Cricket GK Questions – In today’s class we will discuss about GK Questions related to Cricket with Answers. Here we will cover topics like ICC, BCCI, world cup matches, test matches, cricket stadiums, cricket trophies, T20, IPL, cricket autobiographies, India world cup win, and many more.
Cricket GK Questions and Answers
Q. What is the full form of ICC?
Ans. International Cricket Council
Q. When was the ICC formed?
Ans. 15 June 1909
Q. Where is the headquarters of ICC?
Ans. Dubai (UAE)
> Earlier from 1909 to 2005 the headquarters was in London (England)
Q. What is the full form of BCCI?
Ans. Board of Control for Cricket in India
Q. In which year BCCI was formed?
Ans. 1928
Q. Where is the headquarters of BCCI?
Ans. Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Q. What is the length of a Cricket Pitch?
Ans. 22 yards (20.12 meters)
Q. What is the height of a Cricket stump?
Ans. 71.12 cm
Q. How many runs are scores in a Maiden over in cricket?
Ans. Zero
> A maiden over means where no runs are scored
Q. Where was the first international cricket match played?
Ans. USA (between USA and UK)
Q. India won its first World Cup in the year?
Ans. 1983
> In the final match India defeated West Indies
> The final match was played in Lord’s England
GK Questions related to Cricket
Q. Where is Arun Jaitley stadium located?
Ans. New Delhi
Q. Where is M Chinnaswamy stadium located?
Ans. Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Q. Where is MA Chidambaram stadium?
Ans. Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Q. Where is Wankhede stadium located?
Ans. Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Q. Where is Sawai Mansingh stadium?
Ans. Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Q. Where is Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium?
Ans. Hyderabad (Telangana)
Q. Where is Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium located?
Ans. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Q. Where was the first cricket test match played?
Ans. Melbourne (Australia)
Q. Which cricket ground is called as ‘Mecca of Cricket’?
Ans. Lord’s England
Q. First Indian to score a century in Test cricket?
Ans. Lala Amarnath
Q. What was the former name of the Cricket World Cup?
Ans. Prudential Cup
Cricket GK Quiz
Q. Which country invented Cricket?
Ans. England
Q. Deodhar Trophy is related to which sports?
Ans. Cricket
Q. Irani Cup is related to which sports?
Ans. Cricket
Q. Duleep Trophy is related to which sports?
Ans. Cricket
Q. Vijay Hazare Trophy is related to which sports?
Ans. Cricket
Q. LBW stands for?
Ans. Leg Before Wicket
Q. Which country hosted the first ICC World Cup?
Ans. England
Q. India won the ICC World Cup 2011 in which stadium?
Ans. Wankhede stadium (Mumbai)
Q. Who is the first bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings?
Ans. Anil Kumble
Q. Who is the first player to complete 10,000 runs in ODI Cricket?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
Q. Who is the first player to complete 10,000 runs in Test Cricket?
Ans. Sunil Gavaskar
Q. How many overs are played in IPL for one team?
Ans. 20
Q. How many overs are played in T20 for one team?
Ans. 20
Q. IPL stands for?
Ans. Indian Premier League
Q. With which country India played its first Test Match?
Ans. England
Q. The Cricket World Cup takes place after how many years?
Ans. 4 years
Cricket General Knowledge Questions Answers
Q. ‘Playing It My Way’ is the autobiography of?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
Q. ‘By God’s Grace’ is the book by?
Ans. Kapil Dev
Q. Who is known as Hit Man from the following?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Shikhar Dhawan
c. Rohit Sharma
d. Ricky Ponting
Ans. c
Q. Who is known as Jumbo?
a. Anil Kumble
b. Rahul Dravid
c. Ravi Shashtri
d. Kapil Dev
Ans. a
Q. Who is known as Little Master?
a. Sunil Gavaskar
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Virat Kohli
d. Rahul Dravid
Ans. a
Q. Who is known as Turbanator?
a. Anil Kumble
b. Harbhajan Singh
c. Zaheer Khan
d. Mohammad Shami
Ans. b
Q. Who is known as Boom Boom?
a. Sourav Ganguly
b. Wasim Akram
c. Sachin Tendulkar
d. Shahid Afridi
Ans. d
Cricket General Knowledge – Important Cricket Stadiums
* Barabati Stadium – Cuttack
* Barkatullah Khan Stadium – Jodhpur
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium – Hyderabad
* M.Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bangalore
* MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai
* Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai
* Eden Gardens – Kolkata
* Feroz Shah Kotla – Delhi
* Gandhi Stadium – Jalandhar
* Green Park – Kanpur
* Indira Gandhi Stadium – Vijayawada
* Rajiv Gandhi Port Silver Jubilee Stadium – Visakhapatnam
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – New Delhi
* Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground – Rajkot
* Moin-ul-Haq Stadium – Patna
* Sardar Vallabhai Patel Motera Stadium – Ahmedabad
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium – Jaipur
* Vidarbha CA Ground – Nagpur
* Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai
