India Quiz – Set 23 (Who Am I Cricket Quiz)

Each question refers to an Indian cricketer. You need to identify him or her.

  1. I captained India in the debut Test match against England in 1932.
  2. I captained India in the first Test series after independence, against Australia in 1948.
  3. My middle name was Ratanji and I scored the first double hundred by an Indian in a Test match against New Zealand.
  4. I was the captain of the Indian team which secured her first ever Test victory against England in 1951.
  5. I have the second highest average in first class cricket. Only Bradman has a higher average than me.
  6. My nickname was ‘Fergie’ and I once took 9 wickets against a West Indian team, and could have taken 10 had a catch of Lance Gibbs not been dropped of my bowling.
  7. My record of an opening partnership with Pankaj Roy comprising 413 runs would not be broken for 52 years.
  8. I am only the cricketer to have scored a century in each of my first three Test matches.
  9. My middle name is Bhalchandra and I am married to Fatima Ghadially.
  10. I am the only Indian cricketer to have scored back to back centuries at a Cricket World Cup.

Answers:

  1. C K Nayudu.
  2. Lala Amarnath.
  3. Polly Umrigar.
  4. Vijay Hazare.
  5. Vijay Merchant.
  6. Subhash Gupte.
  7. Vinoo Mankad.
  8. Mohammed Azharuddin.
  9. Ajit Agarkar.
  10. Rahul Dravid.