| KANHAI | Rohan, West Indian Test batsman who took over as captain from Gary Sobers in 1972 (6) |
| CROWE | Martin, Test batsman who took over as captain of New Zealand in 1990 (5) |
| TENDULKAR | Sachin, Indian Test batsman who became Yorkshire's first overseas player in 1992 (9) |
| CHASE | Who was the captain of the West Indian Test team which lost 0-3 to Australia recently? (5) |
| BARBADOS | Most eastern of the Caribbean islands and birthplace of renowned cricketer Sir Gary Sobers |
| ROHAN | Mr. Kanhai, West Indies cricket captain who succeeded Garfield Sobers in 1972 (5) |
| POLLARD | West Indian all-rounder and explosive batsman who took MI to their first IPL title in the 2013 final |
| SKIP | Pass over as captain (4) |
| HUMANS | Music Played By _, current album from Gary Barlow (6) |
| YEP | Response from Gary Cooper |
| GAMBON | Michael ___, British thespian who took over as Dumbledore from Richard Harris in the Harry Potter films (6) |
| ROMESH | First name of Mr Ranganathan who took over as host of The Weakest Link in 2021 (6) |
| DRAVID | Rahul ......, retired Indian Test batsman and captain (6) |
| HAYNES | Desmond, West Indies Test batsman who hit 184 against England in 1980 at Lord's (6) |
| PUJARA | Indian Test batsman, Cheteshwar ... (6) |
| EDRICH | John, England Test batsman who captained the side once in 1975 (6) |
| TAVARE | Chris, England Test batsman who scored 149 against India at Delhi in 1981-2 (6) |
| HOOKES | Test batsman who died outside a St Kilda pub in 2004, David ... (6) |
| EDORAS | Seat of the king of Rohan in Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings (6) |
| KUMBLE | Anil, Indian Test bowler (6) |
