World Cup Cricket Quiz

• Cricket WORLD CUP QUIZ BY cricket fanatic DEBAPRIYA
CHAKRABORTY…

• 1.Pakistan was playing a World Cup match
against West Indies in Edgbaston on 11th
June,1975. Pakistan scored 266/7. In reply at
one stage West Indies was reduced to 166/8.
But the Caribbean miraculously clinched a one
wicket win. The hero of the chase was WI
keeper Deryck Murray who scored an
unbeaten 61. But the Man of the Match was
given to Pakistan’s Sarfraz Nawaz. What was
the reason behind that???

• Ans- The adjudicator Tom Graveney left the
ground when west Indies was tottering at
166/8. He thought Pakistan would easily win
the match. So he left the ground for a drink in
a near bar, announcing Sarfraz Nawaz Man of
the Match. He missed the remaining part of
the match.

• 2. He was born in Nairobi,Kenya.His ancestors
migrated from India to there.He had a dream to
play Test cricket.So he migrated to England.But
didn't get a chance to play for their national team
there.So he migrated again to an another
country.
• He played World Cup for them & in the world cup
he started a revolution which now a days
common but not on those days. Who is he &
what was the innovation???

• Ans- Dipak Patel,opening bowling for New
Zealand in 1992 World Cup.

• 3.This was one of the
famous/infamous incident of
World Cup. What was the
reason that had brought the
spectator in the field???

• Ans- The spectator was asking the reason
behind Sunil Gavaskar’s crawling 36* runs in
174 balls against England in 1975 World Cup.
India were chasing 335.

• Ans- Man of the Match in tied games in World
Cup.
• Andrew Strauss vs India in 2011.
• Marvan Attapattu vs South Africa in 2003.
• Jeromey Bray vs Zimbabwe in 2007.
• Shane Warne vs South Africa in 1999.

• 5. He was named in the original squad of the
1999 world cup, but was replaced on 23 April
1999 by Alan Dawson following a conviction
for a serious criminal offence against him.The
conviction was later overturned. But he
missed the '99 World Cup. who is he???

• 6. The team was captained by David Jones in
the first ever ICC Trophy(World Cup Qualifiers)
in 1979. They narrowly missed the play off to
Sri Lanka only for lesser run rate. However it
was decided this team wouldn't qualify for the
World Cup whatever their result had came
from the tournament. Which team & why was
this decided???

Ans- Wales, as it is part of ECB(England
& Wales Cricket Board).

• 7.He was the captain of his team in the World
Cup 1996.But coming back from the World
Cup he was banned for life immediately by his
country's cricket board. He never played
international cricket after that World Cup.Id
this person who faced Allan Donald with a hat
only & was hit on the head by a Donald
bouncer. Donald thought,he had killed him.

8. Connect them with 1975 world
cup…exhaustive

• Ans – Three finalist from the 1st ever world
cup final who have died.
• Keith Boyce,Roy Fredericks & Gary Gilmour.

• 9.This cricketer was responsible for an exotic
carpet which was given to his opponent
player. It could be a stupid move also if that
opponent player did something which he
didn't. What am I talking about??? Id him also.

Ans- Courtney Walsh who didn’t mankaded
Saleem Jaffer in 1987 World Cup. This act
helped Pakistan to register victory.
Pakistani President gave him the Carpet for
his sportsmanship.

• 10.Dilhara Fernando was bowling to X in a World
Cup match.There was nearly a Phil Hughes's kind
of situation when a bouncer hit the cheeck of X.
The blow was sickening. X had to be stretchered
off by paramedics, blood trickling down his
cheeks. He was rushed to a hospital. He was on a
mere ten, and they had as good as ruled him out
of the match. But when his team all but had lost
the match, surprisingly enough he came back to
bat direct from hospital and almost won the
match for his team single handedly. Seeing this,
X's team captain was so amazed that when he
was asked about the defeat he replied," “I don’t
think it is too big a deal; we’ve seen bloodshed
before.” Who was this hero???

• 11.This cricketer took a catch
against South Africa in the
2009 T20 World Cup which
according to David Llyod was
the best catch ever. He has a
50 over's World Cup record
which hasn't broken yet. Id
him & what's his record???

• Ans- Kyle Coetzer(Scotland),highest score ever
in a world cup match in a loosing cause.
• 156 vs Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup.

• 12.Conversation between Warne,Dravid & Naseer
Hussain.
NH- I'm pretty sure England'll do pretty well in
2019 WC Warnie.
SW-Why do you think so Naseer???
NH-2011 WC Hosted by India & SL & final was
between them. 2015 WC hosted by Aus & NZ &
the final is between them. So since the 2019 WC
is being hosted by the British Islands,guess what's
the final gonna be???
What did Rahul Dravid reply to his question???

• 13.This cricketer played Ranji Trophy for
Tamilnadu & Railways.He was also a key
member for his zone in Duleep Trophy.He
toured England as a member of the Under 19
Indian team.But later he represented another
country in World Cup.Id him & the country.

• 14.Robert Meuleman,son of ex Australian Test
cricketer Ken Meuleman was a First Class
cricketer from Western Australia. He
suggested something which delivered a great
result in World Cup Cricket. What did he
suggest???

Ans- He suggested Adam Gilchrist to
use the Squash Ball inside the glove.

• 15.He played the first ever ball in his country's
inaugural Test. He played the '87 World Cup
where his own father was the team manager.
In this way they become the only father son
combination to share the dressing room in
World Cup. Who is he???

• 16.He never got deserved
opportunities to play for his
country,West Indies as the fearsome
four of that time were present in the
team.He got to play a match against
Australia in 1983 World Cup only after
Marshall & Garner were declared
unfit.He jumped on that chance &
took 7 for 51 in that match.It was the
best bowling figure ever in ODI till
then & obviously the best bowling
figure of 1983 World Cup.Name him.

• 17.It's a big misconception that UAE had only
one Emirati citizen in their 1996 World Cup
squad. Sultan Zarawani,their skipper was the
lone Emirati, people use to think. But their vice
captain was also an UAE born player (was born
in Dubai) in the team.He was a left arm
seamer. Id this cricketer who once scored 209*
against Thailand in an ACC Trophy match.

• 18.X was a school boy from south Africa. He
bunked school to watch his beloved country
South Africa playing in the 1992 World Cup.
Seeing it,he also wished to play the mega event
one day. Few years later, he was playing the
domestic league of his country by birth but his
dream of playing a World Cup seemed all but
gone. At that time his state team's captain Y
suggested him something to do. He followed it &
his dream was fulfilled. Who is X & Y & what did Y
suggest him???

• Ans- X= Grant Elliott
• Y=Ken Rutherford,he suggested him to
play for the New Zealand.

• 19.When NKP Salve & IS Bindra approached
him,he had one condition that he would be
seated next to the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
during an exhibition match between India and
Pakistan held just before the World Cup '87,
which would be broadcast live on national
television.Proximity to the prime minister and the
huge media exposure sent out the message that
they enjoyed warm relations with the
government. Who is this gentleman & what did
Bindra & Salve approach to him???

• Ans- Dhirubhai Ambani(Reliance),they
approached him to become title sponsor.

• Ans- Team managers when India won the
world cup in 1983 & 2011.
• PR Mansingh & Ranjib Biswal.

• 21.He was the opening bowler for his side in
the 1975 World Cup.But he was killed within 4
months of that World Cup in a car cash,having
returning home from a club match which he
had taken 6 wickets for 16 runs.But he came in
the news during the 1987 World Cup in the
subcontinent,8 years later after his tragic
death.Who & why???

• Ans- Don Pringle,East Africa. His son Dereck
Pringle played for England. First father-son
pair in World Cup.

• 22.He fielded the final ball of a World Cup final.
But according to him the act was a stupid one &
he added "Should have just held on to it. Or let it
go through for four and then picked it up. Should
have kept the ball. In the end, as you know,
people were grabbing stumps and bails." This
man batted well in the semis & played jem of an
innings in that final. But somehow it has been
totally forgotten. Even his captain of that team
didn't mention him or his innings in his
autobiography. Who is this ill-fated cricketer???

• Ans- Mike Velletta,87 World Cup final at Eden
Garden’s.

• 23.These were all nominees. Who was the winner
& what was the name of that competition???
1.Kevin Arnott
2.Md. Azharuddin
3.Martin Crowe
4.Sunil Gavaskar
5.Roger Harper
6.Roshan Mahanama
7.Viv Richards
8.John Wright

• Ans- Martin Crowe catch of Dave
Houghton,Zimbabwe.
• Bush cricket classic catch,1987 world cup.

• 24.He is namesake of an
Indian Prime Minister. This
Indian ex Test Cricketer led
Hyderabad to win the Ranji
Trophy in 1987. Later he
went to Ireland & played for
them. He was the asst.
coach of Ireland in the 2011
World Cup. Who is he???

• Ans- Bobjee Narashima Rao.

• 25.He played 2011 World Cup.
Three of his brothers also played
World Cup cricket. In this way he
belongs to the only cricketing
family which has 4 brothers in
World Cup. He faced only 3 balls in
the entire 2011 World Cup & was
dismissed thrice!!! Name this
*talented* player.

• Ans – Only two cricketers to make their ODI
debut in a world cup knockout match.
• Wayen Larkins- Eng vs NZ in 1979 S/F.
• Tharindu Kaushal- SL vs RSA in 2015 Q/F

• 27.There are only one instances each where a
brother & his sister & a husband & his wife
both played World Cup cricket. Id all four of
them.
• Here are the photos of the husband-wife pair.

• Ans- Nathan Astle & Lisa Astle(NZ).
• Guy de Alwis & Rasanjali Chandima Silva(SL).

• 28.He was a member of the world
champion Australian team that won
the 1987 World Cup.He was just
22(age) then but he never played
again for them after that World Cup.
Interestingly enough he debuted also
for the Aussies in that '87 World
Cup.Born to a Latvian father,he is the
only Latvian origin player to play the
World Cup & probably international
cricket.Id him.

• 29.When India won the world cup in
1983,many people celebrated it in different
styles.But Vijay Singh Pathbardhan made a
movie. But how could you connect his movie
with that World Cup '83???

• Ans- Sandip Patil was the hero & Syed Kirmani
was the villain in the movie.

• 30.He was a bowler only.He played two World
Cups for his country & on both occasions he
was the captain.He played every matches for
his team during those two World Cups.But
interestingly enough he couldn't take a single
wicket on those two World Cups together.Who
is he???

• Ans- Srinivas Venkatraghavan,captain of the
Indian team in 1975 & 1979 World Cups.

• 31. This image is from 1999 World Cup. Lance
Klusener is fielding in a group match in the
shade of a tree which is well inside the
boundary. Just id the ground.

• Ans- VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen,The
Nederlands.
• The match was between Kenya & South Africa.
• Many would guessed it as the St. Lawrence
Cricket Ground in Canterburry. But that’s
wrong.

• 32.He was the only non white player
in the 1983 World Cup squad of
Zimbabwe. It was their first ever
World Cup also.He is also credited to
be de 1st ever non white & Muslim
player to play for Zimbabwe in
international level.Id him.

• 33."We used to read about it in books. Now
we are here face to face with this historic
moment. Obviously we are thrilled," Sourav
Ganguly said in a trip to a city during 2003
World Cup. The moment is in the picture
below. Id the city & what did they read in
books???

• Ans- Pietermaritzburg. Gandhiji was thrown
out of the train by white people. A Gandhi
memorial train uses to run in memory of that
incident.

• 34.India launched their World Cup jersey just
before the tri nations. But in World Cup they
forced to make minor changes in their jerseys
due to ICC's order. Just id the change.

• Ans- They had to remove the Star logo & the
Nike sign from in front of their jerseys.

• 35.He became famous in 2001 after completing a solo
journey around the equator without motorised transport. The
South Africa born Swiss explorer used to work as motivators
temporarily with different sporting teams in important
competitions. He has a 'Midas Touch' of success. Some of his
recent works -
Worked with Team India during World Cup Cricket & India
became World Champion in 2011.
Worked with KKR in 2014 & it has won the IPL.
Worked with the German football team im 2014 & Germany
lift the FIFA World Cup.
He worked with South Africa in the 2015 Cricket World Cup &
it has won their first ever knock out match in World Cup. Id
this magician.

• 36.What's going on the field???It's an incident
of a 1975 World Cup match between Sri Lanka
& Australia.

• Ans- Tamil people are protesting for not to
have a single Tamil player in the Sri Lanka
team.

• 37.He was a very poor cricketer.He never
played a single Test,ODI or T20I.Even he never
participated in a First Class or List-A match.At
the age of only 20 he realised that Cricket was
not for him.So he stopped playing cricket.Even
Wikipedia hasn't a page on him.He is so little
known that even his name is often mispelt.Yet
one can see him doing coaching for his team
in this 2015 World Cup.Who is he???

• Ans- Russel Domingo,South Africa coach

• 38.It was a 1999 world cup match,played on 15th
May at Hove.India & South Africa were playing
against each other.A controversy happened in the
match which never happened in a cricket field
before.Sourav Ganguly first complained about it
to the umpires.But they couldn't take a decision
as nothing was said in the law about that
matter.They consulted with match referee.Even
he was confused.So he discussed it with ICC to
declared the act unfair.Which incident or act I'm
talking about???

• Ans- Hansie Cronje was getting instructions from
coach Bob Woolmer via ear phone.

• 39. In 1987 World Cup,an Indian Cricketer
made a world record in ODI.But in the very
next world cup in 1992,he wasn't even
selected for his team. But he came back
strongly in 1996 World Cup. please tell about
his World Record too.

• Ans – Navjot Singh Sidhu, consecutive 4 half
centuries in first 4 innings of his ODI career.

• 40.Whom had Martin Guptill gestured his two
fingers to??? and tell me the reason also.

• Ans- Their batting coach Craig McMillan.
• Only two cricketers hit sixes on the roof of
Westpac Stadium,Wellington. Guptill just
became the second. McMillan was the first.

• 41.In 1999,a cricketer was in the preliminary
list of World Cup squads of two countries X &
Y!!!Both the team had a desire to pick him.So
he was selected for Y only after X didn't pick
him in the final squad. Id him & also X & Y.

• Ans- Gavin Hamilton,England & Scotland.

• 42.Who are first & last in this list of 8
cricketets in world cup - Pommi
Mbangwa,Ehsanul Haque,David
Obuya,Jacques Kallis,Berend Westdijk,Shem
Ngoche,Mitchell Johnson???

• Ans – Hattrick Victims in world cup. Ewen
Chatfield(NZ) & Tharindu Kaushal(SL).
• Th bowlers were Chetan Sharma in Nagpur in
1987 & JP Dumminy in Sydney in 2015

• 43.Ritu Beri designed the beautiful team
jerseys of 1996 World Cup. But which
Japanese sportswear company printed the
jerseys??? Clue- it’s the jersey provider of the
current Australian cricket team.

• 44.Sabaruddin Khan,a middle aged person
from Karachi & father of a little boy was very
much in news during 2015 world cup. He was
regularly coming on different chanells in TV
during World Cup matches. Why has he
become so popular???

• 45.During 2014 World Cup
Qualifiers(for 2015 world cup) this
cricketer,surnamed Odhiambo was
in the news for two off the field
reasons.One was for his name &
another was playing along with his
uncle Thomas Odoyo in the same
team.What's his first & middle
name???

• 46.He was only married then & 1999 world
cup happened. His board ordered all the
cricketers wives to go home.But he kept his
wife with him without telling anyone. When
someone came he used to do some strange
thing to hide his wife from the public. Who is
he & what did he do???

• Ans – Saqlain Mushtaq,he kept his wife in a
wardrobe.

• 47.There are lots of cricketers who played as a
cricketer first & then did coaching in World
Cup Cricket. But X has a unique record. He
coached first in a World Cup & then in another
World Cup, he played as a cricketer. Id X.

• Ans- Dougie Brown,coach of Namibia in 2003 &
player of Scotland in 2007.
• He also played ODI for England.

• 48.Mehboob Hasan,a 50 years old clerk at
Etawah Agricultural Engineering College,Uttar
Pradesh went to Khwajasaheb's dargah,Ajmer
to have a prayer for a cricketer. His prayer
changed the fortune of a certain player & his
team in the 2015 world cup. Both of them
were going through a very bad patch. Who is
this player & why did Hasan pray for him???

• Ans- He is the maternal uncle of Pakistani
keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed.

• 49.This cricketer originaly belongs from
Pakistan.But due to continue disturbances in
his country he had to take political shelter in
an another country.There he continued
practising cricket & only then he realised that
he is good enough to play international
cricket.He played the 2015 World Cup for his
adopted country.Id him.

• Ans- Sikander Raza Butt,Zimbabwe

• Ans- Inspiration of World Cup Mascots when it
were held in Indian subcontinent in 1987,1996 &
2011.
• Dovey(Dove) Googlee(Google) Stumpy(Stump)

• 51.West Indies was playing a warm up match
for the 1987 World Cup on 19th October at
Gadaffi Stadium,Lahore against a local
side.The captain of that local side won the toss
& elected to bat first.He came himself to open
the innings with Mudassar Nazar.He faced the
first ball of the innings & in the second one he
was clean bowled.Id this captain cum
batsman.

• Ans- Nawaz Shariff,current Pakistani Prime
Minister.

• 52.It was 1996 World Cup.Pepsi & Coca Cola
both were fighting to become one of the
official sponsor for the tournament. Coca Cola
eventually won the right with a staggering
$3.7 million to become the official sponsor. To
counter it,archrivals Pepsi used a tagline
during that World Cup which become
immense popular.It even surpassed the official
sponsor Coca Cola.What was that???

• Ans- Nothing Official About It!!!

• 53.There are so many boycotts in World Cup
matches.But the first ever boycott was
happened in an ICC Trophy(World Cup
Qualifiers) match in 1979.The country's
government told the team not to play against
a particular side for political reason.So the
team forfeited their match and had to play a
knockout match to qualify.Id both the country.

• 54.He cited Racism as the reason for his
omission from a world cup match despite
doing well in the previous matches in this
2015 World Cup.He tweeted,"Always tougher
when your in the minority!! #colour #race".
The team has taken disciplinary action against
him instantly & send him back to the country
from the World Cup. Who is he??

• 55.He played 2007 World Cup for some other
team.But he had a desire to play for Ireland in
2011 WC.Technically he qualified for de
Irish.Even he was selected in de squad for de
World Cup preparation tour to India.But at de
end he had to be withdrawn from de team as
his county team Glocestershire was asking a
huge compensate for him which Irish board
couldn't afford.So he missed de 2011 WC.Who
is this cricketer???

• 56.He is a former footballer for Woking. He came
in the limelight in 1991.He was playing de 3rd
round match against West Bromwich Albion.
Trailing 1–0 at half time, he scored a hat-trick in
the second half to help Woking to a 4–2 historic
win.He was also a cricketer for Gibraltar.He played
for them in de ICC Trophy/Cricket World Cup
Qualifiers.Id him.

• 57.He never got the deserved opportunities &
was always mishandled by the selectors.He
played only one World Cup in 2003. Yet he
scored 172* in a match at that World Cup.This
is till the highest score of his country in world
cup.Name him.

• Ans- Craig Wishart,Zimbabwe

• 58.He was the wicket keeper of
New Zealand in the 1979 world
cup.In the semifinal against
England he played a little cameo
at the death overs to almost
chased down the target set by
England.They lost only by 9
runs.The next closest semifinal
loss for the Kiwis was happened in
1992. Coincidently he was the
coach then. Id this kiwi

• 59.He is only the second
cricketer in the history of
World Cup Cricket to
achieve it. It was 1979
World Cup when it
happened with him. Who is
the first & who is the last in
this list. Also id him.

• Ans- Franklyn Dennis,Canada.
• Hit wicket in world cup. 1st was Roy
Fredericks(WI) & last Misbah-ul-Haq.

• 60.The Air Srilanka flight was bringing the
heroes of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup team
from Lahore.Their captain Arjuna Ranatunga
entered the cockpit having the World Cup in
hand & posed along with the flight's
pilot.What was the reason of this???

• Ans- The pilot was ex Sri Lankan world cupper
Sunil Wettimuny.

• 61.Together, this personality
who once took 5 wickets in a
World Cup match, with his wife
Marlice(in de pic) strive for the
preservation of both animal
species and the culture of the
country's original inhabitants
(The San community).Id him &
tell what's unique about him
regarding World Cup???

• Ans- Rudi van Vuren,played cricket & Rugby
union world cup in same year 2003.

• 62.It was a campaign from one of the leading
companys of India during the 1999 World Cup to
maximize its different products’ sale. Mr. Satish
Mane,the General Manager of the company said
that the company's World Cup promotion
campaign in 1999 was considered one of the
largest consumer promotions ever, wherein
redemptions alone were in excess of Rs 1.6 crore.
Which company & what was their tagline during
that campaign???

• Ans- Britania Khao,World cup jao!!!

• 63.In 2007 World Cup,9 out of the 10 ICC Elite
panel umpires were appointed. Darrel Hair
only missed as he was suspended then for the
infamous Pakistan's forfeited Test.7 out of the
8 Ellite panel Match Referees were also
selected. Who missed out & why???

• Ans- Clive Llyod,as he was selected the team
manger of the WI just before World Cup.

• 64.She ,Anne Grant(being carried on de
shoulders) led her team to win a historical
Olympic Gold in Hockey.Only few years later
his brother also led his team to create history
in Cricket World Cup.Id her brother.

• Ans- Duncan Fletcher. He was the captain of
Zimbabwe team in 1983 World Cup.

• 65.He was the first ever Man of the
Match award winner for West
Indies in World Cup.He was often
compared with Gary Sobers for his
allround abilities. Though his
career was cut shot by a rebel tour
to South Africa in 1982-83.After
that tour he was banned for life.Id
him.

• 66.He scored four consecutive half centuries
in de 1983 World Cup.But he never scored
another half century before or after those 4
half centuries.Id this English cricketer who had
a batting average of 72.00 in that World Cup.

• 67.It was a venue for the 1992 World Cup.But
the city wasn't as developed as other big cities
in the country.Even it hadn't any world class
hotel.England had to play a match there.But
the beds of the hotel were too small for the
big figured English.So they decided to stay in
Melbourne & during the match day they
reached the stadium by plane directly.Name
the city or the ground.

• Ans- Eastern Oval Ground,Ballarat

• 68.First one was the World Cup record holder
before 2011 World Cup.But now the record
belongs to the second.Id both of them & tell
about their World Cup record.

• Ans- Youngest ever player to play the World
Cup.
• Talha Jubair(Ban)- 17 years & 70 days.
• Nitish Kumar(Can)- 16 years & 283 days.

• 69.He was a prolific run scorer in Indian domestic
cricket in the 90's.But he played only 7 ODIs for
India & never got a chance to play in the World
Cup. He took a chance in 2002 to get selected for
the country’s 2003 World Cup team. So he
started wicket keeping only at that time as it was
the only slot unsecured till then. But Sourav
Ganguly always preferred Parthiv Patel & when
he decided to implement Rahul Dravid as the
wicket keeper,it was the end of the road for
him.He eventually retired from all form of cricket
after the world cup 2003.Who is he???

• Ans- Current selector Vikram Rathour.

• Ans- Centuries in their country’s world cup
debut match.
• Denis Amiss(Eng) vs India,1975
• Glenn Turner(NZ) vs East Africa,1975
• Jeromey Bray(Ire) vs Zimbabwe,2007

• 71. He was the first ever substitute fielder
to take a catch in the World Cup History. It
happened in 13th June,1979 at
Nottingham when he took Pakistan’s
captain Asif Iqbal's catch in the bowling of
Alan Hurst.
• He was the coach of a team in the 2015
World Cup. Id the player & name the
country where he is coaching.

• Ans- Dav Whatmore,current coach of
Zimbabwe.

• 72.Playing World Cup is the biggest dream for
every cricketers.But this cricketer X was
suffering from depression during 2011 WC.So
he had to be replaced with Y, just before their
quarter final clash.Id both of them.

• Ans- X=Michael Yardy & Y=Adil Rashid

• 73.He never played International cricket,first
class or List A cricket.He left cricket at an early
age.He was never popular as a coach also &
only few years back he was the coach of a
lowly team like Argentina Cricket team.But he
was the coach of a team in the 2015 world
cup.Id him.

• 74.X was selected in the final world cup squad
but didn't play a single match & his team
reached the final.He became important part
of his team in the next two world cups &
played almost every games.But his team
couldn't reach the final on both occasions. In
his last & fourth world cup he again didn't play
a single game & this time his team qualified
for the final.Name this ill fated cricketer.

• 75.It was a World Cup match between Kenya
& Australia in Vizag on 26th Feb,1996.Michael
Slater had the pitch report & he was
commentating in the commentary box when
opting to bat first Australia was batting
aggressively. But what was unique about him
regarding this World Cup match???

• Ans- In the second half he fielded as a
substitute fielder as he was the member of
the 15men squad.

• 76.He was born in 7th April,1964.He is a great
cricket enthusiastic & used to play cricket from
his childhood along with his two cousins.He
has also captained the 'Australian' team
containing Steve Waugh against an English
side in an 'Ashes' match.Both of his cousins
captained their country in the World Cup. He
become world famous in 2010.Who is he???

• Ans- Oscar winner Russel Crowe,cousin of
Martin & Jeff Crowe.

• 77.X participated in the World Cup both as a
player & a manager. Later he became the chief
selector for his team.He was also an ICC
Match Referee.X memorial trophy is a premier
cricket trophy in his country.He has a world
cup achievement. Id him & tell about his
achievement.

• Ans- Harilal Shah,1st ever duck in world cup.
He was the team manager of the Kenyan team
in 1999 World Cup.
• Winners of Harilal Shah Memorial Tophy.

• 78.He was a school teacher by profession &
took leave for few days to play the world
cup.But unexpectedly his team qualified for the
next round.So he had to extended his leave
which was only granted when his country's
prime minister had requested the school
authority.Id this legend of his country.

• Ans- Kyle McCallan,Ireland

• 79.He was a member of the 1979 WC winning
team of the West Indies.He again played for
them in 1983 WC.But later in his career he
captained the USA in the 1997 & 2001 ICC
Trophys.In this way he become the only world
cup winner who played in the World Cup
Qualifiers also.Name him.

• 80.This footballer,named Jarrod participated in the
2009 FIFA Confedarations Cup in South Africa.But
his father is a cricket World Cupper.He holds the
world record of highest score ever by a no.9
batsman in Tests.Id the cricketer.

• 81.During 2011 world cup who told that
something should happen again as the last
time when it had happened he was in the
same position where he was in 2011??? Also
tell what did he mention to happen again???

• Ans- Current president &
then Finance minister
Pranab Mukherjee was
speaking about India’s
chances to win the Cup in
2011. He was also the
finance minister when India
lifted the Trophy in 1983.

• 82.A specially commissioned
tartan is being used by
Scotland in their jerseys'
sleeves in this World Cup.This
clan tartan is dedicated to a
Wisden Cricketer of the year in
1891 who was born in
Scotland but played Tests for
England.Id him.

• Ans- Gregor McGregor
Clan
Tartan.

• 83.This
personality,named
Manoj Yadav came in the
news during 2011 World
Cup.Tell me the reason.

• Ans- He is the lyricist of theme song ‘De
Ghumake’

• 84. This man is the longest
serving Prime Minister of
New Zealand. A 2015
World Cup stadium is
named after him in
Hamilton. Just name the
stadium or Id him.

• Ans- Seddon Park,Hamilton after Richard
Seddon.

• 85.He played in the 1975 world
cup as a wicket keeper for New
Zealand.The first ever stumping in
world cup is credited to him.He is
also the first ever wicket keeper to
score an ODI century.But sadly he
died within a year of that world
cup due to skin cancer.Id him.

• 86.Situated 30 km north of Dublin,there
seems little remarkable about Rush Cricket
Club,a divison two team in the Leinster
League.But during this 2015 World Cup the
club has come under the world's media
attention.Tell me the reason.

• Ans- Two world cup captains Ed Joyce &
William Potterfield belong from this club.

• 87."When I got to hospital I discovered I had
sustained a hairline fracture of the rib, my
right foot was broken, I had a dreadful bruise
on my inner thigh, my hip bone was badly
bruised and I was completely numb in my left
leg. I thought I was paralyzed. The numbness
stayed with me for 12 hours." Whose words &
who was responsible for it???

• Ans- Sunil Wettimuny in the bowling of Jeff
Thompson.

• 88.He would be very much happy now. His
team experienced one of the most
heartbreaking lose ever against Pakistan in the
1992 World Cup Semi Final at Eden
Park,Auckland. 23 years later his son's team
has broken the jinx to enter the final at the
same place. Who is this father & son.

• Ans- Rod Latham & Tom Latham.

• 89.He was a team member
of the 1987 New Zealand
World Cup squad. He also
represented NZ in the
Commonwealth Games’
Badminton event in 1986 &
1990. His brother also
played the 1999 Cricket
World Cup. Who is he?

• Ans- Phil Horne,brother of Matt Horne.

• 90.Bishen Singh Bedi once told that a
particular world cup team was in the World
Cup to just make the noumbers & he
compared their jerseys with
X-Mas trees.However he was proved totally
wrong at the end of that tournament.Id the
team & which World Cup???

• Ans- Kenya,2003 World Cup.

• 91.He was the wicket keeper of England in
1983 World Cup.He was also a goal keeper in
football & played for Slough Town & Arsenal
Youth.His nickname is 'Gunner' for his playing
connection with the Aresenal.He was also
selected the chairman of Burnham FC in
2009.Name this cricketer cum footballer.

• 92.Why is he a very important person in West
Indies's World Cup campaign??? Also id him.

• Ans- David Rudder’s ‘Rally round the West
Indies’ is used as the cricket anthem of West
Indies in ICC events.
• As west Indies is group of combined
independent islands. They have not a
particular national anthem.

• 93.Afghanistan's rise in the world cricket has
similarities with the story of movie 'Chak de
India'.Afghanistan were in the 5th divison.But
they qualified for the ICC Trophy.They came so
close for a world cup spot but missed by a
whisker.Though they gained ODI status.In the
movie an unfancied Indian team won the
world cup under the coaching of Kabir
Khan.But who was Afghanistan's coach in their
journey???

• 94. Zimbabwe had to catch a fight to play
against South Africa in this 2015 World Cup.
But a player was really confused as he found
his name in every tickets. So he wasn’t getting
his own ticket. What was the reason for this
confusion?

• Ans- Hamilton Masakadza with his team were
going to the city ‘Hamilton’.

• 95. Just name this Bollywood movie.

• 96. X is a Cricket World Cupper. His father
Mike was an international Rugby Union player
for England. It was the rarest occasion when
Mike opened the batting for England with
Arthur Milton,an international Footballer for
England(2 double internationals) in a Test
match against New Zealand in 1958. X’s own
brother-in-law is Y,a legend of their country. Id
X & Y.

• Ans- X – Neil Smith & Y – Sebastian Coe

• 97.Kevin O’Brien in the picture celebrated in
crane pose from the movie ‘Karate Kid’ after
taking the catch of a UAE batsman in this 2015
World Cup. What was the reason for this kind
of celebration?

• Ans- The batsman was Krishna Chandran
Karate. Karate was his last name.

• 98. He was born in Kowloon,Hong Kong on
2nd April,1963. He played for the Hong Kong
team in the 1982 ICC Trophy. He was selected
‘Sports Person in the Year’ of Hong Kong. But
latter he played two World Cup cricket in
1992 & 1996. He was also the coach of Pune
Warriors India in IPL. Id him.

• 99.During 2007 world cup,he got drunk heavily
before an important game at Gros Islet,St. Lucia.
Inspite of being drunk,he went to the near beach
for a walk and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
He dragged a pedalo to had some fun on the
ocean. He nearly drowned when the boat
carrying him capsized. He was rescued by a hotel
staff(England stayed there) at 4am. For this
incident, he was stripped of his vice captaincy for
rest of the tournament & was suspended for the
next match by his team management. Who is
he???

• 100.He was a substitute fielder
for the England against the
Aussies in 2009 Ashes.He has
highest score of 175 in ODI.He
scored two consecutive centuries
in de 2014 ICC World Cup
Qualifiers to help his side
qualified for the World Cup.Id the
cricketer who plays for Durham in
English County Cricket.

101. Connect them with another
cricketer,clue-2007 world cup

• Ans- AB Devilliers scored four ducks in world
cup 2007. It’s a rarest thing that ABD has
scored a zero. But in 2007 WC he got four.
• They were the bowlers who dismissed him.
• James Franklin,Byod Rankin,Chaminda Vaas &
Billi Steeling.

• 102.He was born in Andhra Pradesh in 1962.
But was a prominent member of Tamil Nadu
Ranji team which won the trophy in 1988. He
played both Tests and ODI for India & was the
new ball partner of Kapil Dev. Recently Ravi
Shastri has called him 'Man With 70 Wickets'.
Id him.

• Ans- India’s bowling coach Bhrath Arun.

• 103.He had to officiate the WC
match between South Africa &
Pakistan in 1996.But had to be
replaced with Steve Bucknor in
this match as Pakistan protested
against his involvement in their
matches. Who is he???

• Ans- Ian Robinson,Zimbabwe

• 104. X,a Test cricketer was born in
Mumbai & had his education in
Mumbai & Nainital. His Hockey
loving father used to work in Bombay
Police. He(father) was the umpire of
the 1964 & 1968 Olympics Hockey.
Though he hasn't do anything special
in international cricket. But he has an
special achievement in World Cup
cricket. Id him & what's his World
Cup achievement???

• Ans- John Jameson,England. He faced the 1st
ever ball in world cup history.
• India’s Madanlal bowled him the 1st ever ball
of World Cup.
• He is the 1st ever cricket in World Cup to be
dismissed also. He was caught by Srinivas
Venkatraghavan & the bowler was Mohinder
Amarnath.

• 105. If the person in the left & the person in
the right represent the 2011 World Cup
Semifinal & Final matches of India
respectively. Then who represents the 2011
Quarterfinal match of India???

• Ans- Narendra Modi,the then president of
Gujarat Cricket Association. Ahmedabad
hosted India’s Quarterfinal match.
• IS Bindra & Vilasrao Deshmukh,they were the
presidents of their respective state cricket
association during World Cup Semifinal &
Final matches of India.

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