Indian Premier League Current Affairs, GK & News
Mumbai Indians win IPL for the fifth time
On November 10, 2020, Mumbai Indians won the IPL 2020 Trophy for the fifth time. The team has so far won the title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Rohit Sharma was the captain of the team. Key Highlights The Mumbai Indians team is owned by Reliance Industries. Background The BCCI (Board of Control ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Chennai Super Kings • Indian Premier League • IPL • IPL team Mumbai Indians • Mumbai Indians • Reliance Industries
Kallis, Sthalekar, Abbas inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame list
The International Cricket Council (ICC) honored three retired legends of the game of 22 yards with the inclusion in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The three great players are South African all-rounder and former coach of IPL team KKR, Jacques Kallis, and World Cup-winning Australian all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar and Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan, who ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cricket • ICC Cricket Hall of Fame • Indian Premier League • International Cricket Council • Sachin Tendulkar
IPL 2020 tournament to be held in UAE
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the IPL 2020 Tournament is going to be held in UAE from September 19 and it will end on November 10, 2020. Among the main changes introduced due to the COVID 19 Pandemic this year, it has been decided that COVID 19 substitutes ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: BCCI • Board of Control for Cricket in India • Indian Premier League • IPL • IPL Governing Council • UAE
Fact Box: Pat Cummins becomes most expensive overseas IPL player
The Australian pacer Pat Cummins, with a base price of Rs.2 crore, became the most expensive overseas player in Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs.15.50 crore($2.2 million). Key Highlights Kolkata Night Riders shelled out Rs.15.5 crore, nearly 43% of their purse, for the New ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Indian Premier League • IPL 2020 • IPL Auction 2020 • Kolkata Knight Riders • Most Expensive Overseas IPL Player • Pat Cummins
BCCI agrees to come under NADA
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). In this regard, BCCI has given in writing that it will adhere to anti-doping policy of NADA. Till now, Sweden-based International Dope Testing Management (IDTM) was collecting cricketers’ samples on behalf of BCCI and submitting ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Board of Control for Cricket in India • Indian Premier League • International Dope Testing Management • National Anti-Doping Agency • Societies Registration Act of 1890 • WADA Code • World Anti-Doping Agency
‘Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge’ book by Ashis Ray released
Celebrated cricket broadcaster Ashis Ray released a new book titled ‘Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge’. It the new book he has Ray penned down the journey of Indian cricket at the World Cups since the inaugural edition of WCs in 1975. About ‘Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge’ Book It is published by Bloomsbury. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 1983 World Cup Match • 2019 World Cup • All India Radio • Ashis Ray • Bloomsbury • Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge Book • Greg Chappell • Indian Premier League • Kapil dev • World Cup