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Cricket Quiz
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20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end
Cricket is one of the world's most popular sports, celebrated for its rich history, exciting rivalries, and unforgettable moments. Played and followed by billions of fans, the game...
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All 20 questions in this Cricket quiz
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How many players are in a cricket team?
- A. 9
- B. 11
- C. 10
- D. 12
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What is Sachin Tendulkar's record that is considered one of cricket's most significan't milestones?
- A. Fastest T20 century
- B. Most wickets in Test cricket
- C. 100 international centuries - 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs - more than any other player in history
- D. Highest ODI team score
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What is a full toss in cricket bowling?
- A. A delivery that bounces several times
- B. A delivery that bounces extremely high
- C. A delivery that reaches the batsman without pitching - typically above waist height is classified as a no-ball while below waist height is a legal delivery that batsmen can hit freely
- D. A very wide delivery
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What is Steve Smith known for in cricket?
- A. His wicket-keeping ability
- B. His spin bowling
- C. His aggressive fast bowling
- D. An unorthodox but extraordinarily effective batting technique that made him the world's best Test batsman for an extended period - and his role in the ball-tampering scandal
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What is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in cricket?
- A. A fielding rotation system
- B. A method of selecting batting order
- C. A batting technique
- D. A mathematical formula used to calculate revised targets in rain-affected limited-overs matches
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What does extra mean in cricket scoring?
- A. The fielding team's total
- B. The bonus runs awarded for a team reaching 300
- C. The additional runs for a six
- D. Runs scored not off the bat - including wides, no-balls, byes, and leg byes
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What is the length of a cricket pitch in yards?
- A. 24
- B. 25
- C. 22
- D. 20
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What is the ICC and what does it govern?
- A. A domestic Indian competition
- B. The organisation that manages the IPL
- C. The International Cricket Council - the global governing body for cricket that organises World Cups, maintains rankings, and enforces rules
- D. The Indian Cricket Council
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What is the Beehive chart or wagon wheel in cricket analytics?
- A. A pitch condition map
- B. A visual representation of where a batsman scores runs across the ground - used to analyse batting patterns and plan fielding positions
- C. A bowling analysis tool
- D. A type of fielding position
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Who is MS Dhoni and what leadership achievements is he known for?
- A. A Sri Lankan spinner and captain
- B. An Indian wicketkeeper-batsman who became India's most successful captain - winning the T20 World Cup (2007), ODI World Cup (2011), and Champions Trophy (2013)
- C. An Australian batting legend
- D. A Pakistan captain
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What is a maiden over in cricket?
- A. An over in which the bowler takes a wicket
- B. The first over of an innings
- C. An over bowled by a debutant
- D. An over in which no runs are scored
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What is the Sandpaper Gate cricket scandal?
- A. A scandal about fixed matches in the IPL
- B. A controversy about pitch preparation
- C. A controversy about a touring team's conduct
- D. The 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering incident where Australian players used sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball - resulting in bans for Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft
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What is the Bodyline series in cricket history?
- A. A specific fielding formation
- B. A type of bowling technique in modern T20
- C. The controversial 1932-33 Ashes series where England bowled short-pitched deliveries at the batsman's body rather than the wicket - causing an international diplomatic incident
- D. A West Indian batting technique
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What is the Power Play in One Day International cricket?
- A. A designated phase of overs where fielding restrictions apply - limiting the number of fielders outside the 30-yard circle - to encourage attacking batting
- B. The first over of a Test match
- C. A team's most powerful batting lineup
- D. A batting partnership of over 100 runs
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How many balls are used in a cricket match and when are they changed?
- A. One ball per innings
- B. Two balls one from each end changed every 80 overs in Test cricket
- C. One ball for the entire match
- D. A new ball every 20 overs
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Who holds the record for the most Test match centuries?
- A. Sachin Tendulkar
- B. Brian Lara
- C. Jacques Kallis
- D. Ricky Ponting
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What is a powerplay over in T20 cricket?
- A. The final 6 overs
- B. The middle 6 overs
- C. The first 6 overs of a T20 innings where only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle - creating maximum scoring opportunity for batsmen
- D. The last 4 overs before the end
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What is a wicketkeeper's role in cricket?
- A. The designated gloved fielder positioned behind the stumps at the batting end - responsible for catching balls that pass the batsman and effecting stumping dismissals
- B. The opening bowler
- C. A fielder positioned in the outfield
- D. The team captain
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What is the significance of the number 99.94 in cricket?
- A. The highest bowling average
- B. The highest team total in Test cricket
- C. The number of Test centuries Sachin scored
- D. Don Bradman's Test batting average
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Who scored 400 not out in a single Test innings?
- A. Brian Lara
- B. Matthew Hayden
- C. Sachin Tendulkar
- D. Don Bradman