India played its first One Day International cricket match with which country and in which year?
- (a)Australia – 1977
- (b)England – 1975
- (c)New Zealand – 1975
- (d)England – 1974
Correct — D, England – 1974. India played its first One Day International against England at Headingley, Leeds, on 13 July 1974, during India's tour of England that year. India lost the match.
- (a)Australia – 1977 — India's first ODI was against England, not Australia; 1977 is not the year of India's debut ODI.
- (b)England – 1975 — The opponent is correct but the year is wrong — India's first ODI was in 1974, a year before the inaugural Cricket World Cup of 1975 (in which India also played ODIs).
- (c)New Zealand – 1975 — India's debut ODI opponent was England, not New Zealand, and the year 1975 postdates India's actual first ODI.
One Day International (ODI) cricket is the limited-overs format of international cricket, distinct from Test cricket. India's entry into ODI cricket predates the format's first World Cup by a year, coming during a bilateral tour rather than a global tournament.
The trap in this question is confusing India's first-ever ODI (a bilateral tour match in 1974) with India's first World Cup ODI appearances (1975 Prudential World Cup, also against England). Students who only remember '1975' from World Cup trivia tend to pick options b or c.
- India's first ODI: v. England, 13 July 1974, at Headingley, Leeds
- India lost this match
- The first-ever ODI in cricket history was played in 1971 (Australia v. England)
- The first Cricket World Cup (Prudential Cup) was held in 1975 in England
- Confusing India's first-ever ODI (1974) with its first World Cup ODIs (1975)
- Assuming the first ODI in cricket history was also India's first
MPPSC and UPSC-adjacent GK questions on sports milestones usually pair an opponent-country with a specific year; expect distractors that swap either the country or shift the year by 1-3 years.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The first-ever One Day International cricket match in the world was played between which two countries?
- (a)England and India
- (b)Australia and England
- (c)West Indies and Australia
- (d)India and Pakistan
Answer(b) Australia and England — played in 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The first Cricket World Cup (Prudential Cup) was held in which year and country?
- (a)1975, England
- (b)1971, Australia
- (c)1974, India
- (d)1979, West Indies
Answer(a) 1975, England.