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Jan 03, 2019

FIFA Should Expand 2022 World Cup to 48 Teams

According to the global governing body's president Gianni Infantino, FIFA should, if possible increase the size of the soccer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32 teams.
Last month, Infantino had said that a majority of national soccer federations were in favour of expanding the tournament and a decision was expected ahead of the qualifying draw in March.
As per Infantino, FIFA was seeing whether it would be possible for some of Qatar's Gulf neighbours to host some of the matches because it would be difficult to stage an expanded tournament in Qatar alone.
This is because Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt launched a diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar in June 2017 that has complicated the prospect of sharing the tournament.

Jan 01, 2019

Sri Lanka Most Corrupt Cricket Nation

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated Sri Lanka as the most corrupt cricket nation by the world.
As per reports, a host of scandals have rocked Sri Lankan cricket in recent years including a match-fixing controversy revealed in a sting operation carried out for a TV documentary.
The ICC anti-corruption unit has regularly investigated cases in the island nation.

Cricket Australia's ODI Team of the Year

Virat Kohli was chosen as the skipper of Cricket Australia's ODI Team Of The Year.
Apart from Virat Kohli, the other Indians to make the list were opener Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah who finished 2018 as the highest wicket-taker across all the three formats.
Cricket Australia's selected XI: Rohit Sharma (India), Jonny Bairstow (England), Joe Root (England), Virat Kohli (India, c), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies), Jos Buttler (England, wk), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Kuldeep Yadav (India), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Jasprit Bumrah (India).

Dec 31, 2018

Bumrah the Highest Wicket-taker

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah finished 2018 as the highest wicket-taker across all formats in the calendar year.
The fast bowler, who helped India win the third Test in Melbourne by 137 runs by picking up a nine-wicket haul, took 78 wickets in this year.
Bumrah took 48 wickets in 9 Tests, 22 wickets in 13 ODIs and 8 wickets in 8 T20I matches.
He went past Kagiso Rabada, who has taken 77 wickets in 2018.

Virat Kohli & Co Equal 41-year-old Record

Virat Kohli & Co became the first Indian team in 41 years to win two Test matches in a series against Australia in an away series.
It was last witnessed in 1977-78 tour under the captainship of Bishan Singh Bedi.
India won the first Test in Adelaide by 31 runs with Australia bouncing back to claim the second in Perth by 146 runs.
This win leaves India zeroing in on a first-ever series win in Australia with just the Sydney Test to go.

Dec 30, 2018

World Competitions in India in 2021 and 2023

The ICC has given the BCCI one year to get tax exemptions from the Central Government in order to host two high-profile World competitions in India in 2021 and 2023.
ICC Chief Executive, Dave Richardson had informed the BCCI that if it does not get the tax exemptions for the ICC events to be held in India (men's and women's T20 World Cup in 2021 and the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023) by December 31, 2019, the two competitions may be moved to another country.

Dec 28, 2018

Rahul Dravid's Overseas Record Broken

Indian skipper Virat Kohli snapped former captain Rahul Dravid's long-standing record of most runs scored by an Indian in a calendar year overseas.
Scoring 82 on day two of the third Test against Australia, Kohli now has 1,138 runs to his name. Dravid held the record for scoring 1,137 runs in Tests away from home in 2002.
Besides Kohli and Dravid, Mohinder Amarnath notched up 1,065 runs in 1983 while Sunil Gavaskar had scored 918 runs in 1971 to make the top four in the list.

AFC Asian Cup Squad Named

The Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine announced the final 23-member squad for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
India has been drawn in Group A along with host UAE, Thailand and Bahrain.
The Blue Tigers will play their first match against Thailand on January 6, 2019, followed by the face-off with UAE and Bahrain on Jan. 10 and Jan. 14.

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