Sports Questions

Indian Cricket team off-spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in the Test matches. Ashwin surpassed Australian fast bowler Dennis Keith Lillee to reach the milestone of 250 Test wicket. Thus Ravichandran Ashwin has become the sixth Indian bowler to reach 250 test wickets.

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

Mango Cup is associated with Cricket game. The MANGO CUP is a Triangular Cricket limited overs tournament between the Manglorean CatholicAssociation of Sydney (MCAS), Australian Residents Anglo Indian Association (ARAIA) and GoanOverseas Association-NSW (GOA).

Hence, the tournament is named from both (Man) from Manglorean CatholicAssociation of Sydney and (go) from GoanOverseas Association-NSW.

H S Prannoy has won the men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on November 8, 2017. He defeated higher ranked Kidambi Srikanth in the final by 21- 15, 16- 21, 21-7.

Polo is the sport which is played in the largest pitch.