"Indirect form" of the sentence

Question

Direct:

John said, "Do you know if Tom plays cricket."

Indirect:

John asked me if I know if Tom plays cricket.

Is it correct grammartically and in terms of spoken English?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I would have written it as "John asked me if I _ knew _ if Tom plays cricket." but it is a fairly tiny difference, and not one that many people would pick up on.

Since 'asked' is past tense, know/knew should be past tense too. Apart from that, it is perfectly normal usage.

Answer 2

Direct: John said, "Do you know if Tom plays cricket?"

Indirect: John asked me if I knew if Tom played cricket.

[ Direct: John says, "Do you know if Tom plays cricket?"

Indirect: John asks me if I know if Tom plays cricket.]