T20
BCCI suspends IPL 2021 indefinitely
The Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) has suspended the Indian Premiere League (IPL) indefinitely due to COVID-19. The decision came in after Balaji tested positive for COVID-19. Balaji is the bowling coach of CSK. So far twenty-nine games has ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Asia Cup 2020 cancelled
On July 8, 2020, the BCCI President Saurav Ganguly announced that the Asia Cup T20 was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights Following the cancellation, the next Asia Cup is to be held in Sri Lanka. And Asia Cup 2022 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
ICC Ranking: India declines from top position to third
On May 2, 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ranking of cricket teams. According to the ranking, Australia ranked top and India ranked third. New Zealand was ranked second in the ranking. Highlights For more than 43 months ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Australia defeats India at finals of Women’s T20 World Cup 2020
At the final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia, India was defeated by the Australian team by 85 runs. Meg Lanning-led team posted the highest ever total in Women’s T20 cricket and ..
Australia wins India by 85 runs at Women’s Twenty20 World Cup
On the eve of Women’s Day, the final match of T20 (Twenty 20) was held at Melbourne, Australia. India lost the T20 world cup to Australia. Twenty20 The T20 was first introduced in 2003 in England. A T20 match is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Shafali Verma tops ICC women’s T20 International rankings
The 16-year-old Indian cricketer Shafali Verma was seen in news recently, as she was placed in the top spot in the ICC women’s T20 International rankings. She achieved the feat following her outstanding performance (161 runs in four innings) at ..
Ross Taylor becomes first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats
Veteran Cricketer of the New Zealand Team, Ross Taylor recently created history by becoming the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game- Test, ODI, T20 I. He achieved this feat during the first test ..
Pragyan Ojha to retire from international and first-class cricket.
Veteran Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha recently announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket. The 33-year-old left-arm spinner played 24 Tests between 2009 and 2013 and grabbed a total of 113 wickets. He last played for India in 2013, against ..