FUNDAMENTALS
SENJAM RAJ SEKHAR
What do cricketers do after they retire? Many end up as commentators or coaches in their second innings. However, there are some who have migrated to an altogether different profession. Today’s theme on the second innings of some cricketers is contributed by Commander G.R. Balakrishnan.
LIFE AFTER CRICKET
1. What is the full name of this English cricketer, who is a practicing psychoanalyst and psychotherapist as well as a motivational speaker?
2. Post my retirement from all forms of international cricket, I founded a company that distributes Mont Blanc luxury products in India. Who am I?
3. Sir Frank Worrel, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sarfraz Nawaz and Vinod Kambli, all of them had a shot at something with mixed results. What?
4. Following his not-so-successful run on the cricket field, he made his appearance in movies like Kurukshetra, Pitaah and Chura Liya Hai Tumne. He couldn’t taste much success in Bollywood and later turned to the small screen with significant roles in various shows like Karam Apna Apna. Who are we talking about?
5. Quality New Zealand exports premium New Zealand products mainly salmon, dairy products and wine to India. Name the former cricketer behind this venture.
6. Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies, the documentary drama and the reality show Fear Factor are some of the media outings of this excricketer. Who is this?
7. After retiring from cricket, which cricketer initially ran a petrol bunk in Kingston and also wrote his second autobiography in 2010?
8. What is common to Ranjan Madugalle, Geoffrey Crowe, David Boon, Javagal Srinath and Andy Pyrcoft?
9. Allan Border was one of the directors of Maxen Developments founded by this Australian pace bowler. Identify the founder.
10. Name this English cricketer who served as a chairman in Middlesex Holdings, White Nile Petroleum Company, Central African Mining and Exploration (which he sold in 2009).
ANYTHING GOES
1. The website http://info.cern.ch/ is a text-based site that is not much visited today. What is its significance?
(Chintalapudi Naveen, Pathapatnam)
2. While there have been many multiple Oscar winning movies, only two films have won three acting Oscars. Identity these two movies.
(Rajeev Pillai, Kochi)
3. The first ever cricket World Cup match that ended in a tie was the semi-final match of 1999 on 17 June at Edgbaston with both the teams bowled out with the same score. Which two teams were involved?
(L.K. Chawla, Gurgaon)
4. Who was known as Madame Déficit as her country’s financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending and her opposition to reforms?
(U. Narasimha Murthy, Secunderabad)
5. Mohit Sharma is the second Indian to be adjudged man of the match on One Day International debut (1 August 2013 vs Zimbabwe). Who is the first?
(D. Surendranath, Vijayawada)
6. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 in Hollywood. Emil Jannings was declared the Best Actor for his performance in two movies The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh, and he became the first actor chosen for that Award in its history.
But he was not present at the Award giving ceremony to receive the Award. Why? (A.S.M. Rao, Vijayawada)
7. Students from University of Oxford are called Oxonian. What are students from University of Cambridge called? (Pankaj Lahoty, Delhi)