Now that Cricket fever is catching up with the Worldcup round the corner, I was thinking of coming out with a Quiz. I will try to post a series of questions related to cricket and post the answers in the next post. Avoid Google/Cricinfo if possible. Enjoy lah...
This week is on worldcups.
1. Against whom did India register its first win in the world cup ?
2. What is the best performance by a bowler in the world cup ?
3. Who was the Indian captain at the first world cup ?
4. India Vs Pakistan matches have always been onesided in the worldcups. Who were awarded the man of the match awards in these matches (1992/1996/1999/2003 )?
5. Name the man of match award winners starting from 1975 till 2003 world cup finals.
6. What is the dubious record that Gavaskar has at the world cups ?
7. India & Australia had two closest matches at the 87 and 92 worldcups. What was the margin of victory?
8. It was the rain rule in 1992, in 1996 it was Lara, in 1999 they ran themselves out and in 2003 the spoilsports were was once again rain & Duckworth-Lewis method. Whom and what are we talking about ?
9. How many world cup matches ended in a tie ?
10. Who were the victims of the Chetan Sharma when he took the Hat trick in the 1987 world cup?
Happy Quizzing.... Will come out with some more in the comings posts.... Au Revoir !
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1. New Zealand, 1975
2. Gary Gilmore(6 for 14, 1975)
3. Nari Contractor (I think)
4. 1992 - Tendulkar; 1996 - Sidhu; 1999 - Prasad; 2003 - Tendulkar
5. 1975 - Clive Lloyd(??) ; 1979 - Viv Richards ; 1983 - Mohinder Amarnath; 1987 - Allen Border(??); 1992 - Wasim Akram; 1996 - Aravinda De Silva; 1999 - Shane Warne; 2003 - Ricky Ponting
6. 36 off 60 Overs, Not Out
7. 1987 and 1992 - Australia won both by 1 run
8. South Africa
9. 1 match - South Africs vs. Australia
10.
Dude...u dont know how happy i am to see u back..
thats the spirit mate
1. NZ
2. -
3. S. Venkatraghavan
4. 92 - tendulkar, 96 - ?, 99 - prasad, 03 - tendulkar
5. 75 - ?, 79 - richards 83 0 amarnath - 87 - ? 92 - akram 96 - de silva 99 - warne 03 - ponting
6.. 36 no haha
7. 1 run
1.East Africa
2.Mcgrath
3.Venkat
4.DV you are right
5.DV you are right, except for 87. It is Boon
6.DV you are right
7.DV you are right
8.DV you are right
9.DV you are right
10. Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, Chatfield of NZ
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