Cricket quiz

Celebrating 10 years of world cup win, Quiz Club IIT Jodhpur. conducted a cricket quiz. Quiz includes questions from domain of Sports, cricket current affairs and history.

1. Quizmasters: Mitarth Arora, Kunj Golwala, Somil Maheshwari, Chinmay Borale, Aryan Srivastava

2. Rules There are total 24 questions in the quiz divided into 2 phases. The questions once displayed shall not be displayed again,even after the completion of all questions. The Quizmaster retains all rights to take a judgement in a dispute of any sort over the duration of the quiz. The Quiz Club has always stood for honourable knowledge with integrity and we hope everyone participating shall acknowledge these values and not indulge in any unfair means. Discussion with teammates is encouraged but only one response from per team shall be accepted.

3. Marking scheme 2 phases in the quiz In phase 1: Total 18 questions +6 for correct answer, 10 wickets, no negative marking Leaving the delivery isn’t a wicket Answers attempted after falling of 10 wickets won’t be evaluated In phase 2 (Super over): +6 for correct answer, 2 wickets, no negative marking Leaving the delivery isn’t a wicket Answers attempted after falling of 2 wickets won’t be evaluated +6 bonus if all the answers are correct Number of wickets will be used as a tie-breaker. Lesser the wickets, higher the rank

4. Q1 X and Y are two cricketers who played against each other in an ICC event. In the next iteration of the ICC event, their teams found themselves against each other once again, however this time the teams in which X and Y were in, were reversed. Who are X and Y and name the teams?

5. Q2 I am a seasoned T20 player who has played in 5 different T20 leagues. I hold a special record which has only been achieved by one other cricketer. The other cricketer is known to be one of the best all-rounders in the world. He has played for only two teams in his IPL career, and is one of the most destructive players in the world. Who am I?

6. Q3 Try and identify this image. This is from a special match which had a unique incident. However, it was not as unique as people think it to be. The incident had also happened in a match of X vs Y. Find X and Y. Who was the player equivalent to Hardik Pandya in that case?

7. Q4 “ I bowled six perfect yorkers in my final over, but still went for 17. If any of those inside edges or french cuts went an inch this way or that, it would have been bowled or caught.” Which bowler said this about copping an unwanted bowling record? Also mention the record.

8. Q5 X was a renowned former wicket keeper batsman having more than 13000+ first class run. He even have smashed 6 sixes in final over of List A match with 35 required to take his team across the line. At 46, he was found hanging at his home in 1988. Y is son of X and coincidentally he is also playing as wicketkeeper batsman for his national team. Y mentioned about his father’s suicide in book Z. Id X,Y,Z.

9. Q6 Exhaustive List

10. Q7 I am a former Indian cricketer who was a part for the World Cup winning squad but was the only player in the squad who did not play a single match. I was also the 12th man during the famous match in that World Cup in which the captain of the Indian team played a masterpiece and we won that match. I am currently serving as the team manager of Delhi Capitals. Who am I?

11. Q8 Inexhaustive list Bhagwat Chandrasekhar Bruce Reid Chris martin Pragyan Ojha Jasprit Bumrah

12. Q9 X is a former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats. X was banned from playing international cricket for his country , following an inquiry into the team's defeats in a foreign tour. An official statement was released by the country’s cricket board, saying that he would not be selected again because he had created disciplinary problems and infighting within the team. In reaction to the ban, he announced his retirement from international cricket. However, the country’s board decided to ask him to come out of retirement after the disastrous performance of the team in another foreign tour. Interestingly X has the best bowling average and the best bowling strike rate in the world cup. ID X.

13. Q10 Commentary is at the heart of cricket. X is a famous English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster. I am damn sure that you all have heard him in EA Cricket 07. X is the anchorman for EA Sports Cricket 07 game. He introduces the matches the user is playing, and commentates during the game. He recently had a podcast with Virat Kohli in which he revealed that he was in depression during the famous 2013-14 England tour in which he scored 134 runs in 10 innings. ID X.

14. Q11 X is a cricket stadium in India. Usually the land of the stadium is owned by the State Cricket Association.The land on which this stadium is built is not owned by the state cricket association but it is owned by the Indian army. This stadium has hosted atleast one match in all the world cups played in India. Identify X.

15. Q12 X , born in Adelaide, was picked for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup but his tournament ended early due to a knee injury. He got his first ODI call up in 2009 and eventually got picked in squad for 2009 ICC Champions Trophy . His country won the tournament but he suffered another knee injury in the finals which forced him out for an year. X has also played in the IPL for team Y but he wasn't very successful. X has scored a lot of runs in the domestic league for South Australia and in BBL before announcing his retirement in 2021. Identify X and Y.

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17. Q14 Exhaustive list Clive Lloyd Mohinder Amarnath David Boon Wasim Akram Aravinda de Sliva Ben Stokes

18. Q15 Inexhaustive list: Krishnappa Gowtham: 2021 Varun Chakravarthy: 2020 Varun Chakravarthy: 2019 Krunal Pandya: 2018 T Natrajan: 2017 M Ashwin: 2016

19. Q16 Find the Odd-One out AB de Villiers Sachin Tendulkar Zaheer Abbas Saeed Anwar Herschelle Gibbs Ross Taylor

20. Q17 This image is from the World T20 2016. This was regarded as one of the best-ever innings played in T20 cricket. At the same ground, another iconic match was played some years ago, where India won the match in a unique manner. If India had lost that match, it would have been a record for the opposing captain. Who was the opposing captain and what was the unique manner in which India won?

21. What is unique about the following players Imran Tahir Luke Ronchi Masoor Ali Khan Kepler Wessels Dirk Nannes Jofra Archer Eoin Morgon Q18

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23. Rules: +6 for correct answer 2 wickets, no negative marking Leaving the delivery isn’t a wicket Answers attempted after falling of 2 wickets won’t be evaluated +6 bonus if all the answers of this phase are correct

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30. Q1 X and Y are two cricketers who played against each other in an ICC event. In the next iteration of the ICC event, their teams found themselves against each other once again, however this time the teams in which X and Y were in, were reversed. Who are X and Y and name the teams?

31. Answer X = Eoin Morgan, Y = Ed Joyce Teams --> Ireland and England Eoin Morgan was the first player to score centuries for both nations. Morgan had the dream of playing for England from the age of 13. Ed joyce on the other hand, decided to play for Ireland after being overlooked by the ECB.

32. Q2 I am a seasoned T20 player who has played in 5 different T20 leagues. I hold a special record which has only been achieved by one other cricketer. The other cricketer is known to be one of the best all-rounders in the world. He has played for only two teams in his IPL career, and is one of the most destructive players in the world. Who am I?

33. Answer Joe Denly (He and Andre Russell are the only two players to have made century and taken a hattrick in the same T20) Andre Russell played for Delhi Daredevils(now DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders. Joe Denly has played in IPL, PSL, BBL, BPL and T20 Blast.

34. Q3 Try and identify this image. This is from a special match which had a unique incident. However, it was not as unique as people think it to be. The incident had also happened in a match of X vs Y. Find X and Y. Who was the player equivalent to Hardik Pandya in that case?

35. Answer WI vs SA Hardik Pandya’s equivalent = Charl Langedvelt ( Incident is 3 wickets in last over ) Both these matches were won by 1 run. Charl Langedvelt is currently the bowling coach of South Africa.

36. Q4 “ I bowled six perfect yorkers in my final over, but still went for 17. If any of those inside edges or french cuts went an inch this way or that, it would have been bowled or caught.” Which bowler said this about copping an unwanted bowling record? Also mention the record.

37. Answer Mick Lewis He conceded the highest number of runs in ODI cricket(113 for 0) infamous chase of 438 by South Africa in Johannesburg. This was his last match in national colours. This was a match were multiple records were broken. Australia scored the highest ODI total during that time, which was followed by South Africa chasing that total and becoming the country with the highest ODI total for that time being.

38. Q5 X was a renowned former wicket keeper batsman having more than 13000+ first class run. He even have smashed 6 sixes in final over of List A match with 35 required to take his team across the line. At 46, he was found hanging at his home in 1988. Y is son of X and coincidentally he is also playing as wicketkeeper batsman for his national team. Y mentioned about his father’s suicide in book Z. Id X,Y,Z.

39. Answer X- David Bairstow Y- Jonny Bairstow Z- Clear Blue Sky

40. Q6 Exhaustive List

41. Answer Players that have captained Mumbai Indians Sachin (2008-2011) Rohit(2013-) Harbhajan(2008 - 2012) Bravo(2010) Ponting(2013) Pollard(2019-2020) Shaun Pollock(2008)

42. Q7 I am a former Indian cricketer who was a part for the World Cup winning squad but was the only player in the squad who did not play a single match. I was also the 12th man during the famous match in that World Cup in which the captain of the Indian team played a masterpiece and we won that match. Who am I?

43. Answer Sunil Valson: He was the 12th man during Kapil Dev’s 175 against Zimbabwe He used to play for railways and played the Ranji Finals in 1987 in which his team lost.

44. Q8 Inexhaustive list Bhagwat Chandrasekhar Bruce Reid Chris martin Pragyan Ojha Jasprit Bumrah

45. Answer More wickets than runs in test cricket Bumrah (83 wickets , 43 runs) Ojha (113 wickets , 89 runs) Chris Martin(233 wickets , 123 runs)

46. Q9 X is a former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats. X was banned from playing international cricket for his country , following an inquiry into the team's defeats in a foreign tour. An official statement was released by the country’s cricket board, saying that he would not be selected again because he had created disciplinary problems and infighting within the team. In reaction to the ban, he announced his retirement from international cricket. However, the country’s board decided to ask him to come out of retirement after the disastrous performance of the team in another foreign tour. Interestingly X has the best bowling average and the best bowling strike rate in the world cup. ID X.

47. Answer X: Mohammad Yousef Pakistan's Mohammad Yousef picked up a wicket on the only ball he bowled in the cricket world cup. His average and strike rate with the ball read 0 and 1 respectively.

48. Q10 Commentary is at the heart of cricket. X is a famous English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster. I am damn sure that you all have heard him in EA Cricket 07. X is the anchorman for EA Sports Cricket 07 game. He introduces the matches the user is playing, and commentates during the game. He recently had a podcast with Virat Kohli in which he revealed that he was in depression during the famous 2013-14 England tour in which he scored 134 runs in 10 innings. ID X.

49. Answer Mark Nicholas He had a chat with Virat Kohli on the podcast - “Not just Cricket” where Virat told about his rough patch in England tour.

50. Q11 X is a cricket stadium in India. Usually the land of the stadium is owned by the State Cricket Association.The land on which this stadium is built is not owned by the state cricket association but it is owned by the Indian army. This stadium has hosted atleast one match in all the world cups played in India. Identify X.

51. Answer Eden Gardens 2016 WT20 Final (men and women) 1987 World Cup Final

52. Q12 X , born in Adelaide, was picked for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup but his tournament ended early due to a knee injury. He got his first ODI call up in 2009 and eventually got picked in squad for 2009 ICC Champions Trophy . His country won the tournament but he suffered another knee injury in the finals which forced him out for an year. X has also played in the IPL for team Y but he wasn't very successful. X has scored a lot of runs in the domestic league for South Australia and in BBL before announcing his retirement in 2021. Identify X and Y.

53. Answer X - Callum Ferguson Y- Pune Warriors India He played for only 5 matches and scored only 48 runs in the IPL.

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55. Answer First captain for India Cricket Team in respective format Test, ODI, T20 C.k Nayudu , Ajit Wadekar, Virendra Sehwag (Left to right)

56. Q14 Exhaustive list Clive Lloyd Mohinder Amarnath David Boon Wasim Akram Aravinda de Sliva Ben Stokes

57. Answer Man of the Match in the final match of the World cup when their country won the world cup for the first time

58. Q15 Inexhaustive list: Krishnappa Gowtham: 2021 Varun Chakravarthy: 2020 Varun Chakravarthy: 2019 Krunal Pandya: 2018 T Natrajan: 2017 M Ashwin: 2016

59. Answer Highest paid Indian uncapped players in the IPL auction Some of them are : -Krishnappa Gowtham -9.25 Cr -Krunal Pandya - 8.8 Cr

60. Q16 Find the Odd-One out AB de Villiers Sachin Tendulkar Zaheer Abbas Saeed Anwar Herschelle Gibbs Ross Taylor

61. Answer Sachin Tendulkar (Everyone else has made 3 consecutive centuries in ODI cricket)

62. Q17 This image is from the World T20 2016. This was regarded as one of the best-ever innings played in T20 cricket. At the same ground, another iconic match was played some years ago, where India won the match in a unique manner. If India had lost that match, it would have been a record for the opposing captain. Who was the opposing captain and what was the unique manner in which India won?

63. Answer Opposing Captain = Ricky Ponting, The only test match in which India won the match by 1 wicket Record = This would have been his first victory as captain in India Stadium = Mohali Cricket Stadium

64. What is unique about the following players Imran Tahir Luke Ronchi Masoor Ali Khan Kepler Wessels Dirk Nannes Jofra Archer Eoin Morgon Q18

65. Answer They have played for two countries Imran Tahir (Pakistan and South Africa) Luke Ronchi (Australia and New Zealand) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (India and England) Kepler Wessels (Australia and South Africa) Dirk Nannes (Netherlands and Australia) Jofra Archer (West Indies and England) Eoin Morgan (Ireland and England)

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68. Answer Chris Lynn

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70. Answer Ashish Nehra

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72. Answer Robin Uthappa

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74. Answer Glenn Maxwell

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76. Answer Dwayne Bravo

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78. Answer Shikhar Dhawan

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