Sports Current Affairs- January 25, 2022
1- Who sparked outrage on social media after reportedly ‘chewing gum’ during the country’s national anthem before the commencement of the third ODI between India and South Africa in Cape Town?
2- Who contributed to South Africa’s battling 287 against India in the third and final One-Day International of the three-match series?
3- Whose valiant fifty (54 off 34 balls) was in vain as South Africa defeated India by four runs in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) at Cape Town to seal a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match series?
4- In their second pool, the Indian hockey team lost 0-2 to which country? Is there going to be a match in Muscat?
5- Who praised Deepak Chahar, stating the youthful all-rounder gave his team a chance to win the third ODI against South Africa, but it was “disappointing to conclude on the losing side”?
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6- Who was selected the ICC Men’s One-Day International Cricketer of the Year for 2021?
7- Who competed with Pakistan’s Babar Azam for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2021?
8- Who was chosen the 2021 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year?
9- Who is anticipating a “tough struggle” with Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarterfinals in Melbourne?
10- Who was selected the 2021 ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year?
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Who did 11-Root defeat to win the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award for 2021?
12- Who has made startling charges that an unknown Indian businessman tried to force him to spot-fix international games, threatening to release a video of the cricketer ingesting cocaine if he did not comply?
13-Who began their South African trip on a high note, winning the Centurion Test by 113 runs?
14- Who was named ICC Women’s One-Day International Cricketer of the Year?
15- Who challenged Lizelle to be the first South African player to win the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award?
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16- Who was chosen the 2021 ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year?
17- Who is the youngest cricketer ever to collect the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, as well as the first Pakistani player to do so?
18- Who lost the first set of the Australian Open, but rebounded to defeat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her maiden quarterfinal at Melbourne Park?
19-Who has authorised the appointment of two-time World Squash Championships medalist Chris Walker as the Indian team’s Foreign Coach for the Asian Games later this year?
20-From July 28 to August 8, which city will host the Commonwealth Games, followed by the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, from September 10 to 25?
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1-Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli
2- A fantastic century by Quinton de Kock (124 off 130)
3-Deepak Chahar
4- Asian Games defending Champions Japan
5-India stand-in skipper KL Rahul
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6-Pakistan captain Babar Azam
7-Babar Azam faced competition from Bangladesh’s Shakib al Hasan, South Africa’s Janneman Malan and Ireland’s Paul Sterling
8-India opener Smriti Mandhana
9-Ace Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov
10-England captain Joe Root.
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11-Root beat stiff competition from New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson, Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne and India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
12-Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor
13-India.
14-South Africa’s Lizelle Lee
15- Lizelle beat the challenge from Englands Tammy Beaumont, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and Pakistan’s Fatima Sana
16-Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi
17- The 21-years old Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi
18-Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek
19-The Sports Ministry
20-Birmingham
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