Kerry Packer, an Australian Television tycoon, saw the money-making potential of cricket as a televised sport. He staged unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
Kerry Packer, an Australian Television tycoon, saw the money-making potential of
cricket as a televised sport. He staged unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
These countries boycotted South Africa because it was a racist state that practised a policy of racial segregation which barred non-whites from representing that country in Test matches.
These countries boycotted South Africa because it was a racist state that practised a policy of racial segregation which barred non-whites from representing that country in Test matches.
Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communally divisive competition that was out of place in a time when nationalists were trying to unite India's diverse population.
Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communally divisive
competition that was out of place in a time when nationalists were trying to unite India’s diverse population.
Fill in the blanks: The term protoplasm was coined by…………
The term protoplasm was coined by J.E. Purkinje.
The term protoplasm was coined by J.E. Purkinje.
See lessFill in the blanks: The…………… are an exception to cell theory.
The Viruses are an exception to cell theory.
The Viruses are an exception to cell theory.
See lessWhich two great advances in bowling have been pioneered by Pakistan?
The doosra and the reverse swing
The doosra and the reverse swing
See lessState any one advantage of television coverage of cricket?
It expanded the audience for the game by beaming cricket into small towns and villages.
It expanded the audience for the game by beaming cricket into small towns and
See lessvillages.
Who was Kerry Packer and how did he make cricket more popular?
Kerry Packer, an Australian Television tycoon, saw the money-making potential of cricket as a televised sport. He staged unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
Kerry Packer, an Australian Television tycoon, saw the money-making potential of
See lesscricket as a televised sport. He staged unofficial Tests and One Day Internationals under the name of World Series Cricket.
Why did the test playing nations like India, Pakistan and the West Indies boycott South Africa?
These countries boycotted South Africa because it was a racist state that practised a policy of racial segregation which barred non-whites from representing that country in Test matches.
These countries boycotted South Africa because it was a racist state that practised a policy of racial segregation which barred non-whites from representing that country in Test matches.
See lessWhat is segregation?
Segregation is separation of people on the basis of colour or race.
Segregation is separation of people on the basis of colour or race.
See lessWho was India’s first Test cricket captain?
C. K Nayudu.
C. K Nayudu.
See lessWhy did Mahatma Gandhi condemn the Pentangular tournament?
Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communally divisive competition that was out of place in a time when nationalists were trying to unite India's diverse population.
Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communally divisive
See lesscompetition that was out of place in a time when nationalists were trying to unite India’s diverse population.
Which cricket club was established by the Parsis and how was it funded?
The Parsis founded the Oriental Cricket Club in Bombay in 1848. It was funded and sponsored by Parsi businessmen like the Tatas and the Wadias.
The Parsis founded the Oriental Cricket Club in Bombay in 1848. It was funded and
See lesssponsored by Parsi businessmen like the Tatas and the Wadias.