Rishabh Pant: Fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket

Rishabh Pant became fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket. He broke previous record held by MS Dhoni for India. Pant claimed his 50th test dismissal in his 11th test during India vs West Indies. MS Dhoni had taken 15 tests to get to 50 Test dismissals. Pant’s records He achieved his ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: 50 dismissals • AB de Villiers • cricket records • fastest Indian wicket-keeper • Jack Russell • Most catches by wicket-keeper • MS Dhoni • Rishabh Pant • Test cricket

Virat Kohli: Fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs

India captain Virat Kohli (30) became fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs, across formats. He achieved this milestone in only his 417th international innings ( comprising 131 in Tests, 223 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is.), surpassing previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Both Tendulkar and Lara scored 20,000 international runs ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: Brian Lara • Cricket • cricket records • Fastest Run Scorer • Persons in News • Rahul Dravid • Sachin Tendulkar • Sports • Virat Kohli

Rishabh Pant becomes fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut

Rishabh Pant became fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut during the second day of the third Test against England. Pant who became India’s 291st Test player, achieved this feat by taking catches of Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid in England’s first innings. Key Facts With ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Cricket • cricket records • Persons in News • Rishabh Pant • Sports

India's Mithali Raj becomes first to score 6000 runs in women’s ODI cricket

Indian captain Mithali Raj (34) scripted history by becoming first player in the history of women’s ODI cricket to score more than 6000 career runs. She also became all-time leading run-getter in women’s ODI. She achieved the record feat against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 match at Bristol. She broke previous record ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017

Topics: cricket records • Current Affairs - 2017 • Mithali raj • Persons in News • Sports

Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India

Indian test team captain Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He achieved feat after scoring 200 runs against West Indies on second day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua, North Sound. Virat Kohli is only third captain who have managed to ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016

Topics: cricket records • Persons in News • Sports • Virat Kohli