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Indian Cricketers Quiz: Nicknames, Hometowns and Feats

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From Kapil Dev to Jasprit Bumrah, test what you know about India's cricket heroes.

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1Which Indian batter is nicknamed "The Wall"?

  1. VVS Laxman
  2. Rahul Dravid
  3. Sunil Gavaskar
  4. Cheteshwar Pujara
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Answer: B. Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid earned the name for his solid defence.

2MS Dhoni is from which city?

  1. Patna
  2. Ranchi
  3. Kolkata
  4. Bhopal
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Answer: B. Ranchi. Dhoni grew up in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He is known as "Captain Cool".

3Which former India captain is called "Dada"?

  1. Mohammad Azharuddin
  2. Anil Kumble
  3. Kapil Dev
  4. Sourav Ganguly
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Answer: D. Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Ganguly, also called the "Prince of Kolkata", is known as Dada.

4Anil Kumble's nickname is:

  1. Haryana Hurricane
  2. Bhajji
  3. Sir Jadeja
  4. Jumbo
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Answer: D. Jumbo. Kumble was nicknamed Jumbo. "Haryana Hurricane" was Kapil Dev.

5Who took India's first Test hat-trick, against Australia in 2001?

  1. Harbhajan Singh
  2. Zaheer Khan
  3. Javagal Srinath
  4. Anil Kumble
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Answer: A. Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan Singh took the hat-trick at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

6Kapil Dev's famous 175 not out at the 1983 World Cup came against:

  1. England
  2. West Indies
  3. Zimbabwe
  4. Australia
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Answer: C. Zimbabwe. He scored 175* against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells after India were 17 for 5.

7Sachin Tendulkar is popularly called the:

  1. Wall
  2. Run Machine
  3. Master Blaster
  4. Hitman
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Answer: C. Master Blaster. Sachin is called the Master Blaster and the "God of Cricket" by fans.

8Which batter is nicknamed "Hitman"?

  1. Virat Kohli
  2. Shikhar Dhawan
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. Yuvraj Singh
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Answer: C. Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma is called the Hitman for his big hitting.

9Jasprit Bumrah is best known as a:

  1. Leg-spinner
  2. Off-spinner
  3. Wicketkeeper
  4. Fast bowler
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Answer: D. Fast bowler. Bumrah is a fast bowler famous for his unusual action and yorkers.

10At which age did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut in 1989?

  1. 21
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 19
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Answer: B. 16. Sachin debuted against Pakistan in Karachi aged 16.
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Sources: BCCI and ESPNcricinfo player profiles. Found a mistake? Use "Report a mistake" in the timed quiz.