forgotten heroes
While Sachin is the God of Cricket, this player was the non-striker when Sachin scored the first-ever ODI double century in Gwalior.
Who is MS Dhoni? (He smashed 25 off 10 balls at the end
We know Chris Gayle has the highest score (175). Who holds the record for the second-highest individual score in IPL history?
Who is Brendon McCullum? (158* in the very first match)
Mohinder Amarnath is the only Indian to be dismissed for "Handling the Ball." He is also the only Indian to be dismissed in this rare fashion in ODIs.
What is Obstructing the Field?
Everyone remembers the 2011 Final. Who was the "Man of the Match" in the semi-final vs Pakistan?
Who is Sachin Tendulkar? (Scored 85)
Who holds the record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in ODI history (6 wickets for 4 runs)?
Who is Stuart Binny?
This opener is the only Indian batsman to carry his bat (remain not out) through a completed Test innings overseas(happened in 2011).
Who is Rahul Dravid? (vs England at the Oval).
Which is the only IPL franchise to have been terminated twice? (Once suspended, once terminated).
What is Deccan Chargers? (Trick question. CSK/RR were suspended. Deccan was terminated. Kochi/Pune were terminated. Actually, the best answer here to avoid argument is: "This team won the IPL in 2009 but no longer exists.")
If a fielder catches the ball, but his momentum takes him over the boundary, he must do this before touching the ground outside to make it a legal save.
What is "Release the ball"? (Or throw it back in).
Who was the wicketkeeper for India during the 2003 World Cup Final? (Hint: It wasn't a specialist keeper).
Who is Rahul Dravid?
Which Indian ground hosted the first-ever Test match played on Indian soil in 1933?
What is Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai? (Accept "Bombay Gymkhana").
Before Anil Kumble, this spinner held the record for best bowling figures by an Indian in a Test innings (9/69).
Who is Jasu Patel? (vs Australia, 1959).
Who is the only player to be a part of the IPL winning XI for three different franchises?
Who is Karn Sharma? (SRH 2016, MI 2017, CSK 2018. Ambati Rayudu is also close but Karn did it in consecutive years).
: In the scorecard, if a batsman is out "Stumped," the credit goes to the bowler and wicketkeeper. If he is "Run Out," who gets the credit?
What is "No one"? (Run outs do not count toward a bowler's stats).
Chetan Sharma took the first World Cup Hat-trick in 1987. Who was the second Indian to take a World Cup Hat-trick?
Who is Mohammed Shami? (2019 vs Afghanistan).
Only two Indian batsmen have scored a century in both innings of a single Test match. Sunil Gavaskar is one. Who is the other?
Who is Ajinkya Rahane? (vs South Africa, 2015. Wait, Virat Kohli also did it? No. Rohit Sharma did it in 2019. Answer:Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, or Rahul Dravid. Wait, Dravid did it vs NZ. The answer is usually Dravid or Rahane).
Everyone knows Ganguly and Dhoni. But who was India's captain for the first-ever T20 International India played (vs South Africa, 2006)?
Who is Virender Sehwag
Manish Pandey was the first Indian to score an IPL century. Who was the second?
Who is Yusuf Pathan? (100 off 37 balls vs Mumbai Indians in 2010)
To replace a ball that is lost or out of shape, the umpires must select a replacement that has this specific characteristic.
What is "Similar wear and tear (usage)" to the previous ball?
In the 1999 World Cup, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid put up a 318-run partnership. Against which team?
What is Sri Lanka? (Taunton match).
Who is the only bowler in history to dismiss Don Bradman via "Hit Wicket"?
Who is Lala Amarnath
This player is the only Indian to have taken a wicket with his very first ball in ODI cricket history. (Hint: He was primarily a batsman).
Who is Sadagoppan Ramesh? (vs West Indies, 1999. Bhuvneshwar Kumar did it too, but Ramesh was first).
In 2013, this bowler bowled a "maiden" Super Over (gave 0 runs in the Super Over).
Who is Sunil Narine? (vs Trinidad & Tobago... wait, strictly IPL? In IPL, it has never happened. Correction for fairness:Narine did it in CPL. For IPL: "Who bowled the Super Over for KXIP in 2020 where they successfully defended just 5 runs against MI?" -> Who is Mohammed Shami?)
There are 10 common ways to get out. Name the 11th method which has never happened in international cricket but exists in the laws (Law 25.4.3).
What is "Retired Out"? (Not "Retired Hurt." A batsman retires without injury/illness to let someone else bat. It counts as a wicket. Ashwin did it in the IPL, but rare internationally
India has won two ODI World Cups. Who was the highest run-scorer for India in the 1983 World Cup? (It wasn't Kapil Dev)
Who is Yashpal Sharma? (Wait, fact check: It was actually David Gower (overall). For India? Kapil Dev scored 303. Wait, checking... Correct Answer: Kapil Dev. Let's make it harder: "Who was the Man of the Match in the 1983 Semi-Final vs England?" -> Who is Mohinder Amarnath?)
Who is the only Indian cricketer to have his name on the Lord's Honors Board for both a batting century and a 5-wicket haul?
Who is Vinoo Mankad? (Often called the Mankad Test).