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Rahul Dravid: The Wall Trivia Quiz

Rahul Dravid is one of the best batsman in the world of cricket and the most reliable player. He has won a lot of matches for India not only in test but also in one dayers. For his firmness on wicket he is truly called THE WALL.

A multiple-choice quiz by nishank. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nishank

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,209

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Rahul Dravid born? Hint

11 April 1974

21 April 1973

27 January 1972

11 January 1973

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid (or his father's first name)? Hint

Sunil

Sharad

Satish

Sanjay

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Question 3 of 10

3. Against which team did he make his first test match appearance? Hint

England

South Africa

Australia

Sri Lanka

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Question 4 of 10

4. Against which team did he make his first one day international appearance? Hint

Sri Lanka

South Africa

England

Zimbabwe

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many runs did Rahul score on his first inning of debut test match? Hint

131

231

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Rahul's bowling style? Hint

Right Arm Medium Fast

Rigth Arm Leg Break

Right Arm Off Break

Right Arm Chinaman

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which other great Indian player made his test debut along with Rahul? Hint

Saurav Ganguly

Mohammad Kaif

Yuvraj Singh

Virender Sehwag

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Question 8 of 10

8. For which team did Rahul play for Ranji trophy matches in India? Hint

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

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Question 9 of 10

9. For which English county did Rahul play first? Hint

Scotland

Yorkshire

Surrey

Kent

10. In the second test against Australia at Adeleide in December 2003, Rahul played superbly to win the match for India. It was the first win of Indian team in Australia in decades. He surpassed the highest ever sore by any Indian in Australia (Ravi Shastri 206). How many runs did he make in that inning? Hint

241

222

236*

233

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Rahul Dravid born?

Answer: 11 January 1973

2. What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid (or his father's first name)?

Answer: Sharad

He was born to Mr. Sharad Dravid at Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh state of INDIA.

3. Against which team did he make his first test match appearance?

Answer: England

He made his debut at LORD'S against England, in 2nd test of the ongoing series. This match was played from 20th June to 24th June 1996.

4. Against which team did he make his first one day international appearance?

Answer: Sri Lanka

He made his debut in ODIs against Sri Lanka at The Padang, Singapore, in the ongoing Singer Cup on 3rd April 1996.

5. How many runs did Rahul score on his first inning of debut test match?

Answer: 95

He made a splendid 95 in 267 balls. In his 363 minute long inning, he sent the ball six times out of the fence before being dismissed by Lewis.

6. What is Rahul's bowling style?

Answer: Right Arm Off Break

7. Which other great Indian player made his test debut along with Rahul?

Answer: Saurav Ganguly

Saurav made 131 on his debut while Rahul was unlucky to be out in nervous nineties, i.e. on 91.

8. For which team did Rahul play for Ranji trophy matches in India?

Answer: Karnataka

9. For which English county did Rahul play first?

Answer: Kent

He first played for Kent county, however he had also played for Scotland later on.

Answer: 233

Rahul batted superbly in this match against Australia (12-16 December 2003) and scored 233 runs (23X4 1X6)in first inning, and 72* (7X4 0X6) in second inning thus totalling 305 in the match. India won this match by 4 wickets.

Source: Author nishank

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