Question

______ was the first Test cricket captain of an independent Indian team.
1. Hemu Adhikari
2. Vijay Hazare
3. Bishan Singh Bedi
4. Lala Amarnath

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Lala Amarnath

The correct answer is Lala Amarnath.

• Lala Amarnath was the first Test cricket captain of an independent Indian team.
• Lala Amarnath Bharadwaj was also the first batsman to score a century for the India national cricket team in Test cricket.
• He captained India in their first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952.
• The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1991.

• The International Cricket Council (ICC), the international governing body of Cricket founded in 1909, organizes various world championships and tournaments.
• There are 104 member nations.
• Headquarters of ICC - Dubai, UAE
• Motto - Cricket for good
• Chairman - Greg Barclay