Test
Which country has played the most Test matches in the history of the game?
England
Which country (and count) has won the most men's Cricket ODI World Cup titles?
Australia (6 titles)
Who is the only player to have won the 'Player of the Tournament' award twice in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
Virat Kohli (2014 and 2016).
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in an IPL innings?
Chris Gayle (175* for Royal Challengers Bangalore).
What is the common name for the system that predicts the ball's trajectory after hitting the pad for LBW appeals?
Hawk-Eye
Which major controversy in 2018 saw three Australian players, including the captain and vice-captain, banned for ball-tampering?
Sandpapergate
Which famous Australian cricket ground hosts the traditional "Boxing Day Test" match every year?
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Rohit Sharma (264 runs) holds the record for the highest individual score in a single men's ODI innings. Against which country?
Sri Lanka
Which team became the first to win a men's T20 World Cup final without losing a single match in the entire tournament?
India (2024 T20 World Cup)
Which team scored the highest team total in IPL history?
Sunrisers Hyderabad (287/3 vs RCB in 2024).
What specific technology uses infra-red cameras to show if the ball has made contact with bat or pad, detecting heat friction?
Hot Spot
In 2008, what was the widely publicized cricket scandal involving an alleged racial abuse incident between Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds and Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh?
Monkeygate
Who holds the record for the most double centuries (scores of 200 or more) in Test cricket?
Don Bradman (with 12 double centuries)
Who holds the record for the most wickets in men's ODI history?
Wasim Akram (502 Wickets)
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in a men's T20 International innings?
Aaron Finch (Australia) with 172 runs.
Who holds the record for the most hat-tricks in IPL history?
Amit Mishra (3 hat-tricks).
What is the name of the sound-based technology that uses a highly sensitive microphone to detect faint sounds of ball on bat or glove?
Snickometer (or UltraEdge)
In the 1981 ODI between Australia and New Zealand, what controversial act did Greg Chappell instruct his brother Trevor to do on the final ball?
Bowl an underarm delivery
When a batsman gets out for a golden duck (zero runs, first ball faced) in both innings of the same Test match. What is it called?
King Pair
Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a men's Cricket World Cup match?
Chetan Sharma (India, vs New Zealand in 1987).
Which team has the highest successful run chase in men's T20 International history?
259/4 by South Africa against West Indies (chasing 258) in Centurion in 2023.
Only one player have scored a century for three different IPL franchises. Name the player.
What is the name of the system that places micro-chips in bails and stumps to instantly light up upon dislodgement?
Zing Bails (or LED Bails)
Which Sri Lankan bowler was controversially 'no-balled' seven times in an ODI by Australian umpire Ross Emerson in 1999, prompting Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga to lead his team off the field in protest?
Muttiah Muralitharan.
Only three bowlers have taken all 10 wickets in a single Test innings (a "perfect ten" or "ten-wicket haul"). Name all three.
Jim Laker (England), Anil Kumble (India), and Ajaz Patel (New Zealand).
Who holds the record for the most ducks (zero runs) in men's ODI history?
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) with 34 ducks.
What is the fastest fifty ever scored in men's T20 International cricket, in terms of balls faced?
9 balls, by Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal, vs Mongolia in 2023).
Which team holds the record for the most consecutive wins in IPL history?
Kolkata Knight Riders (10 consecutive wins in 2014-2015).
Which technology measures the speed of the ball immediately after it leaves the bowler's hand?
Speed Gun (or Radar Gun)
What specific type of bat was banned in 1979 after Dennis Lillee used it, sparking a controversy about material giving unfair advantage?
An aluminium bat.