Who has become the first Indian and the second player overall in international cricket history to have played 100 matches each in all three formats of the game?

Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli

KL Rahul

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : Virat Kohli

Batting maestro Virat Kohli on Sunday(28th Aug 2022) added another milestone to his name when he was named in India’s playing XI for the highly anticipated Asia Cup 2022 match with Pakistan on Sunday(28th Aug 2022) evening. Kohli has become the first Indian and just the second player overall in international cricket history to have played 100 matches each in all three formats of the game.

Kohli has now 100 T20Is to his name in addition to 102 Tests and 262 ODIs since making his international debut in August 2008.

The first man to do so was New Zealand batter Ross Taylor who retired from international cricket in April this year. The 38-year-old represented his country in 112 Tests, 236 ODIs and 102 T20Is between 2006 and 2022..

Source : News18

Published On : August 29, 2022

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Lakshya Sen

Correct Answer : Lakshya Sen

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Who broke the record for the fastest 200 wickets by an Indian in Test cricket?

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Ravichandran Ashwin

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

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Who won her second Women's World Rapid and Blitz Chess title by defeating Indonesia's Irene Sukander?

Hou Yifan

Koneru Humpy

Ju Wenjun

Harika Dronavalli

Correct Answer : Koneru Humpy

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