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WORLD CUP CRICKET 2011 MASCOT NAME  IS STUMPY



Bangalore to host first ever T-20 World Cup for blind
• The world’s best visually challenged cricketers have gathered in Bangalore to play the first ever T-20
World Cup for the blind.
• All the three previous World Cups for the blind were of 40 overs.
• Pakistan, West Indies, England, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and host team India
will play for honours in the championship.

Gavaskar honored with CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award

November 27th, 2012

BCCI honored former India captain and legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar with esteemed Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award.

Other Awards:

• ‘Polly Umrigar Award’: Virat Kohli
• 100 internatonal centuries: Sachin Tendulkar
• Lala Amarnath award (Best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy): Stuart Binny
• Best all-rounder Limited overs: Laxmi Ratan Shukla
• Madhavrao Scindia Trophy (Highest Run getter in ranji Trophy): Robin Bist
• Highest wicket-taker in the Ranji trophy: Ashoke Dinda
• MA Chidambaram trophy, Best U-16 cricketer of 2011-12:Mohd Saif
• MA Chidambaram trophy, Best under-19 cricketer: Vijay Zol
• MA Chidambaram trophy, Best under-22 cricketer: Satyam Choudhary
• MA Chidambaram trophy, Best woman cricketer (Sr):Anagha Deshpande
• Best umpire in domestic cricket: S Ravi

Pepsi replaces DLF by winning 5 years sponsorship of the IPL

November 27th, 2012

Pepsi won the five-year title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It replaced earlier sponsor DLF by paying Rs 396.8 crore ($71.93 million) which is almost double the amount DLF paid.

the following countries has won the inaugural Asian Cricket
Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating Pakistan in final at Guangzhou, China?
[A]China
[B]India
[C]Thailand
[D]Malaysia
India
The Indian women’s cricket team lifted the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s
Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 18 runs in a low- scoring
final in Guangzhou, China.

Cricketer Vernon Philander Named South-African Sportsman of the Year 2012

South African fast bowler Vernon Philander on 4 November 2012 at the South African Sports Awards ceremony in Sandton named Sportsman of the year beating two Olympic gold medallists for the award.

The top title of Sports Star of the Year went to Olympic gold-medallist swimmer Chad Le Clos who had won gold in the men's 200m butterfly at the London Olympic Games 2012.

27 Years old Vernon Philander made huge public impact since his Test debut in 2011 and he is now ranked the number two bowler in the world only behind his fellow teammate Dale Steyn.

Earlier in 2011, Hashim Amla had won the award and was nominated again this year.

Vernon Philander is the fastest player to take 50 Test match wickets in more than 100 years of cricket history and the phenomenal thing is that he has done  it in his debut year of Test match cricket.

He was named Man of the Match in South Africa's Test victory at Lord's this year in 2012when the Proteas claimed the No.1 ranking in Test match cricket.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Renamed his Super Bike Team and Signed Two New Members

Indian cricket team Captain M.S. Dhoni’s Superbike championship team on 7 November 2012 changed its name from MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India and had signed two new members.

The two new members that had been signed up are world champion Kenan Sofouglu and former world champion Fabien Foret
Sofouglu is a driver from turkey and had won the championship three times in 2007, 2010 and the recently-concluded season with the Kawaski team after the Portuguese Grand Prix.

While, Fabien Foret is a driver from France and is a 2002 World champion. At the end of 2008, he had 24 podium finishes under his name which includes 11 wins and 12 pole positions.

The riders are going to test the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R machines during the official winter testing season. Earlier named MSD R-N Racing Team India, the Indian skipper’s team competed in the 600cc class in 2012, becoming India’s first FIM world superbike championship team.

The Budh International Circuit is hosting the superbike world championship event in March 2013, leading to a rush in interest for India’s first bike racing team, involving Dhoni, who had passion for speed and bike.

About Superbike Race
The Superbike race first started in year 1970 when super bike race is held in many countries mainly in USA and Australia. At that time the races were of large capacity bike of up to 1100cc and were strictly limited to four stroke machines. But soon the grand prix bikes arrived in the states which were accompanied and later replaced by 700 and 750 two stroke, three or four cylinder machines.

BCCI awards 2011-12

November 2nd, 2012

BCCI will honor Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli with Polly Umrigar Award at its Annual Awards ceremony to be held on November 21, 2013 in Mumbai.

Sachin will be honored for his 100^th century while Virat will awarded for being India’s top international cricketer of 2011-12.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar will be receiving the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sachin Tendulkar conferred  with the membership of the “Order of Australia” 

• Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Why Sachin was conferred with this honor?

• Sachin was conferred with this membership for his service to India-Australia relations by promoting goodwill, friendship and sportsmanship via Cricket.

How many Indians till date have been honored with this membership?

• TWO.
• Sachin Tendulkar became only the 2^nd Indian after formerAttorney General Soli Sorabjee to get the honour.

• Sorabjee was made an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "for service to Australia-India bilateral legal relations" in 2006.

How many non-Australian Cricketers have been honored with AM?

• FOUR.
• Tendulkar is the fourth non-Australian cricketer to be made an Order of Australia AM, the other three being West Indian legends- Brian Lara, Sir Garfield Sobers and Clive Lloyd.

About Order of Australia

• An order of chivalry established on February 14, 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia.
• It recognizes Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.
• The order is divided into general and military divisions, with the following grades in descending order of seniority:

1. Knight or Dame of the Order of Australia (AK or AD – Civil division only – Closed to new appointments in 1986);
2. Companion of the Order of Australia (AC);
3. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO);
4. Member of the Order of Australia (AM); and
5. Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

About Soli Jehangir Sorabjee

• Soli Jehangir Sorabjee is an Indian jurist. 
• Attorney-General of India from 1998 to 2004.
• Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India.

Received Padma Vibhushan in March 2002 for his defense of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights. He worked on the Citizen’s Justice Committee which represented pro bono the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims. Other important cases where Sorabjee appeared for are:

• Keshavananda Bharati
• Maneka Gandhi
• S.R. Bommai
• I.R. Coelho, etc.

Recently Sorabjee appeared in the case of B.P. Singhal, where the Apex Court held that Governors could not be dismissed without due cause.

Indian Women Cricket Team lifts ACC T20 Asia Cup 2012

November 1st, 2012

The Indian women’s cricket team is the winner of first Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Twenty20 Asia Cup 2012.

• They beat Pakistan in the final match held in Guangzhou city of People’s Republic of China.
• Harmanpreet Kaur played the role of skipper in the absence of Mithali Raj. 

ASHES--ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA SERIES

australia----ties with 2 countries---england and india

HIGHEST NO OF WICKETS IN TEST CRICKET----
HIGHEST SCORE IN TEST INNINGS
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP IN INNIGNS
HIGHEST AGGREGATE OF RUNS--



under 19, asia cup cricket


1996,CRICKET WORLD CUP NON TEST PLAYING COUNTRIES -UAE,KENYA, HOLLAND









BARRY RICHARDS-----S.AFRICA

TEX DEXTER------ENGLAND

ALAN DAVIDSON------AUSTRALIA

CHARLIE GRIFFITH------WEST INDIES










ICC World Twenty20, who among
the following is chosen as Player of the Tournament-------Shane Watson






NATIONAL CRICKET SELECTION COMMITTEE-----CHAIRMAN SANDEEP PATIL

Duncan Fletcher --------coach for indian cricket team

Former Zimbabwe all-rounder and Coach Kevin Curran died at age of 53 on 10 October 2012.


Former India cricketer and captain Anil Kumble on 11 October 2012 was named the new head of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket committee, replacing former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd

ANIL KUMBLE------ FIRST  INDIAN CRICKETER TO BAG 500  WICKETS IN TEST MATCH





india playe dits first odi with ENGLAND IN 1975


AUSTRALIA RETAINED WOMEN WORLD T 20 TITLE BY DEFEATING  ENGLAND

Anuraag Thakur a BJP MP from Hamirpur and Joint Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on 16 September 2012 was appointed as a member of Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC’s) executive board.

Thakur has served the National Cricket Academy as its vice-chairman and a member with National Junior Selection Committee. ACC is a 25 member committee with its head quarters in Kuala Lumpur. The committee is engaged in development and promotion of the cricketers in Asian region.

Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack expresses fears about future of
international cricket
‘Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack’ (Wisden) expressed severe fears in its latest edition about the future of
international cricket. It also criticised India for the slow death of Test matches.
In its 149th edition, Lawrence Booth, the youngest editor of Wisden at 37, has held that international
cricket "stands at a precipice" due to the ever-growing popularity of the Twenty20 format of Cricket. He
held that held the Indian officials (BCCI) and the lucrative IPL (Indian Premier League) are responsible for
the current state of International Test cricket.
As per him the disintegration of India’s celebrated batting lineup has co-occurred with the rise of a Twenty20-based
nationalism, the growth of private marketeers and high level conflicts of interest.
What is Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?




Star Group wins Indian cricket’s broadcast rights
The Star Group bagged the broadcast and digital rights of India’s international cricket matches at
home for a period of six years after bidding a whopping 3851 crore rupees 96 matches. The Star
Group beat bagged rights for all international matches at home events like Ranji Trophy, Duleep
Trophy and the Irani Trophy (but NOT IPL) starting from July 2012 till March 2018. STAR Group will
pay Rs. 40 crore on an average for each match.
Who owns the Star Group?
Satellite Television Asian Region (STAR) is an Asian TV service owned by *Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.
Current Affairs Published on www.gktoday.in from January 1, 2012 to
September 10, 2012
(*Rupert Murdoch remember ??? He is the same person who was in news in July 2011 when he faced
allegations that his companies, including the News of the World, owned by News Corporation, had been
regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty and public citizens. He faced police and government
investigations into bribery and corruption in the UK and FBI investigations in the US.)
In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and
Fox International Channels Asia.





Sachin completes Century of Centuries : 100/100
Sachin Tendulkar wrote History by scoring a brilliant century to become the first Crickter to ever score
100 international centuries. Tendulkar reached the milestone against Bangladesh in Asia Cup Cricket
tournament being held at Dhaka. This was his 49th century in one day cricket. Tendulkar is the only
person in the history of cricket to complete a century of centuries. He was also the first batsman to score a doublehundred
in ODIs.










The Indian women's cricket team won inaugural Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Twenty20 Asia Cup, beating Pakistan  in Guangzhou city of People’s Republic of China.

Harmanpreet Kaur, was stand-in captain in place of Mithali Raj. The captain of Indian women cricket team Mithali Raj and senior player Jhulan Goswami were not playing the final match due to ankle injury.

Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli was chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12.

With this Virat Kohli is going to be honoured with a trophy and cheque of 5 lakh Rupees at the Annual BCCI Awards Ceremony in Mumbai on 21 November 2012.

The other previous winners of this prestigious award are Sachin Tendulkar in year 2006-07 and 2009-10, Virender Sehwag in year 2007-08, with Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid in year 2008-09 and 2010-11 respectively.

The award Polly Umrigar is under the name of  late Indian cricketer Polly Umrigar (28 March 1926 – 7 November 2006)  who had played first-class cricket for Bombay, and Test cricket in the Indian cricket team, as a middle-order batsman and had  captained the Indian team in eight Test matches from 1955 to 1958.

Jonty Rhodes unveils South African Travel Diary
South African ex-Cricketer Jonty Rhodes has teamed up with the South African Tourism and Lonely Planet
to unveil "My South African Diary", penned by him to promote the destination amongst Indian travellers.
Jonty’s "My South African Diary" will be distributed as a booklet with the Lonely Planet’s April issue, which
hits the stand on March 26, 2012. In this travel diary, Jonty dons the narrator and shares his varied,
exhilarating experiences of the scenic beauty, unmatched hospitality, indulging luxury, adventure
activities, wildlife, food and wine of the magnetizing rainbow country.








West Bengal lifts Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2012
West Bengal lifted the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy (also known as the Ranji One Day Trophy) 2012. In the final they
beat Mumbai by 6 wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla-Delhi.
For Bengal, it was their maiden title win in the tournament and it was also Ganguly’s maiden national title as
Bengal captain having made his first-class debut way back in 1990.
Vijay Hazare Trophy was started in 2002-03 as a limited-over domestic competition involving state teams
from the Ranji Trophy plates.
It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare. Tamil Nadu have won the trophy maximum (4) times.








'ODI Cricketer of the Year'  by the ICC-----Virat Kohli


'Cricketer of the Year' by the ICC------Kumar Sangakkara



New Zealand wins 21st Azlan Shah Hockey tournament; India
clinches Bronze
New Zealand grabbed the 21st Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in their maiden final. They defeated Argentina in
the top clash at Ipoh, Malaysia. 5-time champions Indiabeat Great Britain and won the bronze



CRICKET

UNDER 19 ICC WORLD CUP---
 INDIA WON---2000,2008,2012(3 TIMES)medal.














Kevin Pietersen retires from Limited-Overs edition of
International Cricket
Star England Batsman Kevin Pietersen declared to retire from limited-overs edition of International
cricket. However, he will continue to play test cricket
Kevin Pietersen
 South African- born English cricketer
 Right handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler
 Debut: 2004
 ODIs: 127, Total ODI Runs: 4184, Avg: 48.14
 T20: 36
 Quickest batsman to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 runs in ODI cricket







South Africa becomes World’s No.1 Cricket Team
South Africa after defeating England 2-0 in the Test-match series grabbed the spot of the World’s Number One Test
Cricket team. South Africa thus replaced England to take the top position.
The current rankings:
1. South Africa
2. England
3. Australia
4. Pakistan
5. India
6. Sri Lanka
7. West Indies
8. New Zealand
9. Bangladesh

Pakistan’s Ajmal becomes world’s highest-ranked spinner
 Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has become world s highest ranking spinner a day after guiding his team to a
comprehensive ten wicket win in the first Test against England in three days.








Rajasthan becomes Ranji Champion for Second Consecutive Time
 Defending champions Rajasthan retained the Ranji trophy winning the national championship for the second year
in succession, doing so by virtue of their huge first innings lead of 326 runs, over Tamil Nadu at the M A
Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
 Rajasthan captain Rishikesh Kanitkar attributed his team s victory in the Rani Trophy Cricket Championship final
against Tamil Nadu to hard work and team spirit.




Cricket Board of Sri Lanka dissolved
Sri Lankan Govt dissolved the country's Cricket Board
Reason: In the midst of claims of corruption and mismanagement
The Board run by political appointees on a temporary basis
Board's debts rose over $15 million after co-hosting this year's world cup with India and Bangladesh

Mohammad Azharuddin’s life ban lifted by Andhra Pradesh High Court

November 12th, 2012

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin’s life ban lifted by a Andhra Pradesh High Court. The High Court  struck off the lower court’s order which justified the life ban on Azharuddin in 2000 by BCCI. In 2000, the BCCI conducted an internal inquiry following the publication of the CBI report then and K. Madhavan who led the inquiry concluded that Azharuddin was guilty of match-fixing and the three others had links with bookmakers.

Who among the following is not a honorary officer in the
Territorial Army? [A]Mahendra Singh Dhoni [B]Sachin Tendulkar [C]Kapil Dev
[D]Sachin Pilot
Sachin Tendulkar




South Africa will host the 4th edition of the Champions League
Twenty20 to be held in October, 2012 with Pakistan’s Sialkot
Stallions being the new entrant.
The tournament has been shifted out of India due to the
Monsoon and the Durga Pooja celebrations will coincide with
the event.
The Mumbai Indians would participate as the 4th Indian team in the 8-team
tournament.
Pakistan’s Sialkot Stallions has been approved as the new entrant in the
tournament. They will participate in the qualifiers to make the cut in the main draw,
which will feature 4 teams from India, 2 from Australia and 1 from South Africa.
The confirmed participants of CL T2o are Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super
Kings and Delhi Daredevils