Sports Current Affairs- February 21, 2022
1- Who guided India to a 184-5 victory against the West Indies in the third and final T20I on Sunday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata?
2- Who defeated their opponents to win the men’s and women’s championships at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)?
3-How many days did the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games burn at the National Stadium before being extinguished at the closing ceremony?
4- Who declared the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing 2022 closed on Sunday?
5- In his statement at the National Stadium’s closing ceremony, who termed the Beijing Winter Olympics “really exceptional”?
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6- Who delivered a clinical all-round effort to defeat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final T20I at Eden Gardens, completing a 3-0 clean sweep?
7- Who took the wickets for India against the West Indies in the third and final T20I?
8- Who has stated that no matter how many runs he achieves on the cricket pitch, he is never pleased, and that he becomes enraged even if he is out after reaching a century?
9-India’s 3-0 thrashing of the West Indies in the T20I series has helped them leapfrog which country at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, which were revealed on Monday?
10- With a rating of 110, where does India stand in the ODI rankings?
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11-Who became the youngest ATP 500 titlist since the category’s inception in 2009, defeating Argentina’s third-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 on Monday (IST)?
12- Who won the Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2018?
13-Does the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) offer the team with valuable experience for the ICC Women’s World Cup?
14- In the aftermath of contentious head coach Justin Langer’s departure and interim coach Andrew McDonald’s request for “the job to be altered,” who is allegedly receptive to recommendations on separate coaches for the Test and limited-overs sides?
15- In the eighth round of the Airthings Masters quick online chess competition on Monday, who stunned world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway?
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16- Who drew Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in the first round and lost to Canadian Eric Hensen, Chinese Ding Liren, and Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda?
17- In keeping with its “Impossible is Nothing” theme, who has declared its largest-ever investment to Indian women athletes?
18- Who admits to feeling scared after discovering that he will make his international debut against the West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 International on Sunday?
19- Who will continue to manage the squad when Deep Grace Ekka serves as her deputy at the FIH Pro League games against Spain on February 26 and 27 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha?
20- Who said that his interaction with Wriddhiman Saha was motivated by appreciation for the wicketkeeper-services batter’s and achievements in Indian cricket?
ANSWERS
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1-Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19)
2-Malaysian and Indonesian shuttlers
3- 16 days.
4-International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach
5-International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach
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6-India
7-Harshal Patel (3/22), Deepak Chahar (2/15), Venkatesh Iyer (2/23), Shardul Thakur (2/33) were the wicket takers.
8-New Zealand top-order batter Henry Nicholls
9-England
10- Fourth
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11-Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz
12-Diego Schwartzman of Argentina
13-Australian women’s cricket team captain Meg Lanning
14-Cricket Australia’s (CA) new chairman Lachlan Henderson
15-16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa
16-16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa
17-Adidas, the German sports apparel designer and manufacturer
18-India fast bowler Avesh Khan
19- Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeping stalwart Savita
20-India head coach Rahul Dravid
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