was getting cold. I chose to bat. The pitch was absolutely green. Ian Botham was quiet for two seconds and then asked me, Why? The sky is overcast, the pitch green. Everyone in England will get out of their bedsheets and will bowl' -- via Economic Times

Who was the Indian captain brave enough to pull off this decision?

a)

Kapil Dev

b)

Sourav Ganguly

c)

Ajit Wadekar

d)

MS Dhoni

2.

Who was the bowler who caused this vital Michael Vaughan dismissal at Trent Bridge during India's 2007 visit?

a)

S Sreesanth

b)

Zaheer Khan

c)

RP Singh

d)

Sourav Ganguly

3.

Who insisted Ishant Sharma continue his stunning spell for one more over during which he eventually had Ricky Ponting crucially caught in the slip cordon in India's famous Perth win in 2008?

a)

Virender Sehwag

b)

MS Dhoni

c)

He himself demanded the captain to persist

d)

Rahul Dravid

4.

Which Indian player has won the most number of Man of the Match awards in overseas Test victories?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Sunil Gavaskar

c)

Zaheer Khan

d)

Rahul Dravid

5.

Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs in his debut series against West Indies in 1971, which India won 1-0. On how many occasions did Gavaskar remain not out during that series?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

6.

Who is the only Indian wicket-keeper to have scored a Test century away from home in a winning cause?

a)

MS Dhoni

b)

Rishabh Pant

c)

Wriddhiman Saha

d)

Ajay Ratra

7.

India first played a Test in 1932. When and where did they win their first away Test?

a)

Australia, 1977

b)

West Indies, 1971

c)

New Zealand, 1968

d)

Pakistan, 1955

8.

At which venue did S Sreesanth effect this stunning dismissal?

a)

Durban

b)

Cape Town

c)

Johannesburg

d)

Centurion

9.

Who is the only Indian player to have scored a hundred and then secured a 5-wicket haul (in an innings) in an overseas Test win?

a)

Hardik Pandya

b)

Kapil Dev

c)

Ravichandran Ashwin

d)

Ravindra Jadeja

10.

Which Indian captain has the most wins in Tests away from home?

a)

MS Dhoni

b)

Rahul Dravid

c)

Sourav Ganguly

d)

Virat Kohli