Games & Sports Questions & Answers

Games & Sports Questions & Answers

Which was the first cricket match broadcast on the radio?

The first radio commentary was broadcast in 1922 in Australia covering a testimonial match for Charles Bannerman, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The commentator was Lionell Watt. In 1927, BBC attempted its first radio broadcast of a cricket test, for a match between Essex and New Zealand, and the commentator was Plum Warner. However, BBC did not pursue the idea …

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Which team won the IPL 2010?

Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 3 final by beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs. The final match was held at D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. After winning the toss Chennai Super Kings Captain MS Dhoni decided to bat first. Chennai finally manged to win the IPL trophy after reaching the second time finals of IPL. Chennai managed to score …

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Which team won the IPL 2008?

The Rajasthan Royals became the winner of the first IPL tournament, when they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008. With the scores level with one ball remaining, Sohail Tanvir scored the winning run and therefore prevented the match from being decided on a bowl out. Each player and representative on …

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Which Indian spin bowler was known for bowling maiden overs?

RG Nadkarni, popularly known as ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni, had a bowling analysis of 29-26-3-0 on day 3 of the first test between India and England at Madras in January 1964 and bowled 21 maidens in a row. Nadkarni’s final figures were an amazing 32-27-5-0. There are a few websites which claim that he actually bowled 23 successive maidens, however the records …

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Which batsman has hit most sixes and fours in cricket world cup?

Ricky Ponting of Australia has hit most number of sixes in world cups while Sachin Tendulkar of India holds the record of most fours in cricket’s biggest tournament. These two legends will be playing in world cup 2011 which means they both can add onto their tally, here’s the list upto the begining of 2011 edition. Most 6s in world …

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When did commentary make its debut in cricket?

The first cricket game to be covered on radio between two teams from New South Wales was a charity game in Australia in 1922. Len Watt was the man behind the mike. Regular commentary started during the 1924-25 Ashes series, where a summary of the day’s play would be given at regular intervals on a Sydney radio station. The first …

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What is UDRS in cricket?

The Umpire Decision Review System (abbreviated as UDRS or DRS) is a new technology based system currently being used on an experimental basis in the sport of cricket. The system is being used only in Test Cricket for the sole purpose of reviewing the controversial decisions made by the on field umpires in the case of a batsman being dismissed …

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