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Which two teams played first international test match?

First official International test match was held between England and Australia in the year 1877 . The match was held at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCC) in Australia. The result...

October 31, 2017

In which year first international cricket match was held?

The first official International Cricket match was held on Sept 24th and Sept 25th in 1844. The match was played between USA and Canada at the St. George’s...

October 31, 2017

In Which Year IPL was started?

Indian Premier League popularly known as IPL was started in the Year 2008. Till 2017, 10 editions of IPL were held.  A total of 8 teams participates in...

October 31, 2017

Which country has won most number of ODI world cup tournaments in Cricket?

Australia Since the beginning of World Cup in 1975, 11 world cup tournaments were held. Australia won World cup for five times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015) followed...

October 31, 2017

. Who is the only Batsman in International cricket to score 1000 runs without fifty in T20s?

Indian Skipper MS Dhoni is the only Batsman to score 1000 runs without half-century in T20 International Cricket . In 2017 in his 75th match and 66th innings...

October 31, 2017

GS Paper-4: UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2017

Draft Post Q1. Conflict of interest in the public sector arises when (a) official duties, (b) public interest., and (e) personal interest are taking priority one above the...

October 31, 2017

Who is the only specialist bowler to achieve Man of the series in World Cup?

Australian Bowler Glen McGrath was awarded Man of the series in 2007 World Cup. Till date he is the only pure bowler in the history of World cup...

October 31, 2017

Who hits the most number of sixes in a single innings in test cricket?

A lower-order batsman and Swing Bowler Wasim Akram from Pakistan holds the record of most number of sixes in a Test innings.  He hit 12 sixes against Zimbabwe...

October 31, 2017

What is king pair in cricket?

In Cricket terminology when a Batsman is dismissed as Duck (Zero) in both innings then it is called Pair. But when a batsman is dismissed in the first...

October 31, 2017

How many times Cricket game appeared in Olympics?

In 1896 Athens Olympics Cricket appeared in Olympics but it came down from that Olympics as there were not enough teams to compete. Cricket played for the first...

October 31, 2017

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