Indian Cricket GK Questions And Answers: World Cup, T20, IPL

Last Updated: 3 January 2022

Are you a Cricket fan?

Because I’m a fan too, but do you know who controls the Indian Men’s National Cricket Team?

Well, you have heard of it, it’s the Board of Control for Cricket in India shortly known as BCCI that governs Team India.

Today you’ll learn about many fascinating facts about the Indian Cricket Team, History, Players, Stadium, Nicknames, Wins, Captains, and many more. Read all the Indian Cricket GK Questions And Answers to learn new facts and enjoy asking others.

Famous Nicknames of Indian Cricketers

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No.	Name	Nickname
1	Virat Kohli	Cheeku
2	MS Dhoni	Mahi
3	Yuvraj Singh	Yuvi
4	Sachin Tendulkar	Master Blaster
5	Harbhajan Singh	Bhajji
6	Rohit Sharma	Hit-Man
7	Kapil Dev	The Haryana Hurricane
8	Virender Sehwag	Viru
9	Zaheer Khan	Zak
10	Sourav Ganguly	Dada
11	Gautam Gambhir	Gauti
12	Rahul Dravid	The Wall
13	Anil Kumble	Jumbo
14	V V S Laxman	Very Very Special
15	Suresh Raina	Sanu
16	Sunil Gavaskar	Little Master

Indian Cricket GK Questions And Answers

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ICC World Cup Winners

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Year	Winner	Runner-Up
1975	West Indies	Australia
1979	West Indies	England
1983	India	West Indies
1987	Australia	England
1992	Pakistan	England
1996	Sri Lanka	Australia
1999	Australia	Pakistan
2003	Australia	India
2007	Australia	Sri Lanka
2011	India	Sri Lanka
2015	Australia	New Zealand
2019	England	New Zealand

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51. Runner-Up of First IPL Match?
Answer: Chennai Super Kings

52. Where was the First IPL Tournament played?
Answer: DY Patil Stadium (Mumbai)

53. Who won the most IPLs?
Answer: Mumbai Indians

54. IPL is held after how many years?
Answer: 1 Year

55. Which IPL teams played from 2008?
Answer:
1) Kolkata Knight Riders
2) Royal Challengers Bangalore
3) Kings XI Punjab
4) Delhi Capitals
5) Mumbai Indians

56. Which IPL teams appeared in 2016?
Answer: Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions

57. Who has the most number of Runs in IPL History?
Answer: Virat Kohli (5412 Runs till 2019)

58. Who has the most number of Wickets in IPL History?
Answer: Lasith Malinga

59. Who has the highest Individual Score in IPL History?
Answer: Chris Gayle (RCB)

60. Who has the Most Sixes (overall) in IPL History?
Answer: Chris Gayle

61. Who has the Most Fours (overall) in IPL History?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan

62. Which Indian Cricket Stadium has the largest Capacity?
Answer: Sardar Patel Stadium (Ahmedabad-1,15,000 Capacity)

63. Which Stadium is used the most for Test Matches and ODIs in India?
Answer: Eden Gardens (Kolkata)

64. Which Stadium is used the most for T20 Matches in India?
Answer: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Nagpur)

65. Which Cricket Stadium was First used in 2018?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Dehradun) and Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow)

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66. Which Indian Captain holds the record for most Tests wins?
Answer: Virat Kohli (33)

67. Which is the oldest Cricket Stadium in India?
Answer: Eden Gardens (1864)

68. Which is the Second-Largest Cricket Stadium in India?
Answer: Eden Gardens (Capacity 67,000)

69. Which Country Invented Cricket?
Answer: England

70. How many Full Members are there in ICC that play Test Matches?
Answer: 12 (Twelve)

71. Oldest Test Cricket playing Country in the world?
Answer: England

72. Where is the Headquarters of ICC?
Answer: Dubai

73. When was ICC Established?
Answer: 15 June 1909

74. Who is the Chairman of ICC as of 2021?
Answer: Greg Barclay

75. Who is known as Run Machine in Cricket?
Answer: Virat Kohli

76. Who is the Queen of Cricket?
Answer: Mithali Raj

77. Who is known as Sixer King?
Answer: Yuvraj Singh

78. Who is the most successful Captain in the IPL?
Answer: Rohit Sharma

79. Who hit the Longest Six in History?
Answer: Shahid Afridi (158 m)

80. Who is chosen as the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the year 2017?
Answer: Virat Kohli

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81. Who won 100 matches in the Indian Premier League?
Answer: Mumbai Indians

82. Which players have hit Six Sixes in an over?
Answer:
1) Hazratullah Zazai (2018)
2 Sir Garfield Sobers (1968)
3 Ravi Shastri (1985)
4 Herschelle Gibbs (2007)
5 Yuvraj Singh (2007)
6 Alex Hales (2015)

83. Who hit the longest six in IPL History?
Answer: Albie Morkel

84. When was the India Women’s Cricket Team Established?
Answer: 1976

85. Which National Cricket Team is nicknamed as the Women in Blue?
Answer: India women’s Cricket Team

86. The Last President of the ICC?
Answer: Zaheer Abbas

87. Name of the First Captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
Answer: C.K. Nayudu (1932)

88. Name of the First Captain of the Indian ODI Team?
Answer: Ajit Wadekar (1974)

89. Name of the First Captain of the Indian T20 International Team?
Answer: Virender Sehwag (2006)

90. Which Indian player was sent back home during the 1936 England tour?
Answer: Lala Amarnath Bharadwaj

91. First Indian player to score a Triple Century?
Answer: Virender Sehwag

92. The First Player to complete 10,000 Runs in Test Cricket?
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

93. The First Player to complete 10,000 Runs in ODI Cricket?
Answer: Sachin

94. The First Bowler to take 10 Wickets in an Innings?
Answer: Anil Kumble 

95. Name of the First Women’s Captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
Answer: Shantha Rangaswamy (1976)

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96. Name of the First Women’s Captain of the Indian ODI Team?
Answer: Diana Edulji

97. Name of the First Women’s Captain of the Indian T20 International Team?
Answer: Mithali Raj

98. Which stadium was used when India won the ICC World Cup in 2011?
Answer: Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)

99. Which Country hosted the First ICC World Cup?
Answer: England

100. How many people are on the field when the Cricket Ball is considered Alive?
Answer: 15 (Fifteen)

101. How long was the Longest Test Match in History?
Answer: 9 Days

102. What does LBW stand for?
Answer: Leg Before Wicket

103. Which Cricketer is known as Turbanator?
Answer: Harbhajan Singh Plaha

104. When was Dhoni born?
Answer: 7 July 1981

105. First Female to Umpire in a T20 International Men’s Match?
Answer: Shivani Mishra

106. Deodhar Trophy is related to which sport?
Answer: Cricket

107. Who won the 2019 ICC World Cup?
Answer: England

108. What is the distance between the Popping Crease and the Bowling Crease?
Answer: 4 feet

109. What was the official name of the First Cricket World Cup?
Answer: The Prudential World Cup

110. Who has Umpired in the most Test Matches?
Answer: Aleem Dar

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