ICC partners with UNICEF to organise #OneDayforChildren at Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019

International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket for Good CC has partnered with UNICEF to organise #OneDayforChildren campaign at the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. Former England batsman and #OneDay4Children ambassador Nasser Hussain along with all-rounder Chris Woakes launched the tournament-wide campaign ..

MS Dhoni becomes first-ever captain to win 100 matches in IPL history

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the first-ever captain to register 100 wins in Indian Premier League (IPL) history after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur on 11th April ..

Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2018

The Wisden has named  Virat Kohli as the Leading Cricketer of the Year for 2018. Wisden Cricketer of the Year Indian Skipper Virat Kohli is joined by Tammy Beaumont, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Rory Burns. Indian player Smriti Mandhana bagged ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Virat Kohli named as Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in World for 2018

Indian captain Virat Kohli has been named as the Leading Cricketer of the year for an unprecedented third year in a row by the 2019 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Kohli was picked as one of the Wisden’s Five Cricketers ..

BCCI announces Squads for U-23 Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy

India’s Board of Control for Cricket has announced squads for the 23 Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy which will be played from 20th to 24th April in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It will mark three Indian teams India Red, India Green and ..

India wins ICC Test Championship Mace for 3rd straight year

India has retained ICC Test Championship mace for the third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1. It has also won the purse of USD 1 ..