Latest Sports and Games General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

What is Virat Kohli's rank in the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022?

A)

3rd

B)

5th

C)

7th

D)

9th

Correct Answer : 9th

Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has slipped to the 9th spot in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, while Rohit Sharma remains static at the 5th rank as of January 6, 2022. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne continues to hold the top rank after displacing England's Joe Root last month.

2 .

Which Indian bowler has jumped three spots to break into the top ten of ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings?

A)

Jasprit Bumrah

B)

Ishant Sharma

C)

Yuzvendra Chahal

D)

Mohammed Shami

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

R Ashwin has retained his second rank in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings, right behind Australian skipper Pat Cummins. The second Indian in the top ten of the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings is Jasprit Bumrah, who is ranked at the 9th spot. Bumrah moved up three spots to break into the top ten in ICC Men's Test Bowling rankings after taking five wickets in India's first test win against South Africa.

3 .

India's first match will be against which nation in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022?

A)

England

B)

Bangladesh

C)

West Indies

D)

Pakistan

Correct Answer : Pakistan

India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th at the Bay Oval Tauranga.

4 .

When will ICC Women's 2022 World Cup begin?

A)

March 1st, 2022

B)

March 4th, 2022

C)

March 18th, 2022

D)

March 25th, 2022

Correct Answer : March 4th, 2022

ICC Women's World Cup 2022 will begin on March 4, 2022 with the clash of New Zealand vs West Indies at Bay Oval Tauranga. India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th. The ICC Women's World Cup final will be played on April 3rd.

5 .

Which nation recorded its first test win over a top-five ICC-ranked team away from home on January 5th?

A)

Ireland

B)

Scotland

C)

Bangladesh

D)

Netherlands

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Bangladesh created history on January 5, 2022 by beating current World Test Champions New Zealand by 8 wickets in their first test at Bay Oval in New Zealand. This is Bangladesh's first win against New Zealand in New Zealand in any format and first Test win over a top-five ICC-ranked team away from home. The historic win has helped Bangladesh jump to the 5th rank on the ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-2023.

6 .

Which Pakistan all-rounder has announced his retirement from cricket in 3rd Jan 2022?

A)

Shoaib Malik

B)

Sarfaraz Ahmed

C)

Mohammad Hafeez

D)

Mohammad Rizwan

Correct Answer : Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement (3rd Jan 2022) from international cricket.

The 41-year-old played in 55 Test matches and more than 300 one-day and T20 internationals, scoring in excess of 11,000 runs across all formats with 21 centuries, in a career spanning 18 years.

7 .

Who will lead India in the ODI series against South Africa in January 2022?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Shreyas Iyer

C)

Rishabh Pant

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

K.L. Rahul will lead India in the ODI series against South Africa, which begins on January 19th 2022. With regular white ball captain Rohit Sharma 'not fit', the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, has decided to hand over the responsibility to K.L. Rahul.

"We are looking to groom KL Rahul. He is a player for all three formats. He has proved his leadership qualities. KL is the best one who can handle the side," Sharma said, making it clear that the selectors did not want to take a chance with Rohit, who is yet to attain full fitness.

Source : SportStar

8 .

All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced retirement from international cricket. He played for which nation's cricket team?

A)

Afghanistan

B)

Bangladesh

C)

England

D)

Pakistan

Correct Answer : Pakistan

Former Pakistan skipper and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 41-year-old had announced his retirement from Test cricket earlier in 2018. He will now be retiring from all forms of international cricket, bringing down curtains on his almost two-decade-old career.

9 .

Who has become the 34th Indian to lead India in Test matches in 3rd Jan 2022?

A)

Rishabh Pant

B)

KL Rahul

C)

Shreyas Iyer

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

Kannanur Lokesh (KL) Rahul, on Monday(3rd Jan 2022), was tasked with the responsibility of leading India in the 2nd Test against South Africa at Johannesburg. The dashing opener was handed the captaincy after regular skipper Virat Kohli was ruled out of the match owing to an upper back spasm.

Rahul, who has also been named captain for the three-match ODI series, has become the 34th captain to lead India in the longest version of the game. Rahul's ascension to captaincy proved lucky for India as he won the toss and decided to bat first.

Rahul is also the 4th India Test captain from Karnataka after Gundappa Viswanath, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble.

Source : India Today

10 .

Who defeated Sri Lanka to win the eighth title in the Under-19 Asia Cup Final?

A)

Australia

B)

West Indies

C)

New Zealand

D)

India

Correct Answer : India

The Yash Dhull-led "Indian" side crushed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the final of the Under 19 Men’s Asia Cup 2021 to seal their eighth title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Chasing the revised target of 102 in 38 overs due to the DLS method, India opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 56 off 67 balls to help his side register a dominating win over Sri Lanka in 21.3 overs. Shaik Rasheed also chipped in with a valuable 31 not out off 49 deliveries.

Earlier, Indian bowlers put up a disciplined show to restrict Sri Lanka for just 106/9. Vicky Ostwal was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, including two in a single over. He conceded only 11 runs in 8 overs with three maidens.

Apart from the Pune-lad, medium-pacer Ravi Kumar (1//17), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (1/26), and Raj Bawa (1/23) claimed one wicket each. All-rounder Kaushal Tambe took two wickets for 23 in six overs.

Sri Lankan tail-ender Yasiru Rodrigo top-scored for his team. He remained not out on 19 after facing 26 balls.