BCCI Announces 15-Members Squad For ICC T20 World Cup Next Month
The BCCI announced its squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, scheduled to be held in Australia in October. The squad of 15 members will be led by Rohit Sharma (Captain). KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh are Indian… read-more
Tags: ICC Men's T20, World Cup, Australia, BCCI, Cricket
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Kangaroo Kills 77 Year Old Owner In Australia
In Australia, a wild kangaroo, who was kept as a pet killed his owner, a 77-year-old man. The local media confirmed it on September 13, saying it is the first fatal roo attack in 86 years. The victim was found by a relative with "serious injuries" at a property in the sparsely, Redmond in Western Australia. Furthermore, the man was rushed to spot but died on his way.
Tags: kangaroo, Man Killed, Bizarre Incident, Wild animal, Australia
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Australian Supercomputer Takes Minutely Accurate Image Of Exploding Star
A magnificent picture of the star exploding has been presented by an Australian supercomputer. The star, which is 10,000-15,000 light years distant, was found in 1967 by CSIRO scientist E R Hill. The data for the image was obtained by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope in Wajarri Yamatji Country, Western Australia. The supercomputer, dubbed Setonix, is named after a Western Australian mammal, the quokka (… read-more
Tags: exploding star, Image, supercomputer, Australia, Setonix
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Cricket Australia Aims To Have Cricket Included In 2032 Brisbane Olympics
Cricket Australia hopes to get cricket included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Along with eight other sports, cricket has been selected for consideration for inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games. The host city may include any sport, but only with the agreement of International Olympic Committee. Cricket's participation in the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics is part of the plan's "sustainable future" component, which also intends to improve the… read-more
Tags: Cricket, Australia, Brisbane, Olympics, IOC
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With Official Closing Of 2022 Commonwealth Games, Flag Handed To Australia For 2026
The Commonwealth Games 2022 concluded with a magnificent closing ceremony at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on August 8. The Commonwealth Games flag was given to the Governor of Victoria. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Victoria, Australia, in 2026. Approximately the previous 11 days, from July 28 to August 8,… read-more
Tags: Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham, Australia, Victoria Governer, Commonwealth Games 2026
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Indian Badminton Team Advances To Quarter-Finals Of Commonwealth Games 2022, Defeats Australia 4-1
Indian badminton team advanced to the quarter-finals of Commonwealth Games 2022 after defeating Australia 4-1 in their mixed team event on July 30. Srikanth Kidambi, PV Sindhu, Sumeeth Reddy, and Chirag Shetty put India up 3-0 over Australia. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand of India were defeated by Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen and Gronya Somerville.… read-more
Tags: Srikanth kidambi, Commonwealth Games 2022, Badminton, Quarterfinals, Australia
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India Loses Against Australian Team In Commonwealth Women's T20
In the women's cricket event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian squad lost against the Australian team, on Day-one, July 29. Pacer Renuka Thakur's devastating spell of 4-18 went in vain as Ashleigh Gardner's 52 not out helped Australia defeat India by three wickets in the first Group-A match. The T20 event was the first defeat of India, at… read-more
Tags: Commonwealth Games, Cricket, Indian Squad, Australia, T20
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Chinese Seafarer Falls Off Ship, Survives In Shark-Infested Water For 12 Hours
A Chinese sailor fell off a merchant Navy ship named Guang Map. The man was reportedly in his 30s, and after falling into the water on July 24, spent over 12 hours in the shark-infested territory. The sailor was rescued off Australia's west coast on July 25, just over 10 kilometres away from shore. According to the West Australian police, he was taken to a hospital for medical examination.
Tags: Merchant Navy, Guang Mao, Seafarer Rescued, Shark Territory, Australia
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Cricket South Africa Withdraws From 2023 ODI Series Against Australia
Amid a clash in dates of the ODI-series and Cricket South Africa (CSA) new franchise T20 League, the CSA announced to withdrawal from the ODI-series against Australia, in January 2023. On July 13, the CSA said, their men's-national-team will not be playing the three-ODIs, which form part of the ICC Super League matches. Notably, the 2023 ICC League matches will directly help teams to qualify for World Cup, in 2023.
Tags: CA, CSA, ODI series, Cricket, Australia, South Africa
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Dinesh Chandimal Scores 206 Scores, Becomes 1st Sri Lankan For Double Ton
Dinesh Chandimal became the first Sri Lankan player to score a double ton against Australia on Day 4 of the second Test at Galle. With his unbeaten 206 scores in 326-ball innings, Chandimal scored 16 boundaries and five sixes. With this, team Sri Lanka were bowled out for 554 to lead by 190 on July 11 match, which is also their second-highest total in a Test innings against Australia.
Tags: Sri Lanka, Cricket, test match, Australia, Dinesh Chandimal
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