1. Which two countries played the first match of the inaugural Champions Trophy 1998 (then ICC Knockout Tournament) at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh?
2. Which West Indian power hitter was the highest run scorer in the inaugural Champions Trophy piling up 221 runs in 3 innings?
3. Which two Indian sensations made their debut on 3rd October against Kenya in the second edition of the Champions Trophy held at Nairobi, Kenya?
4. Who was the man of the match in the final of the ICC Champions trophy 2000 played between India and New Zealand?
5. Which Indian dasher was the highest run getter in the 2002 edition of the ICC Champions trophy?
6. Just before the ICC Champions Trophy 2002, a contract dispute occurred between the Indian players and the BCCI. As a result, initially a second string side was announced for the tournament with all the stars missing, although the dispute was resolved and a full strength side was sent. The question, who was asked to lead the initially announced second string side?
7. In the exciting final of the 4th edition (25th September 2004), which number 10 batsman was declared man of the match for his batting heroics?
8. What unique distinction did Shahriar Nafees of Bangladesh hold by scoring 123 runs against Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006?
9. On 18th October 2006, who became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Champions Trophy when he achieved the feat against Australia at the Brabourne Statium, Mumbai?
10. Which country was supposed to hold the 2008 edition but was delayed and eventually shifted to South Africa for security reasons?
Answers to cricket quiz:
1. New Zealand and Zimbabwe (the former beating the later)
2. Philo Wallace
3. Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan
4. Chris Cairns
5. Virender Sehwag (271 runs in 4 innings)
6. Robin Singh
7. Ian Bradshaw of West Indies
8. He became the youngest centurion in Champions trophy (20 years 261 days)
9. Jerome Taylor
10. Pakistan
Author: Geetanav Ojha, Kozhikode.
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