Saturday, September 29, 2012

World Cup Quiz

Q1. Which team's batsman faced the first ball of the first World Cup?

Q.2 Where was the 1987 India vs England semi-final held? Who won the match?

Q.3 India won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20. Who was the man of the match in the final against Pakistan?

Q.4 He was the only member of India's World Cup winning 1983 squad who didn't play a single match during the tournament? Identify him.


Q.5 Which team beat India by the narrowest margin of 1 run, once each in the two consecutive World Cups in 1987 and 1992?

Q.6 Which team has never lost a World Cup Final?

Q.7 Who were the chief sponsors of the 1992 World Cup co-hosted by Australia and 1992?

Q.8 The 'rain rule' used during the 1992 World Cup invited a lot of flak and criticism, and was correctly removed immediately after, finally giving way to the Duckworth-Lewis method. Can you briefly tell us what the rain rule was?