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Feb 21, 2022

Rohit Sharma named India Test captain

Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the Indian men's Test cricket team following Virat Kohli's exit.
The 34-year-old has been a regular since he opened the batting for the Test side in October 2019.
Rohit had already replaced Kohli as captain of the white-ball sides and he will now lead the Test team in their two-match series against Sri Lanka.

2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games was an international winter multi-sport event held between February 4 and February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China.
Norway finished at the top of the medal table for the second successive Winter Olympics, winning a total of 37 medals, of which 16 were gold, setting a new record for the largest number of gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics. Germany finished second with 12 gold and 27 medals overall, and the host nation China finished third with nine gold medals, marking their most successful performance in Winter Olympics history.
Traditional Winter powerhouse Canada; despite having won 26 medals, only four of them were gold, resulting in a finish outside the top ten in the medal table for the first time since 1988 (34 years).

Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics came to a close in a touching ceremony.
Almost 3,000 athletes competed in 109 events across 15 disciplines during the past two weeks.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for political leaders "around the world" to be inspired by the athletes' "example of solidarity and peace".
"This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the forces that want to divide us," he said.
- Great Britain leave Beijing with two medals - gold in the women's curling and silver in the men's event.
- Curling skip Bruce Mouat, who led the men's rink, was the flagbearer for Team GB at the closing ceremony.
- The Olympic flame was extinguished, with the next Games taking place in Milan-Cortina in Italy in 2026.

Mumbai to host 2023 International Olympic Committee session

Mumbai has been officially elected as the host for the 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, which could possibly see the election for the host country for the 2030 Winter Olympics and sports programme for LA 2028 Olympic Games.
The session will be held in May or June next year.
An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC, comprising 101 voting members and 45 honorary members.

Feb 20, 2022

India Becomes Second Team after Pakistan to Win 100 T20Is

Rohit Sharma-led India became the second team to win 100 T20Is.
India achieved the feat after defeating West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Apart from India, Pakistan is the only team to have won more than 100 T20Is. Pakistan has so far won 118 T20Is. Rohit Sharma is yet to lose a single game after becoming India's full-time captain.

Feb 19, 2022

Bihar's Sakibul Gani Creates World Record with Triple Century on First-class Debut

Bihar youngster Sakibul Gani smashed an astounding 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram to break the world record for the highest individual score on a first-class debut.
Madhya Pradesh's Ajay Rohera earlier held the record for the highest individual score on debut when he had scored an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in Indore in December 2018.
The third on the list is former Mumbai captain Amol Mazumdar who had scored 260 on debut way back in the 1993-94 season.

Simon Katich Quits Sunrisers Hyderabad Coaching Job

Former Australia batter Simon Katich quit the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Sunrisers Hyderabad's coaching job just weeks before the tournament starts. As per a report, Katich decided to walk out after a disagreement on how the team was being managed and he also felt that the franchise disregarded the pre-auction plans.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad was involved in a major controversy after they sacked David Warner as captain last season and then the batter was even ousted from the playing XI. Since the last season, Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin have also departed as coaches.

Feb 18, 2022

Asian Football Confederation Accepts India's Bid to Host 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) accepted the Indian body's bid to host the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers, which are scheduled to be held from June 8 onwards. The matches will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. China will host the main tournament in 2023.
The qualifiers will be held across three match days on June 8, 11 and 14, with the group winners, and the best five second-placed teams earning a ticket to the tournament proper.

Feb 17, 2022

Keegan Petersen, Heather Knight ICC Players of the Month for January

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Heather Knight and Keegan Petersen as the winners of the ICC Players of the Month Award for January 2022.
Petersen pipped compatriot Dewald Brevis and Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain to claim the ICC men's player of the month award for January. Among women, Knight won the award. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and West Indies star Deandra Dottin were the other contenders.

J-K Alpine Skier Arif Khan Fails to Finish Men's Slalom Event at Winter Olympics

India's campaign at the Winter Olympics came to disappointing end after the country's lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a 'Did Not Finish' in the men's slalom event.
The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, who had finished 45th in the giant slalom event, was unable to complete Run 1 at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
Since Khan, who was making his Winter Olympics debut, was unable to finish Run 1, he won't be competing in the second run of men's slalom event.

Kolkata Knight Riders Appoint Shreyas Iyer as New Captain

Kolkata Knight Riders appointed India batter Shreyas Iyer as their new captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League after having bought him for a whopping Rs. 12.25 crore at the mega auction.
Iyer, who had captained Delhi Capitals to their only IPL final back in 2020, was released after the 2021 season and it was an open secret that KKR, who were supposed to replace Eoin Morgan, were in need of a new captain.

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