Pakistan to host 2018 Asian Cricket Council Emerging Nations Cup

Pakistan will host the 2018 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Nations Cup in April 2018. The decision to have the Emerging Cup in Pakistan was taken during the meeting of the ACC held in Lahore on October 30, 2017. In ..

West Indies cricket teams are not directly qualified for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Recently Sri Lanka has qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 after West Indies lost the first ODI against England at Old Trafford on September 19, 2017. With this, Sri Lanka has become the eighth and last team to ..

South Africa becomes World’s No.1 Cricket Team

South Africa after defeating England 2-0 in the Test-match series grabbed the spot of the World’s Number One Test Cricket team. South Africa thus replaced England to take the top position. The current rankings: 1.      South Africa 2.      England 3.      Australia 4.      Pakistan 5.      India ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012

Bret Lee declares retirement from international cricket

One of the fastest bowlers in the world of cricket, Australia’s Brett Lee, announced retirement from international cricket after serving it for 13 years. He had already taken retirement from Test cricket in 2010. He had been facing difficulties in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Mark Boucher bids adieu international cricket

Mark Boucher, the South African wicket keeper, has retired from international cricket after undergoing surgery for eye injury he received on the opening day against Somerset when a googly from Imran Tahir, hit the stumps and a dislodged ball hit ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Kevin Pietersen retires from Limited-Overs edition of International Cricket

Star England Batsman Kevin Pietersen declared to retire from limited-overs edition of International cricket. However, he will continue to play test cricket Kevin Pietersen South African- born English cricketer Right handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler Debut: 2004 ODIs: 127, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012

Current Affairs: December 8-9, 2011

Indian Hispanist gets Peruvian honour Noted scholar and Hispanist S.P. Ganguly awarded one of Peru’s highest civilian honours – Order of Merit for Distinguished Services – for strengthening cultural links between India and the Latin American nation. Banks asked to ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Current Affairs : September 23, 2011

“SLINEX 2011”: Indo-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise SLINEX 2011: Code named SLINEX 2011, it was the 5 day Joint Naval Exercise b/w India and Sri Lanka, in the seas off Trincomalee Started on September 19, 2011 it concluded on September 23, ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2011

Mini Current Affairs Current Affairs : Awards September 2009

September 18, 2009: Castrol Awards for Cricketing ExcellenceRahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir were presented Castrol Awards on September 18, 2009. Gundappa Vishwanath was given the Castrol Lifetime Achievement award. September 19, 2008: ‘Mukhaputa’ bags two international ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009

Quick Current Affairs

1. England Players Kevin Peterson & Andrew Flintoff emerged as world’s most expensive cricketers after being sold for $ 1.5 million. .2. Kevin Peterson was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers. 3. Andrew Flintoff was bought by Chennai Super kings. 4. ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2009

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs