Cricket Quiz with Answers

1. The world’s top cricketers were auctioned off for the DLF Indian Premier League in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. Which cricketer attracted the highest price ? 
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (India) 
(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) 
(C) Andrew Symonds (Australia) 
(D) Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 
Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)

2. Who won the Deodhar Trophy Cricket played in Mumbai on March 9, 2010 ? 
(A) North Zone 
(B) West Zone 
(C) East Zone 
(D) South Zone 
Answer: North Zone

3. Who holds the record for the highest number of runs in Test Cricket ? 
(A) Sunil Gavaskar 
(B) Geoffrey Boycott 
(C) Sachin Tendulkar 
(D) Gary Sobers 
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

4. Which country will host 2015–Cricket World Cup ? 
(A) India 
(B) Australia 
(C) New Zealand 
(D) Both (B) and (C) 
Answer: Both (B) and (C)

5. The cricketer who became the brand Ambassador of ‘Indigo Nation’ is— 
(A) Sachin Tendulkar 
(B) Sourav Ganguly 
(C) Anil Kumble 
(D) Ajay Ratra 
Answer: Anil Kumble


6. The highest wicket taker in test matches is now— 
(A) Shane Warne 
(B) Muthia Murlitharan 
(C) Kapil Dev 
(D) Dennis Lillee 
Answer: Muthia Murlitharan

7. Which country has won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket played in May 2010 ? 
(A) Sri Lanka 
(B) England 
(C) India 
(D) Australia 
Answer: England

8. Standard cricket bats are made of— 
(A) Pine wood 
(B) Rose wood 
(C) Teak wood 
(D) Willow wood 
Answer: Willow wood

9. The most popular game in the United States of America is— 
(A) Baseball 
(B) Cricket 
(C) Hockey 
(D) Lawn Tennis 
Answer: Cricket

10. Who is the first cricket player from Kerala to make a test debut ? 
(A) T. Krishnan 
(B) T. S. Shekar 
(C) T. Yohannan 
(D) R. Somasunder 
Answer: T. Yohannan

11. Who is the latest Indian to have joined the ranks of those who have achieved the distinction of having scored a century on their debut in a test match ? 
(A) Azaharuddin 
(B) Gavaskar 
(C) Sehwag 
(D) Tendulkar 
Answer: Sehwag

12. The winner of Devdhar Trophy in Cricket played in March 2010 was— 
(A) Uttar Pradesh 
(B) Maharashtra 
(C) North Zone 
(D) Punjab 
Answer: North Zone

13. The winner of the Ranji Trophy Cricket played in January 2010 was— 
(A) Punjab 
(B) Uttar Pradesh 
(C) Mumbai 
(D) West Bengal 
Answer: Mumbai

14. Who won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2010 ? 
(A) Bangladesh 
(B) Sri Lanka 
(C) India 
(D) Pakistan 
Answer: India