Sachin Tendulkar
Ravi Shastri
G.R. Vishwanath

2. Who was the man-of-the-match in the one-off Test played at the Ferozeshah Kotla in 1996?

Rahul Dravid
Anil Kumble
Nayan Mongia

3. The best bowling performance in terms of the number of wickets/number of runs conceded by an Australian against India in a Test was, incidentally, not on the fast pitches of the Oz but on a 'friendly pitch' in India. Who holds the record of 12 wickets conceding 124 runs?

Alan Davidson at Kanpur in 1959-60
Greg Dymock at Kanpur in 1979-80
Ritchie Benaud at Kolkata in 1957-58

4. This Wisden player-of-the-year in 1965 had a good tour of India in 1964, playing the role of the chief architect during Australia's win at Madras, claiming 10 wickets for 91 runs. He later gave way in the early seventies to the younger lot led by Bob Massie and company. Who are we referring to?

Graham McKenzie
Neil Hawke
Alan Connolly

5. The first-ever Test between India and Australia saw the latter winning by an innings and 226 runs. However, this match at Brisbane is famous for another reason. What is it?

Only time C.S. Nayudu was out obstructing the field
Only time Sir Don Bradman was out hit wicket
Only time Vinoo Mankad was out first ball in both innings

6. Though India lost it's first Test series in Australia 4-0, it redeemed some pride by winning two first class matches. One of them featured Sir Don who also scored a century in that match. Which team was he representing?

Tasmania
Queensland
Australia XI

7. Australia's characteristic weakness against off-spin has been often validated by the Aussies themselves. One such occasion was a remark by Ian Chappell wherein he applauded this bowler as the best off-spinner in world cricket. Who was he referring to? 

E.A.S. Prasanna
S.R. Venkataraghavan
R. Surti

8. The four cities where India is playing Tests in this current tour are:

Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney
Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Hobart

9. Who in the current Indian squad on tour to Australia has the nickname 'Naidu'?

Parthiv Patel
L. Balaji
S. Ramesh

10. India lost the Test series in 1977-78, 3-2. After the first four Tests were squared 2-2, India were given to chase 492 for a win at the Adelaide Oval. How much did India score, given that they came very close to victory at one stage?

406
445
490

11. This player topped the batting and bowling averages in the six-Test series in India in 1979. Who was the player in question?

Kapil Dev
Allan Border
G.R. Vishwanath

12. India squared the three-Test series in Australia 1-1 in 1981. The hosts won the first Test and the second Test was drawn. The third Test saw a reversal of fortunes as Australia failed to score a modest total for a win at Melbourne. What was the target and how much did they actually score?

275, 243
201, 140
143, 83

13. Though he played only four Tests in his career, this player was instrumental in a great victory at Perth in December 1977 as he almost single-handedly pulled the match in Australia's favour by doing something exceptional in the fourth innings. Who is this player?

Jeff Dyson
Tony Mann
Steve Rixon

14. The Benson & Hedges Series, the sequel to WC '83, was an all-out Ravi Shastri affair. However, in the India-Australia match where India won by eight wickets, his being adjudged man-of-the-match raised quite a few eyebrows as the hallmark of the match was a hurricane innings by someone else. Who?

K. Srikkanth
Dilip Vengsarkar
Kapil Dev

15. In the The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in 1986, the match between India and Australia saw this player donning the wicketkeeper's gloves after W.B. Philips was injured. What was unusal was he had also bowled four overs prior to shifting behind the stumps. Who is the player?

Steve Waugh
Dave Gilbert
Allan Border

16. Sir Don's Test average is 99.94. What is his average against India?

89.26
178.75
101.44

17. There in only one century by an Indian against Australia in a World Cup match. Who scored it?

Ajay Jadeja
Rahul Dravid
Yashpal Sharma

18. This Test saw Sunil Gavaskar becoming the first player to make 100 consecutive appearances. It also saw Kiran More being substituted by Chandrakant Pandit behind the stumps after 50 minutes of play on Day I. The match also saw Dean Jones being rushed to the hospital after a marathon innings which saved the match for his country. But this match is famous for another reason. What is that?

All 11 Australians bowled in the match.
The Test had five debutants, a world record.
It was history's second tied Test

19. India and Australia compete in Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. When was it instituted?

1996. One-off Test in India
1998. Three Test series in India
1999. Three Test series in Australia

20. Who has been appointed India's bowling coach for the current tour of Australia?

Wasim Akram
Bruce Reid
Terry Alderman

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