Who captained India to the 1983 Cricket World Cup and also led Haryana to its Ranji Trophy title?
- A.Kapil Dev
- B.Chetan Sharma
- C.Ajay Jadeja
- D.Virender Sehwag
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The correct answer is A, Kapil Dev. Known as the Haryana Hurricane, he played his domestic cricket for Haryana, led India to the World Cup in 1983 and captained the state side to its Ranji Trophy title in the season of 1990 and 1991, which remains the great achievement of Haryana cricket.
Option B, Chetan Sharma, was a fast bowler from Haryana who played in that World Cup era and took the first hat-trick by an Indian in a World Cup, but he never led either side. Option C, Ajay Jadeja, also came out of the Haryana team and captained India in a few matches in the late nineteen nineties, but he had no part in the 1983 World Cup or the Ranji title. Option D, Virender Sehwag, played his domestic cricket for Delhi, so he is outside the state altogether and is placed here to catch a candidate who guesses from fame alone.
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Practice Questions
View allNeeraj Chopra, who won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics, belongs to which district of Haryana?
- A.Panipat
- B.Sonipat
- C.Rohtak
- D.Bhiwani
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Neeraj Chopra comes from Khandra village in Panipat district and won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic gold for India in a track and field event; he later added an Olympic silver at Paris and a world championship title in the same…
Read the full explanation →Which boxer from Haryana won India's first Olympic medal in boxing?
- A.Akhil Kumar
- B.Vijender Singh
- C.Amit Panghal
- D.Jitender Kumar
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He won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight class at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, the first Olympic medal won by an Indian boxer, and he came from the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani district.
Read the full explanation →Which city of Haryana is known as the little Cuba of Indian boxing?
- A.Bhiwani
- B.Hisar
- C.Karnal
- D.Rewari
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The town is called the little Cuba or mini Cuba of India because of the Bhiwani Boxing Club, where a stream of boxers trained under the coach Jagdish Singh and from which several reached the Beijing Olympics of 2008, including the bronze medallist Vijender Singh.
Read the full explanation →At which Olympic Games did Sakshi Malik of Haryana win her wrestling bronze medal?
- A.Beijing 2008
- B.London 2012
- C.Rio de Janeiro 2016
- D.Tokyo 2020
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Sakshi Malik, from Mokhra village in Rohtak district, won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle event at the Rio Olympics and became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal; hers was also the first medal India won at those Games.
Read the full explanation →Which wrestler from Haryana won the silver medal in the 57 kg freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics?
- A.Bajrang Punia
- B.Ravi Kumar Dahiya
- C.Yogeshwar Dutt
- D.Aman Sehrawat
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He comes from Nahri village in Sonipat district and won the silver medal in the 57 kg freestyle class at the Tokyo Olympics, losing only the final; his silver was the better of the two wrestling medals India won at those Games.
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