General Knowledge - Sports

Exercise : Sports - Section 2
16.
Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?
Rahul Dravid
Sourav Ganguly
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Rahul Dravid was nicknamed, 'The Wall'.

17.
What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar?
Rohan
Ramesh
Rahul
Ravi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sachin was born on 24th April 1973. The dream day for Indian cricket.

18.
Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did?
Mohammad Azharuddin
Surinder Amarnath
Sachin Tendulkar
Navjot Sidhu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In that match, not only Kapil Dev and Surinder Amarnath made their ODI debuts but also Chetan Chauhan played his debut match.

19.
Against which team did Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut?
Kenya
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Australia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Rahul Dravid played his first ODI against Sri Lanka on 3 April 1996 at The Padang, Singapore for the second match of Singapore cup 1995/96. He scored only 3 runs, but took 2 catches. India won the match by 12 runs.

20.
What is the middle name of the Ajith Agarkar, a top class all rounder?
Karan
Bhalchandra
Dalmiya
Rohan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ajith was born on 4th December.