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CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 FACTOID 24 That’s the rank of India in global mobile internet speeds, out of 138 countries in 131: global mobile internet speed ranking, according to Ookla Speedtest Global Index. South Korea CHILDREN NOMINATEDED topped the list with an average mobile internet speed of 121.00 Mbps. FOR INTERNATIONALL HOW MUCH MOBILE INTERNET DATA DO YOU ACTUALLY NEED DAILY? While unlimited data is CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE highly-welcome, you may not need so much, especial- ly, if you are relying on Dussehra is the festival of victory Twenty-four THE AWARD of truth over untruth. But at the Five girls associated with child rights organisation Save the Children in your home WiFi for online young India are among those who have been shortlisted. Poonam Nikam, 13, ➤ The prestigious classes, gaming and watch- same, it is also a festival of vic- changemakers 1 has been nominated for her work with adolescents on issues related to prize is annually ing videos tory of patience over crises. puberty, menstrual hygiene management and for advocating WASH — awarded to a child, Today, all of you are living with from India have water, sanitation and hygiene practices HERE IS HOW MUCH MOBILE INTERNET DATA IS great restraint, celebrating festi- who has made a spe- CONSUMED ON AN AVERAGE ON AN HOURLY BASIS been nominated Jashoda, 15, from Ashapura, a remote village in Osian, Rajasthan has made it cial effort to pro- vals with modesty. Therefore, in for the prestigious to the list for her work to end violence against women and girls. She recently mote children's ACTIVITY DATA CONSUMPTION the battle, we are fighting stopped four child marriages; guided 10 girls for higher education (against Covid-19), victory is cer- International 2 rights and better the Playing Call of Duty Mobile for an hour 35MB tain. When we think of festivals, Vasundhara from Darda Turki village in Tonk, Rajasthan, is nominated for her situation of vulnera- Children’s Peace Watching YouTube videos at 360p shopping comes to our mind. This work to end child marriage, and on sexual and reproductive health and rights ble children Prize 2020. They among girls. She leads the ‘Chuppi Todo' menstrual hygiene campaign in her resolution for an hour 280MB time, amid the enthusiasm of fes- 3 ➤ are among the 142 village Last year, the Watching YouTube videos at 720p tival, when you go shopping prize was awarded nominees from 42 Nausheen from Bihar has been chosen for being a strong voice against child resolution for an hour 600MB make sure to remember your marriage and other gender stereotypes. The 15-year-old, who has seen girls to Greta Thunberg Watching Facebook videos for an hour 300MB resolve of 'vocal for local.' When countries, who and women face socially-inbuilt inequality, conducts sessions on life skills, from Sweden and purchasing goods from market 4 Watching a movie on low resolution and encourages adolescent girls in her village to raise their voice against Divina Maloum from give priority to local products. qualified for the on Netflix (1.35 hours) 650MB coveted award... gender-based social evils Cameroon NARENDRA MODI, PM, Google Chrome (2 hours) up to 150MB Mann ki Baat

NEWS CLICK IPL 2020 FACEBOOK TESTING DAILY MOUTHWASH MAY HERE FOR CLASSES ON STREETS: IN BRIEF MORE 'NEIGHBORHOODS' FEATURE INACTIVATE HUMAN ITALIAN STUDENTS ATTEND SAM CURRAN, IMRAN TO TAKE ON NEXTDOOR CORONAVIRUSES: STUDY LESSONS FROM BALCONIES, TAHIR BREAK ALL-TIME CORONA UPDATE RECORD OF HIGHEST TECH BUZZ ON PUBLIC STEPS 9TH-WICKET STAND IN IPL HISTORY Teachers in Italy have taken classes to streets, CSK’s Sam Curran and Imran Tahir etched their names on the record with students attending books as they broke the all-time from their balconies and on record of the highest ninth-wicket acebook is testing a feature called public steps amid the partnership in IPL. The duo shared Neighborhoods that connects people coronavirus pandemic. a 43- run ninth-wicket partnership F and businesses in a locality in a sim- ilar way that community-focused social Local authorities have against MI on Friday. network Nextdoor does. The new Facebook closed most schools until feature, which is currently in limited test- The previous record was the end of October due to a ing phase, allows users to display local posts, held by MS Dhoni and groups and marketplace items. rise in cases of coronavirus n a fight against the novel coronavirus, sci- Ravichandran in recent weeks ➤The Facebook Neighborhoods feature entists have found that certain oral antisep- Ashwin, who Itics and mouthwashes may have the ability shared a 41- allows users to select a locality, permit to inactivate human coronaviruses.The results the social network to use their location to indicate that some of these products might be run stand for display posts, marketplace items from useful for reducing the amount of virus in the CSK against mouth after the infection and may help to reduce MI in 2013 others in the neighbourhood the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that ➤If the feature rolls out widely, San causes Covid-19. Francisco-based Nextdoor, may have to ➤ The researchers found that several of deal with some serious competition the nasal and oral rinses had a strong ➤Founded in 2011, the privately-held ability to neutralise human coronavirus, Nextdoor is backed by prominent which suggests that these products may investors, including Benchmark, Shasta have the potential to reduce the amount Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner of virus spread by people, who are Perkins, Riverwood Capital, Bond, Axel Covid-19-positive Springer, Comcast Ventures and others

Photo: ANI ELLI AVRRAM TO CREATE MENTAL NEWS IN HEALTH AWARENESS WITH A mask that translates: Start-up Donut Robotics SWEDISH SHORT FILM are going from Japan has created a face covering that helps wedish-Greek actress Elli AvrRam will flaunt CLUES FACE MASKS users adhere to social distancing, and also acts as her acting skills in a Swedish short film ti- 1 a translator. The "C-Face" mask works by transmitting a S tled 'With You'. "I had been waiting for an opportunity to do a Swedish project for sometime. HIGH-TECH! From monitoring wearer's speech to a smartphone via an app, and allows 'With You' is based on a very This social media people to have a conversation, while keeping up to 10 strong socially- relevant topic metres- apart. The lightweight silicon device is an advan- of mental health awareness network was nearly and childhood trauma. It has called ‘Friendstalker’ vital signs to translating words tage for doctors , who want to communicate with patients been FOR A CAUSE from a distance. It can translate speech from Japanese an CLUE 1: An Indian-American Parag into English, Korean and other languages enriching but an emotion- rom monitoring vital Agrawal is its current chief technology ally exhausting experi- signs to filtering filthy Singapore’s mask, aimed at protecting medics officer (CTO). ence. The short film is in- air and even translating treating Covid-19 patients, has sensors that moni- tense and sends out a very CLUE 2: Founded in March 2006, it was speech into other lan- strong message for the au- only in February 2018 that it reported F tor body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure guages, the coronavirus-fuelled 2 dience," she shared. and blood oxygen levels, and relays data to a smartphone its first profitable quarter ever. boom in mask-wearing has via a Bluetooth transmitter Elli was recently CLUE 3: It has been described as 'the spawned an unusual range of seen in Mohit Suri's SMS of the Internet'. high-tech face coverings. As For those seeking to combat the effects of pol- 'Malang'. Apart from masks become the norm world- TWITTER. The Centre has shot off a letter lution in smog-choked cities, South Korea's LG Bollywood, she was wide, tech companies and re- Electronics has developed an air purifier mask. to the microblogging site’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, searchers are rolling out weird 3 also seen in the expressing "disappointment and displeas- The futuristic white device, which fits snugly around Tamil film, 'Paris and wonderful models to both ure" over the wrong representation of Leh in the wearer's mouth, nose and chin, is equipped with CLUES Paris' and the guard against infection and cash its maps. Twitter had shown the geo-location in on a growing trend. two filters on either side and fans to aid airflow Kannada release of Leh “ in J&K, People’s Republic of China” 'Butterfly' “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2020 The People of The Forests WHAT To drive them extinct, to rid a CAN YOU DO? species of a chance to grow seems brutally cruel to me. The question What Indonesia Has Done: The Indonesian government claims that they stand against is, is it cruel enough to make you plantations that burn down forests, but deep pockets ensure that little is actually done. In fact, they even want to take a stand? plan to build a road through large parts of the forest, opening up interior regions to illegal poaching. As consumers and citizens, what we CAN do is - Being Aware. literally meaning ‘person/people of the forest’. Please avoid But why attribute them to palm oils, or only buy pine oils ‘person’. Why not just that are certified and sustainable. It ‘forest monkey’ or takes only 5 minutes to find out. ‘forest ape’? Orangutans have 48 chromosomes, as opposed to human’s 46. They are very cog- Aditya Kaushal nitive beings, in some fields like Batch of 2020, Ekya Schools, pattern recognition, their intelligence rivals that of humans! Orangutans are Bengaluru able to stand up on two legs, and He has a keen interest in environ- have a flexible pelvis, a thick neck mental science, astronomy and STEM. and bowed legs. The most strik- Stop, Look at/Take , Share ing feature though, is that they food/Share object, together, go. Aims to raise awareness about cli- have a short opposable THUMB. mate change and studying towards To get a sense of why this is im- The sad story building a more sustainable future portant, try lifting a glass of water without using your Yet we, modern industralised peo- thumb (no, you cannot use ple, destroy the very home of these Fact check your palms). ‘people of the forest’. Mass scale Further, we can use our deforestation by industries and reach. While government protocols are proving to The Sumatran Orangutan is one of the illegal poaching have decimat- three species of orangutans. Found Thumbs up! ed their numbers. Paper and wood be ineffective, the power of private conservation organisa- exclusively in the Indonesian island of The presence of a thumb industries have cut down over 35% tions is effective. You can donate, or better yet, volunteer with Sumatra, they are rarest species of the allows them to have much of the forest, tearing down the homes organisations like World Wildlife Org to find out what can you do. three. Their name ‘orangutan’ comes better grip of branches and trees of these Sumatran Orangutans. Alternatively, if any of you do have relatives In Indonesia, or plan from two separate local words – among which they live. This evo- This is compounded by the fact that oil “orang” meaning ‘people or person’ lution is likely because of a need industries further burn down the re- to visit after the pandemic, please take some time to promote and “hutan” meaning ‘forest’. Thus, to stay among the trees, to avoid maining portion of the forest for palm oil eco-tourism, visit the forest tribes near these forests. The predators like the Sumatran Tigers and resins. Deliberately set for- more you support them, show them that you care, the more that lurked the forest floors. One slip, est fires are becoming com- and they’d become dinner. Today of mon to clear land for plan- the natives are inspired to make a difference. course, that is hardly a threat to them, tations, not only destroy- humans have now reduced the Sumatran one common species, and the orangutan ing the orangutans homes, Imagine if we too were tiger population too, to critically en- is perhaps our evolutionarily but burning infant orang- driven to extinction some 1 million years dangered. distant cousin. utans to death as well. What’s interesting is that it is What’s more, Sumatran Orangutans NESTLE among ago, just on the cusp of our evolution – widely agreed that early human have learnt to make and use tools, and many notable com- none of the amazing things humans have subspecies too evolved along the some sub-species are said to have already panies like SINAR done would ever occur. A bit of a reach, same lines. 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rapped inside our homes in ditional attire go around Bathukam- Bengaluru due to the cur- ma singing bathukamma songs and rent pandemic situation, dancing. People in the neighbouring T this festive season I am men- area bring their Bathukamma to the GOMBE HABBA, PERFORMANCES tally reliving the wonderful memo- temple and the whole village rejoic- ries of our yearly celebrations at es. It is a riot of colours and the place 'Jadcherla', my hometown in Telen- is filled with the fragrance of all the gana. Among the people of Telan- flowers. The married women sing de- gana this period of nine days, as per votional songs while making Goura- RECREATE VICTORY OVER EVIL the Sathavahana calendar, is cele- ma out of turmeric. brated as a beautiful floral festival On the last day, the priest per- called 'Bathukamma'. forms a special pooja after which the he dance depicted the defeat of Mahisha- Bathukamma is a representation Bathukamma is carried in a public sura by the combined powers of Devi s we academicians were Mahishasura. In order to help her of the 'Goddess', made by arranging procession with music and Shailaputri, Devi Brahmacharini, Devi VISHWA struggling and juggling all the Gods and Goddesses gave various types of flowers in the shape bathukamma songs, and finally im- T Chandraghanta, Devi Kushmanda, Devi VIDYAPEETH with online classes, cour- Durga all their powers, and stood of a dome. The festival starts on the mersed in a nearby river. Skandamata, Devi Katyayani , Devi Kalaratri, A tesy the pandemic, the as statues. To pay respects to the day of 'Petharamasa' (no-moon day) I have the best time of the year Devi Mahagauri and Devi Sidhidatri to bring in other departments in school got sacrifice of those deities, the doll with the making of Bathukamma. then, because all the members of my peace and harmony to the busy creating a wonderful remi- festival is observed, when dolls are Women and chil- extended family come together from world. niscence of the Dasara festival. ritually worshipped. dren, dressed in tra- different places, especially for this Navaratri, literally The school portico was festival. A festival is not only a cele- meaning nine nights, is the decorated with "Dasara bration of our tradition but it is Hindu festival celebrated Gombe", a unique tradition also a celebration of family bond- over the span of nine days which involves a toy festival. AAVISHKAR ing. There are also scientific rea- and nights culminating in sons behind these celebrations. the 10th day of Dusshera. APPOLLO NATIONAL ACADEMY During the cold monsoon season, It is essentially a celebra- when we dance around the tion of the victory of good PUBLIC SCHOOL Bathukamma our body warms up. _ represented by Goddess The turmeric used to make Gouram- Durga in her nine avatars _ Here in Karnataka, this fes- ma, when applied to our face has over evil, represented by the tival is celebrated for 10 days many benefits. demon king Mahishasura. and culminates on Vi- After the festival, we return to This festival is celebrated all jayadashmi day, when God- our homes carrying a lot of fond over India in different forms. dess Durga won the battle memories. We come back rejuve- Ramleela performances, against the asuras after nated, full of enthusiasm to car- Durga puja, Raas-Garba and fighting for nine days. ry out our routine with a new the famous Mysore Dasara The dolls are arranged vigour. in Karnataka are all part of and exhibited on a stepped the festival. platform that usually has 7, T SAI ANU SREE, A dance performance by 9 or 11 tiers. Nine is the pre- class VIII pre-primary school teachers, ferred number to signify depicting the nine avataras nine nights of Navratri. of Goddess Durga, was pre- Legend has it that God- sented on the occasion of dess Durga waged a war Navaratri festival. against the demon

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any of us may not have re- writing articles and publishing. The alised this, but it's nearly 7 list is endless. THE ART OF BEING HAPPY ALL IN M months since educational The question is, are you skilling institutions shut their doors for phys- up? You, dear students, belong to a ife should be embraced to the thoughts came to my mind. I wanted UTTER SILENCE ical schooling and took up the chal- generation that knows very well that fullest without any selfishness. a pair of shoes for my feet while lenge of continuing through virtu- life has more to offer than testimo- Any feelings of jealousy, greed there was a man who didn't have any You had me wonder, Why I exist al platforms. If seven months don't nials on paper. It is the experiences L look so daunting, how about 210 that count and decide the quality of or anger will prevent us from enjoy- legs itself. There are so many people You had me believe that this was days? During a webinar I attended, your life ahead. Look around, you ing our life completely. We humans in the world like him. They all are normal the resource person mentioned that will discover so many learning mo- understand principles of life only suffering so much with no proper one would be foolish if he/she ments from your parents, grand- I sat there crying when we are affected and see things treatment, food and care takers. emerged without learning a new skill parents and siblings. How does one And you never stopped and became healthier at the end of build positive habits? Simple: pon- ourselves. Many of us experience They have to bear so much pain. I this 'lockdown'. The NEP 2020 ex- ANUPAMA RAMACHANDRA, der over the day and you will be sur- things which at times affects our understood a lot from this incident. Knowing that what you did tensively speaks about skill additions principal, Delhi Public School, prised at how many affirmative be- whole life and in turn Nature has created us giv- Would leave a scar, I am here to the curriculum so that each stu- haviours you have picked up. Make dent is equipped with employable ex- Electronic City, Bengaluru a conscious effort to continue that changes it. ing all the things a human Writing this poem pertise. But, we must realise that this over the days and it becomes a way One of the incidents needs. We have it and we While you are perhaps is also the time to pick up habits that skill. Since the entire family is to- of life. Dedicate a part of the time which has changed my should be grateful for it. We are most important to all _ Life Skills. gether for extended hours, it becomes for self-paced learning and be con- life forever happened should try finding joy, peace Cribbing about your pain With study hours and volume of imperative not only to imbibe these sistent about repeating the newly curriculum drastically reduced, life hacks but also practise them on learnt skill. just a few months ago. and satisfaction with what But what about me? there could be no better time and op- daily.Think about survival skills like As Sean Covey says "De- My family and I had we have. We always want What about my pain? portunity than now to work on skil- personal hygiene, cooking, living pending on what they are, our been to a shoe store to something or other each fulness in areas of personal effica- with and sharing minimal resources, habits will either make us I maybe just a kid, cy,communication, negotiation, de- life-enriching abilities like growing or break us. We become buy shoes for my broth- time, even if we have it or But I am human er. There I saw a pair of even if we do not require it. cision making and technical litera- your own food, pursuing a perform- what we repeatedly do." The type who cy.Yes, this is the new emerging life ing art, learning a new language, Reflect and skill up! shoes which was very attractive and From this incident, I learnt that sat- has feelings I wanted it. But my parents didn't isfaction always does not mean the buy it for me. I was very sad and fulfilment of what you want instead Hiding behind a angry. I sat in the car sulking, look- it is the realization of how blessed rock. STUDENTSPEAK ing out of the window. It was not we are for what we have. 3 years of hurting Teacher, students win like I did not have enough pairs of We need to remember always that 3 years of crying footwear but I liked this one and the art of being happy is to be satis- 3 years of screaming wanted in. fied with what we have. accolades in Olympiad While we were getting on back home, "Satisfaction in life is the true mean- All in utter silence I saw something terrible and heart ing of achievement." touching too. A man was sitting in NIVEDITHA KOTHANDARAMAN, ANAGHA B POOJARI, class IX, front of a temple, begging for food. class VIII, Sishu Griha High School, MES Kishore Kendra Public School, He had no legs. Seeing this a dozen Bengaluru Bengaluru

THE JOY OF READING am eight. In my hand is a Geronimo Stilton book. It is a simple and funny story about a I cowardly mouse and his crazy family getting in wacky adventures. I read them then because they brought a smile to my face. A few days ago I picked up one of my old copies of that book. he school has been associated with Both the world and me have certainly changed SOF for more than a decade now. In a lot since the last time I read them. One thing MG SCHOOL that hasn't changed, though, is that those colour- T the year 2019-2020, we had 400 FOR ful pages and bizarre words still bring a smile students who participated in the SOF to my face. exams, which was the highest participa- EXCELLENCE I am ten. I am reading the fifth Harry Potter tion in all these years of our association book, and tears are in my eyes as I witness the death of a beloved character. It seemed silly to with the Olympiad founda- HOUSE BY THE RIVER: MANASI D, class VIII, Oxford me then. Why am I crying over someone who tion. Many students have English School, Jayanagar, Bengaluru doesn't exist? And why, years later, do I still go brought laurels to the back to those books? So much has changed since that first time I read them, and yet the loss of school with Gold and Silver these characters still feels like the loss of a loved medals. Roshan Shankar one. from class III has won the That, I believe is the joy and beauty of read- international 1st Rank in GODDESS DURGA: SHARVANI JARUGU, class IX, ing. These words create a world in themselves. All these books become a second home for the International Mathematics DPS Whitefield, Bengaluru readers, something that fills you with a sense of Olympiad 2019- 2020 familiarity. Reading books exposes you to new Teacher Jacqueline A H ideas, new beliefs while at the same time creat- has been awarded with the ing a space for you to escape when reality gets Best District Teacher - 2019- too harsh. And it will always manage to amaze HUES OF DUSK: SAISWARUP me how much impact one's words and imagina- 2020 in recognition of the tion can have on people. So keep reading. outstanding performance of PATNAIK, class VII, DPS East, Bengaluru the school in National MANNAT SINGH, class IX, DPS Bangalore East Science olympiad Exam. “One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” SIMPLY SPORTS Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former basketball player 04 MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 TOP BOWLING SPELLS From Varun Chakravarthy’s maiden fifer against Delhi Capitals (DC) to Trent Boult wreaking havoc versus MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK), here’s looking back at top 5 bowling spells in IPL 2020 so far

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South African pace ace It takes something spe- Chris Morris has been a cial to bundle out MS revelation for the Virat Dhoni-led Chennai Kohli-led side in the Super Kings and that ongoing season too in a must-win of the IPL 13. clash. Joining Morris, who forces with was bought Bumrah in for a matchday 41, whopping Boult disman- `10 cr tled the three- registered time champions his best figures with a match- against Rajasthan winning spell. He Royals on matchday registered 4/18 as the 33 of the cash-rich Kiwi pacer bagged a historic league. The Proteas four-for, setting up a MI win. pacer removed the South African pace ace Rabada Mystery spinner Varun Chak- likes of Ben Stokes, has been one of the most ravarthy made his presence felt VS Steve Smith, Jos impactful players for the Delhi in match 42against the high-fly- BUMRAH RR Buttler, and Archer Capitals this season. Besides ing Delhi Capitals. Dishing out Regarded as the linchpin of to prevent RR from ruling the Purple Cap standings his best performance, Chakra- Mumbai’s bowling unit, Indian speed scoring big against in the 13th edition of the cash- varthy bagged his maiden five- merchant Jasprit Bumrah was right the Bangalore fran- rich league, Rabada has helped for in Kolkata’s crucial win over on the money when Mumbai Indians chise. Morris bagged DC win a series of thrilling the Shreyas Iyer-led side. crossed swords with the Rajasthan four wickets and encounters. In match No. 19 of Turning the high-voltage clash Royals in match No. 20 at the Sheikh leaked just 26 runs the IPL 13, Rabada propelled DC on its head, he architected DC’s Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Running in four overs. towards a comfortable win over batting collapse by removing the rings around RR’s formidable batting RCB in Dubai. Rabada bowled likes of Rishabh Pant, Shimron order, Bumrah returned with magnificent four overs and scalped four Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, skipper figures of four for 20 in Mumbai’s convincing wickets with an impressive Iyer and Axar Patel. His maiden win over the Smith-led side. Bumrah is only economy of 6.00 to make sure five-wicket haul (5/20) is the behind Rabada in the Purple Cap list with 17 DC finish ahead of RCB. first fifer of this season’s IPL. wickets in 10 matches.

RECORD BREAKER We’re trying to make AJAX'S 13-0 WIN IS BIGGEST Play with freedom, not IN DUTCH LEAGUE HISTORY with survival mind-set winning a habit: Rahul Ajax' Dutch forward Klaas Jan Huntelaar (2R) Shreyas scores the 0-11 goal Ajax routed ings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul said his Iyer to side is trying to make winning a habit, VVV-Venlo 13-0 teammates after a fourth straight victory kept its for the biggest K play-offs hopes alive in the ongoing In- dian Premier League. KXIP made an incredible victory in Dutch comeback at the death, taking five wickets in the league history. final two overs to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs and stay afloat in the tournament. Chas- All the goals ing a modest 127-run target on Sunday, SRH made came within 66 a mess of it after a solid 56-run opening stand be- tween skipper David Warner (35) and Jonny minutes as the Bairstow (19) to be all out for 114 in 19.5 overs. PTI margin of suc- cess eclipsed Ajax’s 12-1 vic- Yes we are making it (winning) a habit. In tory over the first half we somehow couldn't make Vitesse in 1972 this a habit. I am just speechless right in the now to be honest. Very happy with the Eredivisie. show from the boys. Photo: PTI KL Rahul, KXIP skipper Photo: ANI Photo: ANI

Tests he has played? What is AB de Villiers' West Indies at the Wanderers. a) 8765 K b) 8786 K Q8: highest score in Tests? a) January 2015 K b) November 2018 K c) 8976 K d) 9034 K a) 165 not out K b) 278 not out K c) September 2017 K d) None of the above K TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE c) 270 K d) 266 K In the 228 matches, how In IPL 2014, AB de Villiers CRICKET QUIZ | AB de Villiers Q7: many runs has ABD made What is AB de Villiers' Q12: smacked his countryman in his ODI career? Q9: highest score in ODI? ----- for 23 runs in one over? Against which team did AB a) 2009 K b) 2007 K a) 8765 K b) 8786 K a) 165 K b) 176 K c) 170 K a) Quinton de Kock K b) Dale Steyn K K K K K K Q1: de Villiers make his c) 2008 d) 2005 c) 9577 d) 9034 d) 166 c) Chris Morris K d) Kagiso Rabada K Test debut? a) West Indies K b) Zimbabwe K Against whom did AB de AB de Villiers became With 114 matches how K K c) England d) India Villiers play his last ODI? Q10: the first South African many centuries and half Q4: K K Q13: a) West Indies b) Zimbabwe to score a double-century against centuries has AB de Villiers made in In which year did AB de c) England K d) India K India with his undefeated 217. In Tests? Q2: Villiers make his which city was it scored? a) 22 and 46 K b) 27 and 46 K K K Test debut? Against whom did AB de a) Mumbai b) Nagpur c) 22 and 49 K d) 24 and 44 K a) 2000 K b) 2002 K Q5: Villiers play his last Test? c) Ahmedabad K d) Chennai K c) 2004 K d) 2008 K a) West Indies K b) Australia K c) England K d) India K ANSWERS: 1 c) England 2 c) 2004 3 d) 2005 In which year AB de 4 d) India 5 b) Australia 6 a) 8765 In which year did AB de Q11: Villiers broke the record 7 c) 9577 8 b) 278 not out 9 b) 176 Q3: Villiers make his How many runs has AB de for the fastest ODI century, 10 c) Ahmedabad 11 a) January 2015 12 b) Dale Steyn 13 a) 22 and 46 ODI debut? Q6: Villiers made in the 114 reaching it in just 31 balls against