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SC sacks BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke
The Supreme Court has sacked Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur and BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke after they failed to implement the reforms recommended by the Justice Lodha committee. The apex court held that Mr. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
India clinches Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup title
India displayed a clinical performance to beat hosts Sri Lanka and clinch the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup title. India beat Sri Lanka by 34 runs. India posted a competitive score of 273 in their 50 overs. Sri Lanka was ..
Ashwin, Jadeja in top two spots in ICC Test bowling rankings
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have topped the ICC Test rankings. Off-spinner Ashwin is in the number one position. Left-arm spinner Jadeja has bagged the second position in the ranking. This is the second time the two Indian bowlers have occupied ..
Smriti Mandhana named in ICC Women’s Team of the Year
Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana, who is a key batswoman in the Indian women’s cricket team has become the only Indian cricketer to be named in the first ever ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2016. The team will be led ..
Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score three double centuries in Tests
Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score three double hundreds. He achieved this feat while playing against England on the fourth day of the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He has scored three double centuries ..
Virat Kohli reaches career-high fourth position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen
India’s Test captain Virat Kohli has attained a career-high fourth position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. He attained this feat during the second Test against England in which India won by 246 runs. The previous best held by ..
Lodha Panel submits its third status report in Supreme Court
The Lodha Committee has submitted its third status report before the Supreme Court. In its latest report, it has recommended removal of all BCCI office-bearers and the appointment of former home secretary GK Pillai as an observer to preside over ..
BCCI approves use of DRS in India-England Test series
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given its consent for using the Decision Review System (DRS) in the forthcoming five-Test series against England in November 2016. BCCI will use the DRS on a trial basis to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
SC freezes BCCI's transactions with state cricket bodies
Supreme Court has frozen all financial transactions between the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and state cricket associations. The apex court directed BCCI, the apex cricket body not to disburse any funds to state cricket associations till ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
India wins historic 500th Test against New Zealand
India has won the test match against New Zealand by 197-runs in their historic 500th cricket Test in Kanpur. On the fifth and final day of the match at Green Park, India bowled out the visitors for 236 in their ..