Home > SportsBorder-Gavaskar Trophy Quiz Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 0% About Border Gavaskar Trophy 1. Who are the Border-Gavaskar Trophy named after? Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar Shane Warne and Anil Kumble Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar Steve Waugh and Rahul Dravid The trophy is named after Allan Border (Australia) and Sunil Gavaskar (India). 2. What was remarkable about India’s win in the Kolkata Test of the 2001 series? Sachin Tendulkar took five wickets Australia forfeited their innings India followed on and still won the match It was the shortest Test in the series India became the third team to win a Test after following on. 3. Which player was the highest run-scorer for India in the 2020-21 series? Ajinkya Rahane Rishabh Pant Cheteshwar Pujara Shubman Gill Rishabh Pant was India’s leading run-scorer in this thrilling series. 4. Which Indian bowler took a hat-trick in the 2001 Border-Gavaskar series? Harbhajan Singh Zaheer Khan Anil Kumble Javagal Srinath Harbhajan Singh claimed a hat-trick during the Kolkata Test. 5. In the 2020-21 series, India famously won the series despite losing which key player after the first Test? Ajinkya Rahane Ravichandran Ashwin Jasprit Bumrah Virat Kohli Virat Kohli left after the first Test due to paternity leave. 6. Who holds the record for scoring the most runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history? Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli Ricky Ponting Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in the history of the trophy. 7. Which player hit a double century in the Adelaide Test during the 2014-15 series? Michael Clarke David Warner Virat Kohli Steve Smith Virat Kohli scored 200+ runs in a stunning performance in Adelaide. 8. Which Indian batsman famously batted with an injured wrist in the 2020-21 Brisbane Test? Shubman Gill Cheteshwar Pujara Hanuma Vihari Rishabh Pant Hanuma Vihari showed incredible resilience in this match. 9. In which year was the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy series played? 2000 1987 1992 1996 The first series was held in 1996. 10. In the 2014-15 series, which Indian bowler dismissed Australian batsman Steve Smith the most times? Mohammed Shami Ravichandran Ashwin Umesh Yadav Ishant Sharma Ravichandran Ashwin got Steve Smith out multiple times in the series. 11. Which spinner is known for dismissing Steve Smith multiple times in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy? Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Harbhajan Singh Anil Kumble Ravichandran Ashwin has troubled Steve Smith several times. 12. Which batsman famously scored 241 not out in the Sydney Test during the 2003-04 series? Ricky Ponting Matthew Hayden Steve Waugh Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting’s double century in Sydney was unforgettable. 13. Which Indian wicketkeeper was instrumental in India’s win in the 2020-21 Brisbane Test? Wriddhiman Saha Parthiv Patel Rishabh Pant MS Dhoni Rishabh Pant played a match-winning knock to help India secure the series. 14. Which Australian city hosted the final Test of the 2020-21 series, where India successfully chased down 328 runs? Melbourne Sydney Perth Brisbane India’s incredible win in Brisbane broke Australia’s fortress record. 15. Who is the leading wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy? Anil Kumble Harbhajan Singh Shane Warne Nathan Lyon Anil Kumble holds the record for most wickets in the series. 16. Which team won the first-ever Border-Gavaskar Trophy series? Australia India None (The series was abandoned) Both (It was a draw) India won the inaugural series against Australia. 17. Which Australian bowler took the most wickets in the 2017 series in India? Mitchell Starc Josh Hazlewood Pat Cummins Nathan Lyon Nathan Lyon was the top wicket-taker in this series. 18. Who captained India during their famous 2-1 victory in the 2018-19 series in Australia? KL Rahul MS Dhoni Ajinkya Rahane Virat Kohli Virat Kohli led the team to this historic victory. Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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