{"id":56496,"date":"2024-04-16T00:45:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=56496"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:45:40","slug":"who-was-named-wisden-cricketer-of-the-year-in-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-was-named-wisden-cricketer-of-the-year-in-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Rahul Dravid&#8221; option2=&#8221;Sourav Ganguly&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sachin Tendulkar&#8221; option4=&#8221;Yuvraj Singh&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. Rahul Dravid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rahul Dravid was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000. He was the first Indian to receive the award. Dravid was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Dravid was born in Indore, India, on January 11, 1973. He made his Test debut for India in 1996 and his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1998. He went on to play 164 Tests and 344 ODIs for India, scoring 13,289 runs in Tests and 11,363 runs in ODIs. He is the only batsman to have scored more than 10,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Dravid was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was also the captain of the Indian team that won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.<\/p>\n<p>Dravid retired from international cricket in 2012. He is currently the head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief description of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A. Rahul Dravid<\/strong> was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000. He was the first Indian to receive the award. Dravid was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>B. Sourav Ganguly<\/strong> was the captain of the Indian team that won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. He is also the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<\/li>\n<li><strong>C. Sachin Tendulkar<\/strong> is the leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>D. Yuvraj Singh<\/strong> is a left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm orthodox bowler. 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