Mithali Raj Becomes 1st Woman Cricketer to Appear at 6 Cricket World Cups
Indian women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women's Cricket World Cups.
Mithali ensured the record enters a new decade -- former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad appeared in the first six Men's Cricket World Cups between 1975 and 1996 with Sachin Tendulkar beginning his World Cup career in 1992.
As skipper the records keep coming, the right-hander now equals Australian legend Belinda Clark by captaining at her fourth ICC Women's World Cup -- Clark's tenure spanned from 1993 to 2005.
Ravi Shastri Launches Cricket Academy in Hyderabad
Former Indian Cricket Team captain and coach Ravi Shastri launched Coaching Beyond, a cricket academy in Hyderabad. Shastri launched the academy along with Bharat Arun and R. Sridhar.
Shastri also inaugurated St John's Sports Foundation at the launching event of the cricket academy.
Shastri said that at Coaching Beyond, we are committed to making the youth sports experience positive and enriching for all our trainees. We would want to make sports a part of their life, whether they pursue it professionally or otherwise.
Mar 06, 2022
IPL 2022: RuPay Official Partner
Domestic card payment network RuPay will be an official partner for the IPL tournament 2022.
This is a multi-year partnership," National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said.
NPCI had launched RuPay, the first-of-its-kind domestic card payment network in the country.
The announcement regarding RuPay becoming an official partner was made by the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC).
Mar 05, 2022
Russian, Belarusian Athletes Barred from Beijing Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games following threats of boycotts by other teams over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said. Belarus was a key staging area for the invasion, which was launched a week ago.
The decision came a day after the IPC gave athletes from the two countries the green light to participate as neutrals, saying that the governing body had followed its rules and that 'athletes were not the aggressors'. But that decision led to an outcry and threats from other countries' National Paralympic Committees (NPC) to boycott the Games.
Mar 04, 2022
Indian Shooters Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar Win Gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo
The Indian shooting trio of Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar combined to win the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event of the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The Indians shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish on the podium for the country's third medal, and second gold, in the year's first World Cup. India leads the standings with three medals – two gold and a silver.
Germany's Andrea Katharina Heckner, Sandra Reitz and Carina Wimmer settled for the silver medal after managing 6 in the fight for the top prize.
Mar 03, 2022
Pakistan vs Australia: Test Series Trophy Renamed to Honour Two Legendary Spinners
Test series between Australia and Pakistan was named 'Benaud-Qadir Trophy'. The series marked the first time in 24 years that Australia played a Test series in Pakistan and the trophy was named after former spinner and their former captain Richie Benaud, and former Pakistan spinner Abdul Qadir.
Current captains Pat Cummins and Babar Azam unveiled the trophy at the Rawalpindi Stadium, where the first Test was played. Australia made their first visit to Pakistan for a Test series since 1998, when Mark Taylor's side won a three-match series 1-0.
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