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Sports Cups, Trophies and Terms
A compact, tabular revision of sports trophies by game, national and international, the playing-field terminology of major sports, and the number of players per side, for CAPF Paper I static GK
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. Trophy-to-sport pairings, the count of players and the terminology of each sport are durable static facts; current champions and host venues change, so for any "latest winner" claim verify the latest.
| Trophy |
Note |
| Ranji Trophy |
Domestic first-class cricket (India) |
| Duleep Trophy |
Zonal first-class cricket (India) |
| Irani Trophy |
Ranji champion versus Rest of India |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy |
Domestic one-day cricket |
| Border-Gavaskar Trophy |
India versus Australia (Test series) |
| ICC World Cup |
One-day international world championship |
| Trophy |
Note |
| Durand Cup |
Oldest football tournament in India (and Asia) |
| Santosh Trophy |
National football championship (states) |
| Subroto Cup |
School football |
| FIFA World Cup |
International championship |
| Rovers Cup, IFA Shield |
Historic Indian football trophies |
| Trophy |
Sport |
| Aga Khan Cup |
Hockey |
| Beighton Cup |
Hockey |
| Rangaswamy Cup |
Hockey (national championship) |
| Davis Cup |
Tennis (men's team) |
| Thomas Cup |
Badminton (men's team) |
| Uber Cup |
Badminton (women's team) |
| Sudirman Cup |
Badminton (mixed team) |
| Ryder Cup |
Golf |
| Swaythling Cup |
Table tennis (men) |
| Sport |
Players per side |
| Cricket |
11 |
| Football |
11 |
| Hockey |
11 |
| Kabaddi |
7 |
| Kho-Kho |
9 on the field (squad of 12) |
| Volleyball |
6 |
| Basketball |
5 |
| Polo |
4 |
| Water polo |
7 |
| Term |
Sport |
| Bouncer, Googly, Yorker, Maiden over |
Cricket |
| Penalty corner, Bully, Dribble |
Hockey |
| Smash, Deuce, Service, Love |
Tennis |
| Birdie, Bogey, Eagle, Putt |
Golf |
| Checkmate, Gambit, Stalemate |
Chess |
| Knockout, Jab, Hook, Uppercut |
Boxing |
| Scrum, Try, Conversion |
Rugby |
| Free throw, Dribble, Dunk |
Basketball |
| Peg |
Recall |
| Oldest football tournament in India |
Durand Cup |
| Badminton men's team trophy |
Thomas Cup |
| Tennis men's team trophy |
Davis Cup |
| Kabaddi players per side |
7 |
| India versus Australia Test series |
Border-Gavaskar Trophy |
| Sport of "Googly" |
Cricket |