Kaun Banega Crorepati asks a question about an Indian twin centurion on their first-class debut

The famous TV quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) featured a question about an Indian first-class debutant to have scored twin centuries. The episode was aired on Wednesday, October 9.

Legendary Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, the host of the show, asked the contestant the following question:

"Which of these Indian cricketers has not scored two centuries on their first class debut?"

The options for the above question were: Nari Contractor, Virag Awate, Yash Dhull, and Hanumanth Singh.

The correct alternative to the above question was Hanumanth Singh. Singh was a former first-class cricketer who plied his trade for Madhya Bharat (now Madhya Pradesh), Rajasthan, and Central Zone.

Here is the screengrab of the aforementioned question:

Screengrab of the question (Image credits: Sony TV/ SET India)

The above question was asked for a sum of ₹50 Lakhs and the contestant, unable to answer it, decided to quit and walk away with ₹25 Lakhs. When asked to make a guess, she chose the correct alternative. Questions regarding the sport and the trivia of players have become a common occurrence on the show.

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Who was Hanumanth Singh?

Hanumanth Singh was a Team India and a first-class player to have played for Madhya Bharat (now Madhya Pradesh), Rajasthan, and Central Zone. He made his debut for Team India in the Test series against England in 1964 and was given the cap number 108.

Singh featured in 14 Test matches, scoring 686 runs at an average of 31.18. He had five half-centuries to his name to go with a solitary hundred scored on debut against England.

Singh was an experienced domestic batter. Having played for three sides and starting in 207 first-class matches, he scored 12,338 runs at an average of 43.90. He scored 29 hundreds and 63 half-centuries before retiring from first-class cricket in 1979.

Hanumanth Singh has also been an ICC Match Referee for nine Tests and 54 ODIs. He was also the coach of the Kenyan team that played in the 1996 ODI World Cup and beat West Indies. Singh passed away due to multiple organ failure due to dengue fever in 2006.