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Where did India make its debut in ODIs, against whom, and what was the result?

Answer : At Leeds, England and the home team won by four wickets.

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Though India suffered a reverse, it had two batters who scored a half-century. One was the skipper Ajit Wadekar (67). Who was the other?

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Two players who figured in the match, which was played for the Prudential Trophy, were members of the side that would lift the Prudential World Cup nine years later. Name these two Indian greats.

Answer : Sunil Gavaskar and Madan Lal.

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Which two members of the fabled ‘Spin Quartet’ played in the match?

Answer : Bishan Singh Bedi and S. Venkatraghavan.

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Being the first match, all the 11 Indians who played were debutants. The lone Englishman to make his first appearance was incidentally born in Shimla as his father was a Major with the 2nd Gurkha Rifles. Name the cricketer.

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India lost its first two ODIS and its first success came in the 1975 Prudential World Cup against a team which is not a regular International team now. Name the opponent.

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The India men have so far played 1055 ODIS, winning 559 of them. As of June 2024, against which full member of the ICC has India played the most matches (168).

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Where was the Test held and what was the result of the match?

Answer : At the iconic Lord’s and India went down by 158 runs.

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The designated ‘official’ captain and vice-captain for the tour stepped down for the Test and a veteran star was chosen to lead the side. Who were the two ‘Royals’ and who earned the distinction of being India’s first skipper?

Answer : Maharaja of Porbandar Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji Sahib Bahadur and his brother-in-law Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji gave way for Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu to helm the side.

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Name the England captain, the highest scorer across both the teams, who would become ‘infamously’ famous later that year.

Answer : Douglas Jardine of ‘Bodyline’ fame

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 Name the siblings who donned the India whites in the historic first Test.

Answer : Syed Nazir Ali and Syed Wazir Ali.

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What distinction does fast bowler Bill Bowes share with the 11 Indians who played in that match?

Answer : He was the lone English debutant!

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Lall Singh, who played his only Test in 1932, was not born in the Indian sub-continent. In which present-day Asian country was he born?