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Jan 11, 2022

Trent Boult Becomes 4th NZ Bowler to Register 300 Test Wickets

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult reached the milestone of 300 Test wickets. The left-arm seamer achieved the feat on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Boult is the fourth Black Caps cricketer to achieve the milestone of 300 Test wickets and he brought up the landmark in his 75th Test. Earlier, Sir Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, and Tim Southee had registered 300 Test wickets.

Jan 10, 2022

Rohan Bopanna, Ramkumar Ramanathan Win Adelaide International Crown

Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan began 2022 on a high, winning the Adelaide International ATP 250 men's doubles title. Teaming up for the first time on the ATP tour, the Indian due won the title with a hard-fought 7-6 (6), 6-1 win over the top-seeded pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in Adelaide.
It was Rohan Bopanna's 20the ATP title while Ramkumar won his maiden title on the tour as the two Indian players warmed up to the Australian Open 2022 with a big win.

Bharath Subramaniyam Becomes India's 73rd Chess GM

Fourteen-year old Bharath Subramaniyam became India's 73rd chess Grandmaster, securing the third and final GM norm at an event in Italy.
The Chennai-based player scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica.
He obtained his third GM norm and also touched the requisite 2,500 (Elo) mark.
Bharath achieved his first GM norm after securing 11th place at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow in February 2020. He secured the second norm after placing 4th in the Junior Roundtable Under 21 tournament in Bulgaria with 6.5 points in October 2021.

Jan 08, 2022

ICC Comes up with Massive penalty for Slow Over-rate in T20

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that slow overrate in T20 Internationals will result in a fielder less outside of the 30-yard circle for the remaining overs of the innings, starting this month.
The governing body also introduced an optional drinks interval midway through the innings in bilateral T20 international cricket as part of its updated playing conditions. The in-match penalties are in addition to the sanctions for slow over rate outlined in Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

Jan 07, 2022

Fantasy Sports Platform My11Circle Named Title Sponsor of Lucknow IPL Team

Fantasy sports platform My11Circle signed up with RP-Sanjiv Goenka group's Lucknow franchise as the official title sponsor of the team for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League.
The three-year deal will see My11Circle logo featuring on the Lucknow team jersey.
Lucknow franchise is one of the new teams apart from Ahmedabad side in the upcoming season of IPL.

Jan 06, 2022

BCCI Postpones Ranji, CK Nayudu Trophy, Women's T20 League

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) postponed the upcoming Ranji Trophy, Col CK Nayudu Trophy and senior women's T20 League for the 2021-22 season in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
The Ranji Trophy was not held last season due to COVID-19 but was set to commence this month. The tournament was scheduled to be held in six cities -- Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Trivandrum.
Meanwhile, the CK Nayudu Trophy was scheduled to begin this month whereas the Women's league was scheduled to start in February.

BCCI Announces Squad for ICC Women's World Cup

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 and series against New Zealand.
The Mithali Raj led side will play their first World Cup fixture against Pakistan on March 6 at the Bay Oval, Tauranga. The squad will also feature in the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from February 11.
Team India for 5 ODIs against NZ & ICC Women's World Cup:
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

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