The IPL 2010 Cricket Quiz

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010 returned to India and was won by Chennai Super Kings for the first time. Below is one of the best quizzes about the IPL 2010.

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.  Deccan Chargers, the defending champions, couldn’t play their home games at Hyderabad. They had to play them at three other venues – Navi Mumbai, Cuttack and?
   1. Dharamsala
   2. Nagpur
   3. Visakhapatnam
   4. Raipur
2. Kolkata Knight Riders lost two wickets for no score in the first match of the league. Who was the bowler?
   1. Chaminda Vaas
   2. Fidel Edwards
   3. RP Singh
   4. Jaskaran Singh
3. Which team appointed Dav Whatmore as their Head Coach?
   1. Mumbai Indians
   2. Chennai Super Kings
   3. Kings XI Punjab
   4. Kolkata Knight Riders
4. Who replaced Yuvraj Singh as captain of Kings XI Punjab?
   1. Mahela Jayawardene
   2. Kumar Sangakkara
   3. Irfan Pathan
   4. Simon Katich
5. Which batter scored a 37-ball century against Mumbai Indians – which at the time was the fastest in IPL?
   1. Suresh Raina
   2. Rohit Sharma
   3. Yuvraj Singh
   4. Yusuf Pathan
6. The IPL 2010 is the only edition to have what feature?
   1. Semi-Final system
   2. Icon Player
   3. Third-Fourth Place Match
   4. Impact Player
7. Where did Mumbai Indians play all their home matches during the IPL 2010?
   1. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
   2. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
   3. DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
   4. MCA Stadium, Pune
8. Which player was bought by Mumbai Indians – after a tie-break at the auction – with an undisclosed sum being handed to the IPL – in accordance with the rules at the time?
   1. Kieron Pollard
   2. Lasith Malinga
   3. Shikhar Dhawan
   4. Dwayne Bravo
9. Which popular venue made its debut at the IPL 2010?
   1. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
   2. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
   3. DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
   4. HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
10. Which bowler won the Purple Cap at the IPL 2010?
    1. Lasith Malinga
    2. Muttiah Muralitharan
    3. Pragyan Ojha
    4. RP Singh
11. Sachin Tendukar became the first Indian to win the Orange Cap during IPL 2010. How many sixes did he hit during the whole campaign?
    1. Zero
    2. One
    3. Two
    4. Three
12. Which venue was picked to host the semi-finals and final of the IPL 2010?
    1. DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
    2. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
    3. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    4. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
13. Which team did Shane Bond play for – his only season at the IPL?
    1. Mumbai Indians
    2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
    3. Kolkata Knight Riders
    4. Chennai Super Kings
14. During the IPL 2010 – rights for two new teams were floated. Pune was one of the winning bids. Which other city bagged an IPL team ahead of the next season?
    1. Rajkot
    2. Lucknow
    3. Kochi
    4. Visakhapatnam
15. Who was named the Player of the Tournament for the IPL 2010?
    1. Suresh Raina
    2. Jacques Kallis
    3. Lasith Malinga
    4. Sachin Tendulkar
16. Which team topped the points table at the end of the league phase in 2010?
    1. Mumbai Indians
    2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
    3. Chennai Super Kings
    4. Deccan Chargers
17. Who did Chennai Super Kings beat in the final of the IPL 2010?
    1. Mumbai Indians
    2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
    3. Deccan Chargers
    4. Delhi Daredevils
18. Gautam Gambhir captained which team during a few matches at the IPL 2010?
    1. Kolkata Knight Riders
    2. Chennai Super Kings
    3. Mumbai Indians
    4. Delhi Daredevils
19. Kolkata Knight Riders changed their colours to Purple during this season. What was their jersey colour before it?
    1. Red
    2. Black
    3. Blue
    4. Green
20. Who was the Player of the Match of the IPL 2010 final?
    1. Sachin Tendulkar
    2. Lasith Malinga
    3. MS Dhoni
    4. Suresh Raina

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