| MULTAN | The venue of India's first-ever Test win on Pakistani soil (6) |
| TAWNIEST | A test win on tour, most golden (8) |
| OVAL | The -; cricket ground that hosted England's first ever Test Match in 1880, where the Ashes were created in 1882 (4) |
| ANTIM | Who is India's first-ever U-20 World wrestling champion? (5) |
| STOKES | Cricketer Ben ____ holds the record for England's fastest ever Test double-century |
| AICWA | Association that strongly condemned Pakistani actors for anti-India statements and declared a complete ban on Pakistani artists in India.(abbrv) (5) |
| URDU | Language on Pakistani money |
| IMOLA | F1 race track, the venue of the San Marino Grand Prix, one of the few circuits to run anti-clockwise (5) |
| FLUSHINGMEADOWS | Popular name for the park including the venue of the US Open tennis championships |
| OBIE | Award named for the venue of its honorees' performances |
| NEHRA | Indian cricketer, Ashish ..... (change the final vowel and you have the name of India's first PM) (5) |
| THEALLSITARTEAM | Winner of India's first marching-band contest? |
| RRR | Movie of India's first Golden Globe award winning song |
| BERTIRONMONGER | Australia spinner, oldest ever Test debutant at 46 (4,10) |
| GAURAV | ... Ghei, who was the first Indian golfer to win on the Asian tour. (6) |
| ISHANT | Which Delhi-born pacer shared dressing rooms with Kohli since junior cricket and became his trusted weapon in iconic Test wins like Lord's 2014?(First Name) (6) |
| MORITZ | Swiss Alpine resort, twice the venue for the Winter Olympics, St ... |
| WEDGES | Clubs win on the margins (6) |
| SLATER | Square resident who pretended to win on a scratchcard before receiving Martin's life insurance (6,6) |
| STACEY | Square resident who pretended to win on a scratchcard before receiving Martin's life insurance (6,6) |
