2026 Current Affairs practice question for Railways, SSC, UPSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell announced his retirement from international cricket. How many international wickets did he take during his 12-year career?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
C. 120 wicketsC. 120 wickets
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is 120 wickets.
According to the February 2026 Current Affairs source, former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
His international career lasted 12 years, during which he represented New Zealand's BLACK CAPS in all three major formats of the game.
He played 28 Test matches, 21 One-Day Internationals and 20 Twenty20 Internationals.
Across this international career, Bracewell took a total of 120 wickets and scored 915 runs.
These statistics are particularly useful for competitive examinations because the source gives several numerical facts in a compact form, and questions may interchange the number of matches played in different formats with his total wickets or runs.
Students should therefore remember the data as a connected set rather than as isolated numbers.
Doug Bracewell → New Zealand → all-rounder → 12-year international career → 28 Tests → 21 ODIs → 20 T20Is → 120 wickets → 915 runs.
The retirement announcement concerns all forms of international cricket.
The term BLACK CAPS refers to New Zealand's men's national cricket team and is another useful association.
The source does not state in this particular entry that Bracewell retired from every form of domestic cricket, so the safest exam interpretation is the exact source wording: retirement from all forms of international cricket.
A statement claiming that he took 120 wickets only in Test cricket would also be incorrect because the source presents 120 as his overall international wicket tally across his career.
Similarly, 915 refers to runs scored, not wickets or appearances.
The key numerical distinction is therefore important.
For rapid revision, use the sequence 28-21-20 for Tests-ODIs-T20Is, followed by 120 wickets and 915 runs.
Since the question asks for his total international wickets during the career described in the source, option C, 120 wickets, is correct.
सही उत्तर 120 wickets है। February 2026 Current Affairs source के अनुसार New Zealand के former all-rounder Doug Bracewell ने सभी forms of international cricket से retirement की घोषणा की। उनका international career लगभग 12 years का रहा और इस दौरान उन्होंने New Zealand की national men's cricket team, जिसे BLACK CAPS कहा जाता है, के लिए तीनों major formats में खेला। Source के अनुसार Bracewell ने 28 Tests, 21 ODIs और 20 T20Is खेले। अपने पूरे international career में उन्होंने कुल 120 wickets लिए और 915 runs बनाए। Competitive examinations के लिए यह news महत्वपूर्ण है क्योंकि एक ही entry में कई numerical facts दिए गए हैं और exam में इन numbers को interchange करके options बनाए जा सकते हैं। इसलिए numbers को अलग-अलग याद करने के बजाय एक sequence में याद करना बेहतर होगा: Doug Bracewell → New Zealand → all-rounder → 12-year career → 28 Tests → 21 ODIs → 20 T20Is → 120 wickets → 915 runs। यहाँ 120 wickets उनके overall international career का figure है; इसे केवल Test wickets समझना गलत होगा। इसी प्रकार 915 उनका runs tally है, matches या wickets का number नहीं। Source retirement को all forms of international cricket से जोड़ता है। BLACK CAPS New Zealand men's national cricket team का commonly used name है। Exam में पूछा जा सकता है कि उन्होंने कितने Tests खेले, कितने ODIs खेले, कितने T20Is खेले, कितने wickets लिए या कितने runs बनाए। Quick memory formula: 28-21-20 → Tests-ODIs-T20Is; 120 → wickets; 915 → runs। इसलिए दिए गए question में correct answer 120 wickets यानी option C है।
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