What is Golden Duck in cricket?

In cricket, a duck refers to a score of zero by a batsman. This can happen when the batsman is dismissed without scoring any runs, either by being caught, bowled, stumped, or run out. A player who is dismissed for ..

What is Diamond Duck in cricket?

In Cricket Diamond duck means, if a batsman is dismissed without facing a single legal delivery. Diamond Duck may happen when the batsman at non striker’s end without facing a single delivery got run-out  or when the batsman is stumped ..

Government constitutes Alternative Mechanism Panel for PSBs consolidation

The Union Government has constituted Alternative Mechanism Panel headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to oversee merger proposals of public sector banks (PSBs). The other members of the panel include Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Defence Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Article 35-A: SC adjourns hearing by 3 months

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of plea challenging Article 35A of the Constitution by three months. The apex court’s order came after it was told by Centre that government has appointed a representative (interlocutor) to hold talks with ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

2017 United Nations’s World Cities Day (WCD)

The United Nations’s World Cities Day (WCD) is observed on October 31 to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development ..

Who holds the record of maximum number of wickets in T20?

Pakistan Player Sahid Afridi holds the record of maximum number of wickets in T20. He took total of 97 wickets in T20s from 2006-2016. Umar Gul of Pakistan stands in second place with 85 wickets took in T20. He took ..