Sports General Knowledge – Cricket Objective Questions

A: Cricket is a sport that involves two teams playing with a bat and ball on a field. The field has a rectangular pitch at its center.

A: The objective of the batting team in cricket is to protect the wicket and score as many runs as possible.

A: The objective of the bowling and fielding team in cricket is to dismiss the batsmen and restrict the scoring of runs by the batting team.

A: Cricket should be <= 4.25 inches in width and <= 38 inches in length.

A: Cricket ball should have a circumference of 9 inches or 23 cm.

A: Two, one empire remains behind the wicket and another in square leg which is about 15-20 m away from the batter on strike.

A: The job of the match referee is to ensure that the game happens within the laws and spirit of the game.

A: Cricket is played between two teams.

A: In cricket, a batsman scores a run by hitting the ball with the bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch, and touching the crease without being dismissed.

A: Teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an inning in cricket.

A: In cricket, hitting a boundary allows the batsman to score either 4 or 6 runs. If the ball touches the ground and crosses the boundary, it is considered a four. If the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground, it is considered a six.

A: According to cricket rules, once a boundary (4 or 6) has been scored, any runs physically scored by running between the wickets are null and void.

A: Other ways runs can be scored in cricket include no balls, wide balls, byes, and leg byes.

– Bowled
– Caught
– LBW (Leg Before Wicket)
– Run Out
– Stumped
– Hit Wicket
– Handled the Ball
– Obstructing the Field

A: The twelfth man in cricket is a reserve player who can only be utilized as a fielder. They are not allowed to bowl, bat, keep wickets, or captain the team.

A: Two umpires are placed on the playing field in a cricket match.

A: Yes, there is a third umpire off the field in cricket matches. The third umpire in cricket is responsible for video decisions. When the call is too close for the on-field umpires, they refer it to the third umpire, who reviews slow-motion video replays to make a decision.

A: The function of the wicket keeper in cricket is to stop deliveries that the batsman is unable to play or those that pass by the batsman.

A: Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method is the mathematical formula used to calculate the target for the second team whose game is interrupted by weather or other circumstances.

A: The game of cricket originated in the southeastern part of England and became popular in the second half of the seventeenth century.

A: Cricket became an international game with the formation of the Imperial Cricket Conference (I.C.C) in 1909.

A: The first Limited Over International cricket match was played in 1971 at Melbourne.

A: The first T20 international match between men’s teams was played on February 17, 2005, between Australia and New Zealand.

A: The first T20 World Cup was held in South Africa in 2007.

A: India won the first edition of the T20 World Cup.

A: The Indian Cricket Control Board came into being towards the end of 1928.

A: The national championship for the Ranji Trophy began in 1935.

A: India played its first official Test match against England in 1932.

Ans. Imperial Cricket Conference.

A: BCCI (Board of Control for cricket in India) is the governing body for cricket in India.

A: Headquarter of the BCCI is located at Mumbai.

A: BCCI was founded in December 1928 in Madras.

A: ICC.

A: International Cricket Council (ICC).

A: Dubai, UAE.

A: June-1909.

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar.

A: 100 centuries by Sachin Tendulkar.

A: 34357 by Sachin Tendulkar.

A: Muthiah Muralidaran – 1347 wickets.

A: 264 by Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in Nov-2014.

A: Three times by Rohit Sharma.

A: Kapil dev in 1983 and MS Dhoni in 2011.

A: Indian National Cricket Team.

A: 2007.

A: In 1983 and in 2011.

A: Australia 6 times i.e. 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023.

A: England and Australia.

A: Three tournaments are organized by ICC viz.
– ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup,
– ICC T20 World Cup and
– ICC Champions Trophy.

Ans. West Indie failed to qualify for World Cup 2023 after lost the qualifier match to Scotland.