Question

Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Daniel Vettori recently?

• A. 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket
• B. 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
• C. 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket
• D. 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)

Hint:

He is one of only a handful of players to reach this run-wicket double in Tests, alongside Kapil Dev and Botham.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

New Zealand's spin bowling captain Daniel Vettori reached a landmark that very few cricketers manage, completing 3,000 runs alongside 300 wickets in Test cricket. He got there during a Test match in late 2010, and with this achievement he became just the sixth cricketer ever to sit in this group, alongside all rounders such as Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, and Shaun Pollock.

Throughout his Test career, Vettori was valued not only for his left arm spin bowling but also for his batting lower down the order, where he frequently added useful runs and helped his team post bigger totals, which is exactly what let him reach both figures.

The other choices talk about the same kind of double but place it in One Day Internationals or use different numbers for runs and wickets, and these do not describe what Vettori actually accomplished. His milestone was specifically the 3,000 run and 300 wicket combination in Test matches.

So the milestone Vettori achieved was 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket, matching option 3.