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Jul 02, 2020

Shashank Manohar Steps Down as ICC Chairman

Shashank Manohar has formally stepped down as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after heading the sport's global governing body for four years.
Singapore's Imran Khwaja, previously Manohar's deputy, has been elevated as interim chairman until the process for the next chairman's election is finalised.
Confirming Manohar's departure and Khwaja's elevation, the ICC said that its Board is expected to approve the election procedure for the successor within the next week.
Manohar, who made a surprising return as BCCI president in 2015 following Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise, resigned from the BCCI and took over as the first independent chairman of the ICC in 2016.

Ravinder Jadeja Named the Most Valuable Player of India by Wisden

Spin bowling all-rounder, 31 years old Ravindra Jadeja, was named India's Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden for his contribution in both batting and fielding.
Jadeja's MVP rating is around 97.3 which is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka making him the second most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century.
The CricViz, an analysis tool in cricket was used by the Wisden to analyse his performance.
Jadeja made his debut in 2009 and represented India in 49 test matches, 165 ODIs and 49 T20Is as of 2020.

Jul 01, 2020

Rijju Launches NADA App to Help Athletes

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) launched its first mobile application to eliminate the gap between itself and the athletes by providing easily-accessible information on various aspects of sport, prohibited substances and dope-testing.
The application was launched by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju through videoconferencing in the presence of Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal and NADA DG Navin Agarwal.
With the launch of this app, athletes can check for themselves the list of prohibited substances and don't have to depend on anyone else for assistance.
NADA is hopeful that the app acts as a one-stop guide for all anti-doping and medication related information. It includes detailed information on commonly-prescribed medicines and can be used by athletes in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to update their whereabouts, know about decisions from the disciplinary and appeal panels and for Dope Control Officers to record their availability for testing.

Jun 30, 2020

Muttiah Muralitharan Most Valuable Test Player of 21st Century

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been named as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine.
Data concerning the performance of players had been collected from 2000 to 2020 before awarding Muralitharan with the title.
Muralitharan, who has a massive 800 test wickets under his belt, had claimed 573 of them during 85 games played between 2000 and 2010.
Muralitharan was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. In 2017, he became the only Sri Lankan to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He won the Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year in 2017. He was the sixth international franchise player signed to the Caribbean Premier League and the first Sri Lankan player to be named to the new Twenty20 tournament.

Indian Umpire Nitin Menon Inducted in ICC Elite Panel

India's Nitin Menon became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England's Nigel Llong. The 36-year-old, who has officiated in 3 Tests, 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the third from India to make it to the prestigious group after former captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi, who was axed last year.
Menon quit playing competitive cricket at 22 and by 23, he had become a senior umpire, officiating in BCCI accredited matches.
A selection panel comprising ICC General Manager (Cricket) Geoff Allardice (Chairman), former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon, picked Menon, who was earlier part of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires. While standard of Indian umpiring has copped a lot of criticism globally, performance of Menon over the past few years has been a silver lining.

Jun 28, 2020

NRAI Announces Core Shooting Group for Olympics

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) named a 34-member core group in nine disciplines for the Tokyo Olympics to be held in 2021. All the 15 quota winners are part of the core group along with reserves. There is no representation in trap and women's skeet.

Jun 27, 2020

Weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu to get Arjuna Award 2018 after IWF Clears Doping Charges

Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Secretary Sahdev Yadav informed that 2 time Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, Weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu will get the Arjuna award for 2018. This comes after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) cleared her doping charges.
IWF has dropped the doping charges due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample.
The doping charges were cleared on the basis of recommendation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The award is given to her as per the Delhi High Court order in 2018, where the selection committee was directed to consider her and keep the decision in a sealed cover until she was acquitted of the doping charges.

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