Sports Current Affairs- February 20, 2022
1- When and where will the West Indies kick off their Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign against hosts New Zealand?
2-As part of the tournament’s medical standards, the West Indies have announced three travelling reserves. who are they?
3- Who has stated that her team would rely on the previous tight encounters to create an impression in the ICC Women’s World Cup, which will be held across six locations in New Zealand beginning March 4?
4- Who won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 6-0, 6-4 for her fifth career title?
5- Who is the former Indian batsman who responded to wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha’s tweet attacking an unnamed’respected journalist’?
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6- Who will start her campaign at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia (Bulgaria) with a quarterfinal match, while Sumit and Anjali Tushir will face challenging opponents in their respective opening-round matches?
7- What is the name of Europe’s oldest international boxing tournament, which takes place from February 20 to 28?
8-How many medals did India win in the most recent edition of the international boxing tournament, and who were they?
9- Who has voiced their dissatisfaction with Australian all-rounder James Faulkner’s unexpected departure from the Pakistan Super League (PSL), claiming that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not honour his contractual agreements/payments?
10- Who stated on Sunday that he was dissatisfied with Faulkner’s unfounded accusations against the PSL and PCB?
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11- Who released a statement refuting Faulkner’s charges and permanently barring him from participation in the PSL?
12- Who isn’t shocked by the omission of experienced batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane from the team for the two Tests against Sri Lanka, which was dubbed ‘expected’?
13- Who did not make the Indian team for the March Test series against Sri Lanka?
14- Who will continue to compete with their respective teams Mumbai and Saurashtra in the present Ranji Trophy?
15- Who stated that with Pujara and Rahane returning to Ranji Trophy, other players in the side will be given chances to build a claim for slots in the middle order against Sri Lanka?
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16- Who would expect a 2-0 result in the two-match Test series against South Africa, with a second triumph at the Hagley Oval vaulting the Global Test champions back to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test world rankings?
17- Who smashed another century on Sunday in his first-class debut during the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy?
18- Who is the third batsman in Ranji Trophy history to get a century in both innings, following Nari Contractor (152 and 102 not out) for Gujarat in 1952/53 and Virag Awate (126 and 112) for Maharashtra in 2012/13?
19- Who is the sixth Delhi batsman to score century in both innings of the Ranji Trophy, alongside Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Surinder Khanna, Madan Lal, Ajay Sharma, Raman Lamba, and Rishabh Pant?
- Who led India to victory in the U-19 World Cup final against England in Antigua?
ANSWERS
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1- On March 4 at the Bay Oval in Tauranga.
2-Kaysia Schultz, Mandy Mangru and Jannillea Glasgow
3-South African women’s cricket skipper Sune Luus
4-Latvian former French Open singles champion Jelena Ostapenko
5- Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag
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6-Top Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen
7-The Strandja Memorial Tournament
8- Two medals with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
9-Several Pakistani cricketers, including Ahmad Shahzad and Shahid Afridi, among others
10-One of Pakistan’s best-known cricketers, Shahid Afridi
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11-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
12-Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar
13- Pujara and Rahane, along with pacer Ishant Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha
14-Rahane and Pujara
15- Chief selector Chetan Sharma
16-New Zealand
17-Delhi batter and India’s 2022 U-19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull
18-Yash Dhull
19-Yash Dhull
20-Yash Dhull
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