A Quiz on Pakistan Cricket
On 28th July 1952, following a recommendation made by India, Pakistan was granted Test Status by the Imperial Cricket Conference. Earlier, Pakistan players played for India – yes, even after independence! Here’s presenting Cricket Quiz no.9 – a set of eleven questions on Pakistan Cricket.
question # 1: In which city did Pakistan play its 1st home test match in the year 1955?
question # 2: In this 1955 five test series against India, what happened for the first time in the history of test cricket?
question # 3: Who was the first Pakistani player to score a triple century in test cricket?
question # 4: Who scored a double century as Pakistan scored over 700 runs at the Oval in 1987?
question # 5: Pakistan won the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 in Australia. Who was the man of the match in the final against England?
question # 6: Which former Pakistan cricketer scored over 16,000 runs for the English county team Gloucestershire including 49 hundred and 76 fifties?
question # 7: This former Pakistani great’s name has got permanently connected to Sunil Gavaskar as his was the only wicket that Gavaskar ever claimed in his career. Name him.
question # 8: A cricket ground in Pakistan was renamed after him in 1974 because of a rousing speech he delivered at a meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in favour of Pakistan pursuing nuclear weapons?
question # 9: Who was the first ever captain of the Pakistan national team?
question # 10: This ground has at various points in history been known by the names Llyalpur Stadium, National Stadium and City Stadium. What is it now known as?
question # 11: Which trophy was introduced in 1953 to help the selectors pick the squad for the upcoming tour to Pakistan?
