Cricket - A Fact Book

The length of the cricket pitch is
Ans: 22 Yards

The first test match was played in 1877 between
Ans: England and Australia

The highest wicket taker in test cricket is
Ans: Muttiah Muralitharan

The first cricketer in Test history to score a century against eight test playing nations was
Ans: Steve Waugh

The Indian cricketer who in his Test debut in Pakistan was greeted with a slogan ‘Go back home and drink milk’ was
Ans: Sachin tendulkar

Gavaskar’s only Test victim as a bowler was
Ans: Steve Waugh

India played its first Test match in
Ans: Lord’s

The cricketer who brought out an aluminium bat in a Test match was
Ans: Dennis Lillee

The country that won the World Cup for two consecutive tournaments is
Ans: West Indies

The player who took all ten wickets in an innings in a Test cricket against Pakitan was
Ans: Anil Kumble

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