Important Events of Test Cricket

Important Events of Test Cricket Related Important Events ⚡

Date of Event	Event / Incident
17 February 1882	The first Test cricket match was played at the Cricket Ground in Sydney.
21 July 1884	The first Test cricket match was played at Lord's ground.
27 August 1908	Sir Donald Bradman, the world's greatest cricketer, was born. He scored 29 centuries in 52 Tests of his career and 6996 runs at an average of 99.94.
05 December 1928	England won the first Test cricket match against Australia by 675 runs.
18 August 1948	Australia completed the 4–0 Ashes series win, which earned the then name of 'The Invital' to be the first Test cricket match to play England without losing a match.
02 February 1952	India won the first Test cricket in Madras.
23 December 1957	Ian Craig of Australia became the youngest Test cricket captain.
29 February 1988	On the test cricket debut, 107 runs were scored by Mark Greatbatch when he was playing against England
29 January 1988	On the Test cricket debut 107 runs were scored by Mark great batch when he was playing against England.
18 December 1996	1 Test cricket match between Zimbabwe and England starts
25 August 2001	Australian leg-spinner Shenwarn became the first spin bowler to take 400 Test wickets in the history of Test cricket in London.
03 May 2003	Australia cricket team captain Steve Waugh became the second batsman to score the most runs in Test cricket.
29 January 2006	India's fast bowler Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over in Test cricket.
26 December 2006	Australia's great leg-spinner Shane Warne made history by taking 700 wickets in international Test cricket.
22 July 2010	Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muraligharan, the world's greatest bowler, retired from Test cricket. He has the highest record of 800 wickets in this name.
30 May 2015	English batsman Alastair Cook became the highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket.

Important Events of Test Cricket Questions and Answer ⚡

Question: Name the first Indian player to play Test cricket.

◉ KS Ranjit Singh

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◉ Arjan Singh

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◉ Harbhajan Singh

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◉ Virender Sehwag

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Question: Which Indian cricketer achieved the feat of taking a hat-trick in Test cricket?

◉ Harbhajan Singh

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◉ Dilip Singh

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◉ Arjan Singh

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◉ Virender Sehwag

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Question: Name the first Indian to score triple century in Test cricket?

◉ Dilip Singh

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◉ Harbhajan Singh

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◉ Arjan Singh

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◉ Virender Sehwag

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Question: What is the name of the Indian test cricketer who slapped life ban by BCCI for Spot Fixing in the Indian Premier League?

◉ Harbhajan Singh

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◉ Ishant Sharma

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◉ Shantakumaran Sreesanth

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◉ Amit Singh

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Question: Which West Indies cricketer announced his retirement from Test cricket on 9 May 2014?

◉ Ramnaresh Saravan

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◉ Chris Gayle

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◉ Deren Sammy

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◉ Dwayne Bravo

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Question: Which Sri Lankan player retired from Test cricket on 18 August 2014?

◉ Upul Tharanga

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◉ Kumar Sangakkara

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◉ Mahela Jayawardene

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◉ Tilakratne dilshan

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Question: What was the world's oldest Test cricketer who passed away on 2 September 2014?

◉ Start Broad

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◉ Norman Garden

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◉ Robin Singh

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◉ James Anderson

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Question: Which Indian player announced his retirement from international Test cricket on 30 December 2014?

◉ Virender Sehwag

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◉ Irfan Pathan

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◉ Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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◉ Gautam Gambhir

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Question: Which of the following cricketer achieved the feat of taking 300 wickets in Test cricket on 6 August 2015?

◉ Zaheer Khan

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◉ Stuart broad

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◉ Rangana Herath

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◉ Del stan

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Question: Which of the following cricketer retired from Test cricket on 5 September 2015?

◉ Sachin Tendulkar

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◉ Virender Sehwag

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◉ Sanjay Bangar

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◉ Shane watson

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Question: Which cricketer was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in the month of December 2015?

◉ Joe route

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◉ Steve Smith

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◉ Ken Williamson

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◉ Virat Kohli

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Question: Who among the following players has set a new record of becoming the fastest to take 200 wickets for India in Test cricket?

◉ Ravindra Jadeja

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◉ Ravichandran Ashwin

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◉ Mohammed Shami

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◉ Umesh Yadav

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Question: Which of these players became the first Indian player to score three double centuries in a year in Test cricket on 11 December 2016?

◉ Virat Kohli

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◉ Murali Vijay

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◉ Ravindra Jadeja

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◉ Jayant Yadav

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Question: Which batsman has achieved the distinction of becoming the second Indian batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket against England in the month of December?

◉ Virat Kohli

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◉ Ajinkya Rahane

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◉ Karun Nair

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◉ Lokesh Rahul

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Question: Which of these players has become the sixth bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 500 wickets?

◉ Mitchell Starc

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◉ Mitchell Johnson

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◉ James Anderson

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◉ Jason holder

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Question: Which of the following players has become the third youngest batsman in the world to complete 6000 runs in Test cricket?

◉ Virat Kohli

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◉ Ajinkya stay

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◉ Johnny Bairstow

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◉ Joe root

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Question: Which player has achieved the distinction of being the first Indian player to score more than 1000 runs in Test cricket for 3 consecutive years in October 2018?