HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BGT

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BGT

Did you know? India was the only team against whom, Shane Warne had a bowling average of 40+ (47.2) and a bowling strike rate of above 65 (91.2).

Which batsman holds the record for the highest individual score in an innings in a match between India and Australia?

In the 2nd Test of the 2012 tour to Australia, Clarke scored an unbeaten 329 in Sydney, the best.

VVS Laxman

Sachin Tendulkar

Michael Clarke

Ricky Ponting

In 1986, the first Test of the series between India and Australia ended up in a tie, only the second in Tests. Who were the captains in that match?

Both Kapil Dev and Allan Border scored 100s in their first innings.

Allan Border & Sunil Gavaskar

Dean Jones & Mohammad Azharuddin

Geoff Marsh & Sunil Gavaskar

Allan Border & Kapil Dev

Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian to bag a hat-trick in Tests, and that came against Australia in 2001. Who were the three batters to be dismissed?

In the first innings, Harbhajan picked up a hat-trick in the 72nd over of the innings. He dismissed Ponting and Gilchrist through a LBW and Warne was caught at short leg.

Ponting-Gilchrist-Warne

S Waugh-Gilchrist-Warne

S Waugh-Pointing- Gilchrist

Ponting-Warne-Kasprowicz

India have won the last three Border Gavaskar Trophy, but do you know when India won their first series against Australia, and who was the captain for that series?

In the year 1979, India played a six-match series under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar. India went on to win the series 2-0, by winning the third and the sixth Test.

1979, Sunil Gavaskar

1956, Polly Umrigar

1964, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

1967, Chandu Borde

In the famous Gabba win in 2021, owing to injuries, India fielded their least experienced bowling line-up. Among the lot, there were two debutants and who were they?

Heading into the fourth Test, Shardul had played a game before in 2018 and Saini had made his debut in the third Test in Sydney in 2020/21 tour.

Shardul Thakur-Navdeep Saini

Washington Sundar-T Natarajan

Washington Sundar-Shardul Thakur

T Natarajan-Navdeep Saini

“Rahul batting at no 6 in this innings, what is it in the next innings? No 12?” Who was the player who sledged Rahul Dravid with these words in the famous 2001 Kolkata Test?

After consistent failures, Dravid was sent into bat at number six while following-on. At that time S Waugh sledged by saying this and what followed was history.

Adam Gilchrist

Ricky Ponting

Matthew Hayden

Steve Waugh

Matt Renshaw’s toilet break in between the innings, is remembered as one of the most memorable moments of BGT. In the 2017 series, at which venue did that happen?

15 minutes prior to the lunch break, Renshaw batting on 36 ran to the dressing room owing to a stomach bug during the first innings of the first Test in Pune.

Ranchi

Delhi

Pune

Dharamsala

In reference to the famous Adelaide Test in 2003, which of the following statements from below is true?

India had played seven games at the Adelaide Oval before 2003, and had lost five and drawn two. Ponting’s 242 is the highest score in a losing cause, surpassing Astle’s 222 against England in 2002.

Ponting’s 242 is the highest score in losing cause

Agarkar’s only five-wicket haul in Tests

India’s first win in Adelaide

All of the above

In the famous Mohali Test in 2010, who was the batter running for VVS Laxman in the second innings?

Injured before the start of the innings, Laxman came into bat at number seven with Raina as his runner.

Suresh Raina

Gautam Gambhir

MS Dhoni

Harbhajan Singh

After 33 years, Australia lost a Test in Brisbane. Before India achieved this feat in 2021, which team had beaten Australia at the Gabba?

In November 1988, under the leadership of Sir Viv Richards, West Indies had won by nine wickets.

New Zealand

South Africa

England

West Indies

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