Each question refers to an Indian cricketer. You need to identify him or her.
- I captained India in the debut Test match against England in 1932.
- I captained India in the first Test series after independence, against Australia in 1948.
- My middle name was Ratanji and I scored the first double hundred by an Indian in a Test match against New Zealand.
- I was the captain of the Indian team which secured her first ever Test victory against England in 1951.
- I have the second highest average in first class cricket. Only Bradman has a higher average than me.
- 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.
- My record of an opening partnership with Pankaj Roy comprising 413 runs would not be broken for 52 years.
- I am only the cricketer to have scored a century in each of my first three Test matches.
- My middle name is Bhalchandra and I am married to Fatima Ghadially.
- I am the only Indian cricketer to have scored back to back centuries at a Cricket World Cup.
Answers:
- C K Nayudu.
- Lala Amarnath.
- Polly Umrigar.
- Vijay Hazare.
- Vijay Merchant.
- Subhash Gupte.
- Vinoo Mankad.
- Mohammed Azharuddin.
- Ajit Agarkar.
- Rahul Dravid.