Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 10

One of the all-time legends of Football, this player was said to have finest technique by many of his colleagues. He led his club to multiple trophies, and also became the all-time top goalscorer for his National Team. However, he suffered from aerophobia and would not accompany his team on overseas tour. Name this famous footballer.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 9

He started out as a batsman but soon became an aggressive fast bowler taking 123 wickets in his 38-Test career and another 85 in 71 ODIs. He was honest enough to admit that he never knew which way the ball would swing. He also predicted in his newspaper column that Shane Warne would take 500 Test Wickets even before Warne had represented Victoria, a prediction that led to his sacking soon after. identify this cricketer.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 8

An Italian Striker who represented Italian National Football Team thrice without ever scoring for them. However, he did helped his club SS Lazio win the Double of Scudetto and the Italian Cup. He was overshadowed by his older brother, who went on to become a legendary Striker for Italy and the club he represented. Identify him and his brother.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 7

Angered by the Australian Cricket Board who rebuffed his bid to gain exclusive television rights of one of the Australia's Home Test Series inspite of an impressive contract offer, he set up his own rebel series and secretly signed all the main players of major cricketing nations offering them exorbitant contracts, thus inventing a new meaning of professionalism in cricket. Who was he ?

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 6

A Mozambican-born Portuguese Striker, he scored 733 goals in 745 competitive games in his career, 41 of which were for Portugal National Team in 64 appearances. Nicknamed as The Black Panther, he inevitably finds a place in almost all the best-player-of-all time lists. Identify him.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 5

Whom was The Scottish Daily Express referring to in this article published in August 1986?"Ten twinkling toes of __________, Celtic FC's player from India hypnotized the crowd at Parkhead last night in an Alliance game with Galston. He balances the ball on his big toe, lets it run down the scale to his little toe, twirls it, hops on one foot around the defender, then flicks the ball to the center who has only to send it into goal. Three of Celtic's seven goals last night came from his moves. Was asked to take a penalty, he refused. Said he was shy."

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Cricket- Football Quiz: 4

I neither batted nor bowled in what turned out to be the only Test Match of my career in 1952-53. However, I made 4 stumpings in the match but did not take a catch. I am ___________.

Cricket-Football Quiz: 3

Identify the footballer.


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Hint: He quoted one of the very famous quotes "The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save."

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Cricket-Football Quiz :2

Identify the Cricketer.


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Hint : Only player to have a Test 50 to his credit but is without a test average.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Cricket-Football Quiz : 1

Identify the player.
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Hint : He represented England's Cricket and Football National Teams