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1. The most ducks (0 scores) in Test cricket is recorded by?

  • A. Glenn McGrath
  • B. Muttiah Muralitharan
  • C. Chris Martin ✓
  • D. Courtney Walsh

💡 Chris Martin of New Zealand holds the record for most ducks in Test cricket — known for his inability to bat.

2. The most runs scored in a single Test by one player is?

  • A. 365
  • B. 375
  • C. 380
  • D. 400 ✓

💡 Brian Lara scored 400 not out for West Indies against England at St Johns Antigua in April 2004.

3. The highest individual score in T20I cricket is?

  • A. 172 ✓
  • B. 175
  • C. 172 not out
  • D. 196

💡 Hazratullah Zazai of Afghanistan scored 162 not out — though records have been updated since. The highest T20I score is 172 by Rohit Sharma.

4. The highest partnership in Test cricket is?

  • A. 576 ✓
  • B. 624
  • C. 664
  • D. 720

💡 The highest Test wicket partnership is 576 by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for Sri Lanka in 2006.

5. The lowest team total in Test cricket history is?

  • A. 26 ✓
  • B. 36
  • C. 42
  • D. 45

💡 New Zealand scored 26 all out against England at Auckland in 1955 — the lowest Test total ever.

6. What is the highest individual score in ODI cricket?

  • A. 237
  • B. 264 ✓
  • C. 264 not out
  • D. 277

💡 Martin Guptill scored 237 not out for New Zealand against West Indies in the 2015 World Cup.

7. Sachin Tendulkar played how many Test matches in his career?

  • A. 196
  • B. 200
  • C. 203 ✓
  • D. 210

💡 Sachin Tendulkar played 200 Test matches in his career — the most by any cricketer at the time of retirement.

8. Who scored the fastest Test century in history?

  • A. Don Bradman
  • B. Viv Richards
  • C. Brendon McCullum ✓
  • D. Brian Lara

💡 Brendon McCullum scored the fastest Test century in 54 balls against Australia at Christchurch in 2016.

9. Who has taken the most wickets in T20I cricket history?

  • A. Lasith Malinga ✓
  • B. Shaheen Afridi
  • C. Dwayne Bravo
  • D. Tim Southee

💡 Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka holds the record for most wickets in T20I cricket history with 107 wickets.

10. Which bowler took the fastest 100 Test wickets?

  • A. Shane Warne
  • B. Clarrie Grimmett
  • C. George Lohmann ✓
  • D. Dennis Lillee

💡 George Lohmann took 100 Test wickets in just 16 matches — the fastest ever to 100 Test wickets.

11. The most centuries in Test cricket by one player is?

  • A. Sachin 51 ✓
  • B. Ricky Ponting 41
  • C. Kumar Sangakkara 38
  • D. Jack Hobbs 61

💡 Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most Test centuries with 51 hundreds.

12. The highest score in a T20 match by a team is?

  • A. 278
  • B. 263
  • C. 271 ✓
  • D. 263

💡 The highest T20 team total is 278/3 by Czech Republic against Turkey in 2019 — at international level highest is 263.

13. Which pair holds the highest ODI partnership record?

  • A. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan ✓
  • B. Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson
  • C. Sachin and Ganguly
  • D. Hayden and Gilchrist

💡 Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan hold India record ODI partnership though the world record belongs to others.

14. Who scored 6 sixes in one over in international cricket for the first time?

  • A. Chris Gayle
  • B. Yuvraj Singh ✓
  • C. Ravi Shastri
  • D. Herschelle Gibbs

💡 Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes off Stuart Broad in a T20 World Cup match in 2007 — a historic over.

15. The first batsman to score 1,000 runs in a calendar month in Tests was?

  • A. Don Bradman
  • B. Len Hutton
  • C. Denis Compton ✓
  • D. Wally Hammond

💡 Denis Compton scored 1,000 runs in just one month (June 1938) — a remarkable record.

16. Garfield Sobers maximum Test batting innings score is?

  • A. 365 not out ✓
  • B. 375
  • C. 380 not out
  • D. 400

💡 Sir Garfield Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958 — which stood as the world record for 36 years.

17. James Anderson of England holds which bowling record?

  • A. Most Test wickets by a fast bowler ✓
  • B. Most Test wickets overall
  • C. Most 5-wicket hauls
  • D. Most wickets in a calendar year

💡 James Anderson holds the record for most Test wickets by a fast bowler with 700+ wickets.

18. The best bowling figures in a Test innings is 10 wickets for how many runs?

  • A. 50
  • B. 53
  • C. 48 ✓
  • D. 43

💡 Jim Laker took 10/53 for England against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956 — still a world record.

19. Which cricketer has won the most Man of the Match awards in international cricket?

  • A. Sachin Tendulkar ✓
  • B. Shane Warne
  • C. Jacques Kallis
  • D. Muttiah Muralitharan

💡 Sachin Tendulkar won the most Man of the Match awards in international cricket history.

20. Who holds the record for most consecutive Test matches?

  • A. Sunil Gavaskar
  • B. Allan Border ✓
  • C. Steve Waugh
  • D. Mark Taylor

💡 Allan Border of Australia played 153 consecutive Test matches — an extraordinary record of consistency.

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