India vs Pakistan in Tests
Did you know that the first Test between India and Pakistan was played in Delhi in 1952? India won that match by an innings and 70 runs, mainly thanks to the efforts of Vinoo Mankad who took 13 wickets. Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge on Test cricket between India and Pakistan.
Who was the Player of the Series when India defeated Pakistan in the 2004 Test series?
Virender Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score a triple hundred during the series.
Anil Kumble
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Rahul Dravid
Virender Sehwag
Who scored a century while playing in his 100th Test during the India vs Pakistan Test in Bengaluru in 2005?
Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 184 during Pakistan’s first innings.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Yasir Hameed
Younis Khan
During the Chennai Test of 1999, in India’s second innings, only two batsmen scored more than 10. One of them was of course Sachin Tendulkar who scored a century. Who was the other batsman?
Nayan Mongia scored 52 and was involved in a 135-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar. Rahul Dravid was the third-highest scorer with 10.
Nayan Mongia
Sadagoppan Ramesh
Sunil Joshi
VVS Laxman
In the Test series between the two teams in 2007, which Pakistan batsman amassed 464 runs at an average of 116 while notching up two centuries?
Misbah-ul-Haq made his first two Test hundreds during this tour.
Kamran Akmal
Misbah-ul-Haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Younis Khan
In which of the following cities has MS Dhoni made a Test hundred?
MS Dhoni scored his only away Test hundred in Faisalabad in 2006.
Faisalabad
Karachi
Lahore
Multan
Who, among the following four sportspersons, did not play Test cricket for both India and Pakistan?
Ali Dara played field hockey for India and Pakistan.
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Ali Dara
Amir Elahi
Gul Mohammad
During the Karachi Test between the two teams in 1989, apart from Sachin Tendulkar, who was the other cricketer to make his Test debut for India?
Unfortunately for Salil Ankola, he did not play in another Test after this game.
Atul Wassan
Arshad Ayub
Salil Ankola
Sanjay Manjrekar
In the 2006 Test series between the two teams, which Pakistan batsman was twice dismissed in the 190s?
Younis Khan made scores of 199 and 194 during the series.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Shoaib Malik
Younis Khan
In Tests between India and Pakistan, who has taken the most wickets?
Kapil Dev took 99 wickets in 29 Tests against Pakistan.
Anil Kumble
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Which Indian opening pair came close to breaking the then record for the highest opening partnership in an innings in a Test against Pakistan in 2006?
Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid put on 410 for the first wicket, just three runs shy of the record then which was held by Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy.
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid
Virender Sehwag, Sanjay Bangar
Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer