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Who, other than Sachin Tendulkar, has represented his country in 6 World Cups?
general knowledge sports

  1. Kapil Dev

  2. Viv Richards

  3. Javed Miandad

  4. Graham Gooch

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Correct Option: C

Madan Lal of India bowled the very first delivery in a World Cup. That was back in 1975. Who was the batsman who faced this first delivery?
general knowledge sports

  1. Dennis Amiss

  2. Geoff Boycott

  3. Graham Gooch

  4. John Jameson

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Correct Option: A

India won only a single game in the 1975 World Cup. Which team did India manage to beat?
general knowledge sports

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. East Africa

  3. England

  4. New Zealand

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Correct Option: B

Kepler Wessels in one of two players to have played in the World Cup for two different countries. He played for Australia in 1983, and captained South Africa in 1992. Who is the only other player to have played for two different countries in the World Cup?
general knowledge sports

  1. Duleep Mendis

  2. Allan Lamb

  3. Makhaya Ntini

  4. Anderson Cummins

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Correct Option: D

An easy one. Who holds the record for the fastest (in terms of number of balls faced) century in a World Cup game?
general knowledge sports

  1. John Davison

  2. Matthew Hayden

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

  4. Brendon McCullum

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Correct Option: B

Another simple one. Fill the blank in the following series: Lords, Eden Gardens, ____, Gaddafi Stadium, Lords, Wanderers, Kensington Oval, Wankhede.
general knowledge sports

  1. MCG

  2. SCG

  3. WACA

  4. Gabba

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Correct Option: A

This cricketer of Indian origin made his international debut in 2006 and played a few games in the 2007 World Cup. But then, he took a break from cricket and enrolled in an Indian University to complete his studies. He returned to the international cricket arena in 2010 and is a part of one of the teams in this year's World Cup. Identify.
general knowledge sports

  1. Ravi Rampaul

  2. Tanmay Mishra

  3. Harvir Baidwan

  4. Hashim Amla

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Correct Option: B

X is the only cricketer in history to score an One Day International hundred for 2 nations. X played in the 2007 World Cup for the country where he was born. In 2011, he would have been an important member of the World Cup squad for his adopted nation, but for a finger injury that ruled him out. Identify X.

general knowledge sports

  1. Ed Joyce

  2. Michael Hussey

  3. Eoin Morgan

  4. Dwayne Bravo

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Correct Option: C

He was the only member of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad to have not played a single game. Identify.
general knowledge sports

  1. Ravi Shastri

  2. Kirti Azad

  3. Dilip Vengsarkar

  4. Sunil Valson

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Correct Option: D

He was a part of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad. He also was the coach of the Indian team for some time. He coached one of the teams that reached the semi final of the 2003 World Cup. Identify.

general knowledge sports

  1. Sandeep Patil

  2. Balvinder Singh Sandhu

  3. Kirti Azad

  4. Madan Lal

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Correct Option: A