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Jan 04, 2022

Nehra all Set to Become Head Coach of Ahmedabad IPL Team

Former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra will be Ahmedabad IPL franchise's head coach during the 2022 Indian Premier League season while England opener of yesteryears Vikram Solanki is in line to become 'Director of Cricket'.
World Cup-winning former India coach Gary Kirsten will be the 'Mentor' of the franchise which is expecting to get its formal 'Letter of Intent' (LOI) during the month.

Jan 03, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Wins Junior National Men's Hockey Championship

Uttar Pradesh has crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men's Hockey Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Tournament top scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained its unbeaten record. In the 3rd/4th Place playoff match, the Hockey Association of Odisha edged out Hockey Haryana 3 – 2 in a closely contested affair to clinch 3rd place in the competition.

Mohammad Hafeez Announces Retirement from International Cricket

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez announced his retirement from international cricket.
Hafeez made his debut on April 3, 2003, against Zimbabwe.
Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches, scoring 12,780 runs and taking 253 wickets, besides also captaining the side in 32 international matches. He was a member of the Pakistan side that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in England and Wales.
Overall, Hafeez played in three 50-over World Cups (2007, 2011 and 2019), six 20-over World Cups (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2021) and three ICC Champions Trophies (2006, 2013 and 2017).

Jan 02, 2022

India Wins U-19 Asia Cup by Beating Sri Lanka

India clinched a record-extending seventh Under-19 Asia Cup title beating Sri Lanka by nine wickets via DLS method in the rain-hit summit clash.
Opting to bat, Sri Lanka could only manage 106 for 9 in the revised quota of 38 overs.
India then required just 21.3 overs to chase down the target that had been reduced to 102 off 38 overs under the DLS method.

Jan 01, 2022

Ross Taylor Announces Retirement from International Cricket

Veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing domestic season. Taylor hence will play his final appearance in the second Test against Bangladesh, where will equal Daniel Vettori's record of 112 tests for New Zealand.
The 37-year-old will not feature in the Test series against South Africa, but will be part of the one-day international series in Australia in February and against the Netherlands at home in late March
The fourth and final ODI in the series against the Netherlands in Taylor's home town of Hamilton on April 4 will be his last appearance for New Zealand.

Dec 31, 2021

Mandhana among Nominees for ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year Award

India opener Smriti Mandhana was nominated for the ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year 2021 award along with three more cricketers.
Besides Mandhana, England cricketers Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver and Ireland's Gaby Lewis are the other contenders for the honour.
In 2021, Mandhana scored 255 runs in nine T20 matches at an average of 31.87 with two half-centuries.

Quinton de Kock Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

South Africa's star wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, said the country's apex body, CSA, hours after the team's defeat in the first Test against India.
A former Test captain, De Kock is believed that he will continue playing in the white-ball formats for the Proteas, with a lot of focus on franchise-based T20 leagues.
De Kock has cited his intentions to spend more time with his growing family for the timing and reason for his relatively early retirement from the format.

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