CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 120

Topic: Current affairs

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Q120

Who among the following has recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to secure 100 wickets and 1000 runs in T20 Internationals ?

  1. (a) Hardik PandyaCorrect answer
  2. (b) Ravindra Jadeja
  3. (c) Axar Patel
  4. (d) Washington Sundar

Solution.

Answer: (a) Hardik Pandya

  1. Hardik Pandya took his 100th T20I wicket in December 2025, having already scored more than 1,000 T20I runs.
  2. That made him the first Indian man to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals.

Trap: Deepti Sharma reached the same double in women's T20Is in January 2024, so first Indian cricketer is true only of men's cricket.