CRICKET GK QUESTIONS


"Cricket GK questions and answers on World Cup, records, players, and history. Perfect for PSC, UPSC, and competitive exams."


Cricket World Cups


1. Who won the first ICC Cricket World Cup in 1975? - West Indies

2. Who was the captain of India when they won the 1983 World Cup? - Kapil Dev

3. Which country has won the most Cricket World Cups? - Australia (5 times)

4. Who won the 2011 Cricket World Cup? - India

5. Who hit the winning six for India in the 2011 World Cup final? - M. S. Dhoni

6. Where was the 2019 Cricket World Cup held? - England & Wales

7. Who won the 2019 Cricket World Cup? - England

8. Who was the captain of England in 2019 World Cup? - Eoin Morgan

9. Which country hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup? - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

10. Who won the 1996 Cricket World Cup? -Sri Lanka



Famous Cricketers


11. Who is known as the “God of Cricket”? -Sachin Tendulkar

12. Who is the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries? - Sachin Tendulkar

13. Who has the highest number of ODI runs in cricket history? - Sachin Tendulkar

14. Who is called “The Wall” of Indian cricket? - Rahul Dravid

15. Who is called “Rawalpindi Express”? - Shoaib Akhtar

16. Who is called “Sultan of Swing”? - Wasim Akram

17. Who is known as “Captain Cool”? - M. S. Dhoni

18. Who is the fastest bowler in cricket history? - Shoaib Akhtar (161.3 km/h)

19. Who is the only cricketer to play 200 Test matches? - Sachin Tendulkar

20. Who was the first Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket? - Virender Sehwag



Records & Achievements


21. Who scored the first double century in ODI cricket? - Sachin Tendulkar (2010)

22. Who scored the fastest century in ODI cricket? - AB de Villiers (31 balls)

23. Who has taken the most wickets in Test cricket? - Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets)

24. Who has taken the most wickets in ODIs? - Muttiah Muralitharan (534 wickets)

25. Who has the most sixes in international cricket? - Chris Gayle / Rohit Sharma (recent)

26. Who has the highest individual score in ODIs? - Rohit Sharma (264 runs)

27. Who scored the highest individual score in Test cricket? - Brian Lara (400*)

28. Who scored 175 runs against Zimbabwe in 1983 World Cup? - Kapil Dev

29. Who has the fastest fifty in T20 cricket? - Yuvraj Singh (12 balls)

30. Who hit 6 sixes in an over in T20 World Cup 2007? -Yuvraj Singh



Indian Cricket


31. Who was India’s first Test captain? - C. K. Nayudu

32. Who was India’s first ODI captain? - Ajit Wadekar

33. Who was India’s first T20I captain? - Virender Sehwag

34. Who was the first Indian to score a century in Test cricket? - Lala Amarnath

35. Who was the first Indian to take 10 wickets in a Test match? - Anil Kumble (10/74 vs Pakistan, 1999)

36. Who is India’s highest run scorer in Tests? - Sachin Tendulkar

37. Who is India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests? - Anil Kumble

38. Who is the only Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup? - Chetan Sharma (1987)

39. Who is the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket? - Virender Sehwag

40. Who is the current highest run-scorer for India in T20I cricket (as of 2025)? - Virat Kohli



T20 Cricket


41. Who won the first ICC T20 World Cup in 2007? - India

42. Who was the captain of India in 2007 T20 World Cup? - M. S. Dhoni

43. Who won the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup? - England

44. Who was the captain of Pakistan in the 2009 T20 World Cup? - Younis Khan

45. Who is the first cricketer to score a century in T20 Internationals? - Chris Gayle

46. Who scored the first century in IPL history? - Brendon McCullum (158* in 2008)

47. Who has the most runs in IPL history? - Virat Kohli

48. Who has the most wickets in IPL history? - Yuzvendra Chahal

49. Which IPL team has won the most titles? - Mumbai Indians (5)

50. Who is the first Indian woman to score a century in T20 cricket? - Harmanpreet Kaur



Women’s Cricket


51. Who is the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket? - Mithali Raj

52. Who is the first Indian woman cricketer to score a double century in Tests? - Mithali Raj

53. Who is the first Indian woman to score a T20 century? - Harmanpreet Kaur

54. Who was the captain of India in 2017 Women’s World Cup final? - Mithali Raj

55. Who scored 171* in 2017 Women’s World Cup semifinal? - Harmanpreet Kaur

56. Who is the first Indian woman to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup? - Ekta Bisht

57. Who is the first Indian woman to play 200 ODIs? - Mithali Raj

58. Who is the highest wicket-taker in women’s cricket? - Jhulan Goswami

59. Who is called the “God of Women’s Cricket” in India? - Mithali Raj

60. Who is the current captain of Indian women’s cricket team (2025)? -Harmanpreet Kaur



Cricket Grounds & Tournaments


61. Which stadium is known as “Mecca of Cricket”? - Lord’s, London

62. Which stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world? - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

63. Which ground is called “Home of Indian Cricket”? - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

64. Where was the first Test match played? - Melbourne Cricket Ground (1877)

65. Where was the first ODI match played? - Melbourne Cricket Ground (1971)

66. Where was the first T20 International played? - Auckland, New Zealand (2005)

67. Who won the first IPL tournament in 2008? - Rajasthan Royals

68. Which team won the IPL 2023? - Chennai Super Kings

69. Which country hosts the “Ashes” series? - England & Australia

70. Who scored 8000+ runs and took 400+ wickets in ODIs? - Sanath Jayasuriya



Unique Records


71. Who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket? - Virender Sehwag (278 balls)

72. Who scored 6 sixes in an over in ODI cricket? - Herschelle Gibbs

73. Who is the only batsman to score 4 consecutive centuries in World Cup? - Kumar Sangakkara

74. Who scored 973 runs in a single IPL season? - Virat Kohli (2016)

75. Who took the first hat-trick in Test cricket? - Fred Spofforth (Australia, 1879)

76. Who is the only bowler to take 19 wickets in a Test match? - Jim Laker (1956)

77. Who is the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket? - Courtney Walsh

78. Who scored 100 runs in just 31 balls in ODIs? - AB de Villiers

79. Who is the first batsman to score 50 centuries in Test cricket? - Sachin Tendulkar

80. Who scored the most runs in a single World Cup tournament? - Sachin Tendulkar (673 runs in 2003)



Recent & Miscellaneous


81. Who was the first captain to win all three ICC trophies (World Cup, Champions Trophy, T20 WC)? - M. S. Dhoni

82. Who captained India in the 2019 Cricket World Cup? -Virat Kohli

83. Who is the youngest cricketer to score a double century in ODIs? - Shubman Gill

84. Who scored 264 runs in an ODI (highest)? - Rohit Sharma

85. Who is the only cricketer to score centuries in 100th Test? - Joe Root (and others)

86. Who was the first Indian to hit a six in Test cricket? - Lala Amarnath

87. Who hit the first six in World Cup history? - Dennis Amiss

88. Who has the most ducks in international cricket? - Muttiah Muralitharan

89. Who bowled the first ball in World Cup history? - Madan Lal (1975)

90. Who scored the first century in World Cup history? - Dennis Amiss (England)



Closing Set


91. Who won the 2007 ICC World Cup? - Australia

92. Who was the captain of Australia in 2007 World Cup? - Ricky Ponting

93. Who won the 2015 ICC World Cup? - Australia

94. Who was the captain of India in 2015 World Cup? - M. S. Dhoni

95. Who is the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs? - S

achin Tendulkar

96. Who scored the fastest 10,000 runs in ODIs? - Virat Kohli

97. Who is the first cricketer to play 50 World Cup matches? - Sachin Tendulkar

98. Who won the 1987 ICC World Cup? - Australia

99. Who won the 1992 ICC World Cup? - Pakistan

100. Who won the 2023 ICC World Cup? - Australia