Quiz on Sachin Tendulkar

1. Dreaming to become a deadly fast bowler, where was Sachin selected to train while he was in school until he was suggested by Dennis Lille to concentrate on his batting?
 

2. In which tournament did Sachin share a record 664 run partnership with Vinod Kambli in 1988 only to be broken in 2006 at Hyderabad?
 

3. Sachin became the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut for Bombay. Which team did he score the century against?
 

4. What is unique about the debut achievements of Sachin in Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy?
 

5. How many one-day internationals did it take for Sachin to make his first one-day century?
 

6. Which Dronacharya award recipient coached Sachin Tendulkar when introduced by his elder brother, Ajit?
 

7. In the initial days, Sachin used to wear a head-band. This was inspired by which Tennis legend and Tendulkar’s favourite?
 

8. Which place in Pakistan did Sachin make his one-day international debut in the second one-day against Pakistan in 1989?
 

9. Waqar Younis was the bowler who dismissed Sachin for the first time in Tests. Which bowler dismissed Sachin in the first one-day international that he played?
 

10. Against whom did Sachin score his first first-class double century?

Sachin Tendulkar Quiz answers:
 

1. MRF Pace Foundation
 

2. Lord Harris Shield Tournament
 

3. Gujarat
 

4. He is the only player till date to score centuries on debut in all these three tournaments
 

5. 79
 

6. Ramakanth Achrekar
 

7. John McEnroe
 

8. Gujranwala
 

9. Waqar Younis (Sachin scored a duck in his first one-day international)
 

10. Australia (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Compiled by: Geetanav Ojha, NIT, Kozhikode (Kerala)