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GK Quiz on Cricket

Here’s a GK quiz on cricket with 20 questions and their respective Answers, each with 4 options (A, B, C, and D):

1. Which country hosted the first-ever Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A) England
B) Australia
C) India
D) West Indies

2. Who holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket?
A) Brian Lara
B) Ricky Ponting
C) Don Bradman
D) Sachin Tendulkar

3. Which team won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011?
A) Australia
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) England

4. Who has taken the most number of One Day International (ODI) wickets?
A) Muttiah Muralitharan
B) Shane Warne
C) Anil Kumble
D) Wasim Akram

5. In T20 cricket, what is the maximum number of overs allowed per team?
A) 20
B) 50
C) 10
D) 15

6. Who holds the record for the fastest century in One Day Internationals?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Shahid Afridi
C) Chris Gayle
D) Virender Sehwag

7. The term “silly point” is associated with which fielding position in cricket?
A) Close to the bowler
B) Behind the wicketkeeper
C) Near the boundary line
D) In the slips

8. Which cricketer is known as “The Wall” for his solid batting technique?
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Jacques Kallis
C) Allan Border
D) Kumar Sangakkara

9. What does LBW stand for in cricket?
A) Leg Before Wicket
B) Long Boundaries Worn
C) Left-handed Batsman Wicket
D) Leg Break Wicket

10. Which cricket stadium is known as the “Home of Cricket”?
A) The Gabba
B) Wankhede Stadium
C) Lord’s Cricket Ground
D) Eden Gardens

11. The term “Doosra” is commonly associated with which type of delivery in cricket?
A) Inswing
B) Off-break
C) Leg-break
D) Off-cutter

12. Who is the only cricketer to have scored 100 international centuries?
A) Ricky Ponting
B) Virat Kohli
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Brian Lara

13. In which year was the Indian Premier League (IPL) inaugurated?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2006
D) 2012

14. Which country has won the most ICC Cricket World Cups?
A) Australia
B) India
C) West Indies
D) England

15. What is the highest team score in Test cricket history?
A) 952/6
B) 914/4
C) 903/7
D) 849/9

16. Which cricketer has taken the most catches in Test cricket?
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Ricky Ponting
C) Jacques Kallis
D) Mahela Jayawardene

17. Who is the fastest bowler to reach 300 wickets in Test cricket?
A) Dale Steyn
B) Wasim Akram
C) Malcolm Marshall
D) Dennis Lillee

18. In 2007, which team famously chased down 438 runs in an ODI against South Africa?
A) Australia
B) India
C) England
D) West Indies

19. Which cricketer is known as the “Sultan of Swing”?
A) Wasim Akram
B) Glenn McGrath
C) James Anderson
D) Curtly Ambrose

20. The term “Mankading” refers to a method of dismissal named after Vinoo Mankad. What does it involve?
A) Run out
B) Stumping
C) Handling the ball
D) Bowler removing the bails at the non-striker’s end