Pakistan national cricket team Current Affairs, GK & News
Ehsan Mania appointed as chief of ICC’s Finance & Commercial Affairs
Ehsan Mania, the current Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has been appointed chief of the ICC’s influential Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA). The move may not be music to Indian board’s (BCCI) ears. The fear within the Indian cricket circles is that it could pit India against Pakistan in the corridors of the game’s ..
Topics: Cricket • Cricket in Pakistan • Ehsan Mani • Gaddafi Stadium • Pakistan Cricket Board • Pakistan national cricket team • Punjabi people • Sports • Team sports
Sana Mir becomes first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20Is
Sana Mir, the former Pakistan captain, has become the first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20 Internationals (T20Is). She achieved the feat when she took the field against West Indies during the third T20I in Karachi on February 3, 2019. Overall, Mir is the only sixth woman from around the world to play 100 ..
Topics: Cricket • International cricket • Mithali raj • Pakistan national cricket team • Sana Mir • Twenty20 International
Sarfaraz Ahmed becomes wicket-keeper captain with most number of catches in a match
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the current captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has set a new wicket-keeping record during the final Test match against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 13. He took 10 catches in the on-going Test match and surpassed Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and former Indian captain, MS Dhoni, to become ..
Topics: Adam Gilchrist • Cricket • Denesh Ramdin • International cricket • MS Dhoni • Pakistan national cricket team • Sarfaraz Ahmed • Wicket-keeper • Wisden Cricketers of the Year
New Zealand women cricket team posts highest-ever total in One-Day International (ODI) cricket
New Zealand women’s cricket team posted the highest-ever total in One-Day International (ODI) cricket by scoring an incredible 490-4 against Ireland in the first match in Dublin. New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates top-scored with 151 off 94 balls. The total posted by the ‘White Ferns’ is the highest ever in ODIs including men’s matches. In ..
Topics: Cricket • New Zealand women's cricket team in Ireland • New Zealand women's national cricket team • Pakistan national cricket team • Punjabi people • Suzie Bates • Wisden Cricketers of the Year • Women's One Day International
India declines to 5th spot in ICC Test rankings
India slipped a position to the 5th spot in the ICC Test Championship rankings. The Indian team swapped positions with Pakistan. India was at no.1 position in 2011. The ICC test team ranking is as follows: England Australia South Africa Pakistan India SriLanka New Zealand West Indies Bangladesh
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Cricket • International Cricket Council • Pakistan national cricket team • Sports • Team sports • Test cricket