The 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricket Quiz

India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, which was also played in the UK. Below is one of the best cricket quizzes involving this 1983 World Cup.

The answers to this quiz can be found on another page linked below, so you don’t have to worry about reading it by mistake. Here we go with the questions.

1. As far as the format of this tournament goes, what was different about it as compared to the previous two editions of the men’s World Cup?
   1. 12 teams took part in this as compared to eight previously
   2. Teams played each other twice in the group stage as against once earlier
   3. Teams were not divided into any groups
   4. There were no knock-out rounds
2. Kapil Dev’s famous innings of 175* against Zimbabwe came at Tunbridge Wells in Kent. What is the name of the cricket ground that hosted that game?
   1. County Cricket Ground
   2. Grace Road
   3. New Road
   4. Nevill Ground
3. Which was the only team to have qualified it to this year’s tournament by winning the ICC Trophy competition in 1982?
   1. Canada
   2. Bermuda
   3. Zimbabwe
   4. Sri Lanka
4. India and West Indies made it to the finals by beating which two teams in the semifinal of the 1983 World Cup?
   1. England and New Zealand
   2. England and Pakistan
   3. Australia and New Zealand
   4. Australia and Pakistan
5. Who played his last ODI during this World Cup against India and would later go on to become a successful international before retiring from those duties in a World Cup match featuring India as well?
   1. Ian Gould
   2. Duncan Fletcher
   3. Steve Bucknor
   4. Richard Illingworth
6. Which former cricketer was the Sri Lankan team coach for the 1983 World Cup?
   1. Ian Chappell
   2. Geoffrey Boycott
   3. Garfield Sobers
   4. Srinivas Venkataraghavan
7. Which among these venues hosted a match at the 1983 World Cup?
   1. St. Helen’s Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea
   2. Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
   3. Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
   4. County Ground, Northampton
8. How many matches did India lose on their way to winning the 1983 World Cup title?
   1. 0
   2. 1
   3. 2
   4. 3
9. Pakistan played New Zealand in the final game of Group A in the 1983 World Cup. What was the equation to qualify for the semifinal before the start of the game?
   1. Pakistan were already through to the semifinals
   2. It was a virtual quarterfinal but with Pakistan needing to better their run-rate
   3. New Zealand needed to win by a margin of over 100 runs
   4. Both had already been knocked out of the tournament & were playing for pride
10. David Gower ended the tournament as the highest run-getter. Which West Indian was second in that list?
    1. Viv Richards
    2. Clive Lloyd
    3. Gordon Greenidge
    4. Desmond Haynes
11. The top three bowlers in the list of most wickets taken in the 1983 World Cup were all Asian. Roger Binny was at the top, who were the other two?
    1. Ashantha de Mel & Kapil Dev
    2. Madan Lal & Kapil Dev
    3. Ashantha de Mel & Madan Lal
    4. Kapil Dev & Mohinder Amarnath
12. Which player was a part of the Zimbabwean squad in this World Cup, would later play for England, become Australia’s batting coach and also feature in the unofficial Indian Cricket League?
    1. David Saker
    2. Graeme Hick
    3. Duncan Fletcher
    4. David Houghton
13. He became the first bowler in the history of ODIs to grab a seven-wicket haul in a game in this World Cup. Whom are we talking about?
    1. Malcolm Marshall
    2. Kapil Dev
    3. Vic Marks
    4. Winston Davis
14. He made his Test debut in 1959, was Pakistan’s first ODI captain, was the manager of the Pakistan team in both the 1983 and 1992 World Cup and would later also be a part of the 2009 T20 World Cup management side?
    1. Asif Iqbal
    2. Zaheer Abbas
    3. Majid Khan
    4. Intikhab Alam
15. This cricketer played in the 1983 World Cup for one team and his son would go on to represent another team in the 2023 World Cup? Whom are we talking about?
    1. Don Pringle
    2. Kevin Curran
    3. Bob Taylor
    4. Rashid Khan
16. In India’s semifinal against England, what was the highest score made by an English batsman?
    1. 33 by Graeme Fowler
    2. 86 by Allan Lamb
    3. 52 by David Gower
    4. 112* by Mike Gatting
17. Which former cricketer offered odds of 66/1 for an Indian win after they had been put in to bat by West Indies in the final of the 1983 World Cup?
    1. Ian Chappell
    2. Richie Benaud
    3. Alan Davidson
    4. Tony Greig
18. The highest individual scores in the final of the 1983 World Cup were 38 and 33. Who scored them?
    1. Viv Richards & Sunil Gavaskar
    2. Krish Srikkanth & Mohinder Amarnath
    3. Krish Srikkanth & Viv Richards
    4. Mohinder Amarnath & Gordon Greenidge
19. He was born in Egypt, made his Test debut for one team against Australia in 1970 and made ODI debut for another team in this tournament but also against Australia. Who are we talking about?
    1. Duncan Fletcher
    2. Larry Gomes
    3. Roy Dias
    4. John Traicos
20. Which bowler, in the 1983 World Cup, became the first to ever concede more than 100 runs in an ODI match?
    1. Ranjan Madugalle
    2. Javed Miandad
    3. Martin Snedden
    4. Peter Rawson
21. What did British journalist David Frith do after India won the 1983 World Cup?
    1. He scribbled a few words on paper and ate them
    2. He wrote a scathing article about how lucky India had been to win the tournament
    3. He resigned from his position for castigating the Indian team before the tournament
    4. He gifted the Indian team £1000 for the victory

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