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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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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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How many players are in a cricket team?
- A. 9
- B. 11
- C. 10
- D. 12
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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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Which country invented cricket?
- A. India
- B. England
- C. Australia
- D. South Africa
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What is the significance of the 2007 T20 World Cup for cricket's commercial development?
- A. India's victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup created enormous public enthusiasm for T20 cricket in India directly enabling the creation of the IPL in 2008 - transforming cricket's economics globally
- B. It was the least watched cricket event ever
- C. It had no commercial significance
- D. It caused traditional Test cricket to be abandoned
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What is a sweep shot in cricket?
- A. A cross-batted shot played to leg sweeping the ball along the ground
- B. A defensive shot played with a straight bat
- C. A shot that clears the boundary
- D. A shot played over the slips cordon
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Who was the first cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs?
- A. Allan Border
- B. Sunil Gavaskar
- C. Sachin Tendulkar
- D. Ricky Ponting
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What is the name of the cricket ground that hosts the Boxing Day Test in Australia?
- A. WACA Ground
- B. Adelaide Oval
- C. Melbourne Cricket Ground
- D. Brisbane Cricket Ground
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What is a 'hat-trick' in cricket?
- A. Three catches in an innings
- B. Three sixes in a row
- C. Three consecutive maidens
- D. Three wickets in three balls
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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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Who was Clive Lloyd and what was his role in West Indies cricket dominance?
- A. An English spin bowling captain
- B. An Australian batsman of the 1970s
- C. Pakistan's greatest all-rounder
- D. The West Indian captain from 1974 to 1985 who assembled and led the most dominant Test team of the era - creating the four-pronged fast bowling attack that terrorised batsmen worldwide
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What is over rate in cricket and why does it matter?
- A. The number of overs bowled per hour - teams are required to bowl a minimum over rate and can be penalised or fined for falling short
- B. How many balls are bowled per minute
- C. The run rate per over conceded
- D. The percentage of dot balls bowled
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What is a yorker in cricket bowling?
- A. A bouncer aimed at the batsman's head
- B. A delivery pitched at the batsman's feet at the base of the crease - very difficult to hit and often used as a wicket-taking ball
- C. A slow delivery designed to deceive
- D. A wide delivery outside the off stump
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What is a duck in cricket and how is it different from a golden duck?
- A. A golden duck means 0 in an ODI only
- B. A duck means 0 in a Test only
- C. A duck means dismissed for zero runs at any point in an innings while a golden duck is dismissed for zero off the very first ball faced
- D. Both mean scoring zero - there is no difference
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Who was the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets?
- A. Wasim Akram
- B. Glenn McGrath
- C. Muttiah Muralitharan
- D. Shane Warne
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What is a wicket maiden in cricket?
- A. A boundary scored off a spinner
- B. An over in which the bowler takes at least one wicket and concedes no runs
- C. A maiden over that includes a wide
- D. An over where only wides are bowled
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What is a Test match in cricket and how long does it last?
- A. The longest format of cricket - played over up to 5 days with each team batting twice
- B. A 50-over match lasting one day
- C. A 20-over match lasting 3 hours
- D. A 10-over exhibition match
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In Test cricket, how many innings does each team play?
- A. 4
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 2
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What is the fastest recorded century in T20 International cricket?
- A. Jos Buttler in 28 balls
- B. AB de Villiers in 31 balls
- C. Rohit Sharma in 35 balls
- D. Chris Gayle in 30 balls
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What is the pink ball in Test cricket used for?
- A. Day games only
- B. Women's cricket only
- C. T20 cricket specifically
- D. Day-night Test matches where the traditional red ball is replaced with a pink ball that is visible under floodlights