The Hindu (Kolkata)

Last week, the cricketing world witnessed four players appearing in their 100th Test on successive days. A quiz about players who have played 100 or more Test matches

- Soorya Prakash. N Please send in your answers to dailyquiz@thehindu.co.in

QUESTION 1

Who was the first ever player to appear in 100 Test matches?

QUESTION 2

Who is the only player to have played his entire career consecutiv­ely without missing any Tests?

QUESTION 3

Who is the only player to have led his country in more than 100 Test matches?

QUESTION 4

Who is the only player to have scored a century in each innings in his 100th Test?

QUESTION 5

Who are the two players to have scored a double century in their 100th Test?

QUESTION 6

Among the 80 players to have played 100 Test matches, there is an interestin­g connection between Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne and Graeme Smith. What is it?

QUESTION 7

These two players played not only their first and 100th Test matches against the same opponent but also at the same ground. Name them.

Questions and Answers to the March 8 edition of the daily quiz: 1. This political leader is a two-time Chief Minister and was the face of her party in this north India State. Ans: Vasundhara Raje

2. The first woman Prime Minister of the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote came to power in this year. Ans: Jenny Shipley; 1997

3. In 2022, Francia Márquez became the first person of the African-Colombian community to become the Vice-President of this country. Ans: Colombia

4. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female President of Ghana. True or False. Ans: False, she was the head of Liberia

5. The current Prime Minister and the leader of the largest Opposition party are both women in this country. Ans: Italy

Visual: Identify this leader. Ans: Sucheta Kripalani, Uttar Pradesh

Early Birds: Raju A.Gopal| Prashant Nain| Jagrati Shukla| Rajmohan. V| Animesh Mohan

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THE HINDU ARCHIVES Visual question: These two players have achieved something unique in their batting record. Identify the players and the feat.
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