Sports Current Affairs- March 3, 2022
1- Name the player who, after Sachin Tendulkar (200), Rahul Dravid (163), VVS Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Ishant Sharma (105), Harbhajan Singh (103), and Virender Sehwag, will become the 12th Indian to play 100 Tests (103)
2- When and where did Kohli, who made his Test debut against the West Indies and has already scored 7962 runs in 99 red-ball matches, make his Test debut?
3- Who was lauded for his efforts to Indian cricket by India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik, who added that he is still one of the finest wicketkeepers in the world?
4- Who stated she would accept the big victory against Australia in the warm-up game for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which begins on March 4, with a “grain of salt”?
5- Who claimed on Wednesday that his side had received a wake-up call ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup when New Zealand, headed by Sophie Devine, smashed the enormous 321-run mark in a warm-up game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Tuesday?
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6- Who were defeated by the White Ferns by nine wickets with with seven overs to spare, despite Devine blasting a 117-ball unbeaten 161 with 23 fours and four sixes?
7= Who has finalised the overseas signing of outstanding Pakistani seamer Hasan Ali for the first six LV= Insurance County Championship matches in 2022?
8- Who cancelled the WTA/ATP joint event set for October in Moscow due to Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, which has reportedly killed and displaced thousands?
9- Who urged everyone to support for the ‘Women in Blue’ ahead of the next Women’s ODI World Cup match between India and Pakistan?
10- Who used nine bowlers in their warm-up game against the White Ferns but still lost?
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11- What are the names of the Indian women cricketers who have become household names?
12- Does she believe her career-defining 171-run knock against Australia in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup has set her personal yardstick for what she is capable of accomplishing in ODI cricket?
13- Who has announced the end of his “professional collaboration” with his coach of over a decade and a half, Marian Vajda?
14- Who has appreciated the clarity of thinking gained through discussions with sports psychologist Dr Mugdha Bavare in order to achieve “clear concepts” before of the Women’s Cricket World Cup?
15-In the face of adversity, Harmanpreet gave gratitude to whom for keeping her spirits up?
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16- Who believes fellow slow bowler Mitchell Swepson is in line to be named for the first Test against Pakistan, which begins on March 4 in Rawalpindi, and hopes the leg-spinner capitalises on the opportunity?
17- Which team will play a Test series in Pakistan for the first time since 1998?
18- Who announced in June 2021 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the Global Chess League jointly?
19- Who announced the establishment of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy for Pakistan-Australia Test series?
The Benaud-Qadir Trophy is named after two renowned leg spinners. Who exactly are they?
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ANSWERS
1- Virat Kohli.
2- At Kingston in 2011
3-Wriddhiman Saha
4-New Zealand Women’s cricket team skipper Sophie Devine
5- Australia’s women’s team coach Matthew Mott
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6-Six-time ICC World Cup champions Australia
7=English county side Lancashire
8-The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
9-Former India skipper Virat Kohli
10-Australia
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11- Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj and Jhoolan Goswami
12-India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur
13-World No. 2 tennis player from Serbia Novak Djokovic
14-India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur
15-Dr Mugdha and her family
16-Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon
17-Australia
18-The FIDE and the listed company Tech Mahindra
19-The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia (CA)
20- Two legendary leg-spinners, Richie Benaud and Abdul Qadir
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