MCQ
1.
Which of following country has won U-19 Asia Cricket Cup 2021 held at Dubai, UAE in December 2021?
Correct Answer: A
The correct answer is India.
Key Points
- India won the U-19 Asia Cup with a record eighth title as they defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets, won by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern or DLS method.
- The final of the U-19 Asia Cup title was played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
- India has now won U-19 Asia Cup eight times, which includes a shared trophy in 2012. The team also owns the record of having never lost a final.
Additional Information
- Important Current Affairs related to Cricket in 2021:
- South African wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock announced retirement from Test cricket on 30 December 2021.
- India has become the first Asian team to win a Test match at Centurion after beating South Africa by 113-run.
- Rishabh Pant has become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to reach 100 dismissals in Test cricket.
- He achieved this feat against South Africa in Centurion on Dec 28, 2021.
- Mohammed Shami has become the fifth Indian pacer to take 200 Test wickets. he achieved the feat against South Africa in Centurion on 29 Dec 2021.
- In December 2021, Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand.
- In February 2021, Rishabh Pant has won the inaugural ICC Player of the Month award for January 2021.
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Geoff Allardice as the permanent CEO of the International Cricket governing body in November 2021.
- The President of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Chairman of the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee, during the ICC Board Meeting in November 2021.
- ICC Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- ICC Founded: 15 June 1909
- ICC Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja
- ICC Chairman: Greg Barclay
- In December 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI) has formed a committee for the differently-abled cricketers of the country.
- Harbhajan Singh has announced retirement from all forms of cricket in December 2021.
- He was the 1st Indian Cricketer to take Hat-trick wickets in Test Cricket.