Sports and Games

List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award winners

Many players work hard to brighten the name of the country around the world. Therefore, Indian government also provides various benefits to the players with many prizes, reservation in jobs and awards etc. Various awards given in the field of sports are: Arjuna Award, Eklavya Award, Major Dhyana Chand Award, Dronacharya Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. This article has given the names of the players who have received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Cricketers with 400 wickets in Test cricket

On 2 October, 2017 in the first test match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath joined the list of bowlers who have taken 400 wickets in Test cricket. In the 140 year history of Test cricket, only 14 players have taken more than 400 wickets. In this article, we are giving details of all the players who have taken more than 400 wickets in Test cricket.

Know 7 Interesting Facts about Sir Donald Bradman

Sir Donald Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 in New South Wales, Australia. Sir Donald Bradman started his Test career against England in November 30, 1928. Bradman is known as the best batsman in the history of Test cricket. In the Test matches his average was 99.94, which is a record so far. In this article, we are publishing some interesting facts about him.

Asian Games: History and List of host Countries

The first Asian Games were organized in 1951 in New Delhi, India. Our country hosted these games in 1982 again. So far, 17 Asian Games have been organized. The 18th Asian Games kicked off in the Jakarta and Palembang cities of the Indonesia on 18th August 2018.

List of Tournaments Organised by the ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body for cricket. ICC has two types of members’ i.e. permanent and Associate members. All the permanent members are allowed to play test cricket matches among themselves but Associate members do not. The ICC also appoints all match officials who organise all sanctioned international matches. This article is publishing the list of the tournaments organised by the ICC.

List of Men’s Cricket Test Match Playing Teams

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body for international cricket, encompassing men's, women's teams. It provides the status of test playing teams to its associate members. Currently there are 12 Test-playing men's teams. All teams represent individual, independent nations, except for the West Indies, England and Ireland.

List of Indian Cricketers inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame "recognises the achievements of the legends of the cricket. ICC releases a list of legendry players to be inducted in the ICC hall of fame every year. The list was launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on 2 January 2009, in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). Till date there are 5 Indians have been inducted in this prestigious list.

List of Chess Grandmasters in India

As per the latest data of the World Chess Federation; the total numbers of chess Grandmasters in India are 50. World popular chess player Mr. Viswanathan Anand was the first Grandmaster in India. As on june 2018, at the age of 12 year and 10 months, R. Praggnanandhaa is the youngest Grandmaster of India.This article contains the name of all the chess grandmasters of India.

How Bowling Speed is calculated in Cricket Matches

Have you ever heard the name of “Rawalpindi express”? Yes; Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan is known as the Rawalpindi express because he was the fastest bowler in the cricket history. Akhtar threw the ball at the speed of 161 km/ hour. But have you ever think that how the speed of the cricket ball is measured? Read this article; you will come to know about it.

8 Interesting Facts about Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth is the intergovernmental organization of those countries which were part of the British Empire. Currently the Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states. The Commonwealth was formed on 28 April 1949 through the London Declaration. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the city of Hamilton in Canada in 1930.

When a chess player is called Grand Master?

The title of Grand Master is given by the World Chess Federation or FIDE. Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can achieve. Currently there are, 1594 chess players all over the world have been awarded the title of Grand Master, out of which 1559 are male and only 35 are women. The World Chess Federation has awarded the title of Grand Master only to just 0.3% players registered with it.

List of countries and their national games

The national games of the countries are considered to be important to the country or significant for its culture. Here, we are giving list of countries and their national games for both the sports lovers and aspirants of different competitive examinations.

List of drugs banned by World Anti-Doping Agency

The 21st century witnesses the evolving role of humans because of the shift from "personnel" to "human resources”. It brings an incredible number of things such as increasing globalization, rapid technological change, and tougher competition. Some sportsperson uses performance-enhancing substances or techniques to compete in the competition. Here is the list of substances or drugs banned by World Anti-Doping Agency.

List of Top 10 Biggest cricket stadiums in the world

Cricket is most played game not just in India but also in Asia and its fans are present throughout the world. At present, every match is being broadcast on television, but watching matches in cricket stadium is a different fun. In this article, we are describing world's 10 largest cricket stadiums based on viewer capacity.

10 cricket stadiums where most ODI matches have been played

Do you know that there are few cricket grounds in the world, where more than 100 ODI matches have been organized? You will be surprised to know that not a single Indian stadium is includes in this specific list of stadiums. The most ODI matches in India have been played in Eden Gardens of Kolkata, where 29 ODI matches have been played so far. In this article, we are giving details of 10 such cricket stadiums of the world, where most ODI matches have been organized.

Ind vs SL: Test Cricket Records

Sri Lankan cricket team has reached India on their eighth tour to play a Test series. The 3 Test matches series between the two countries will last from 16 November to 6 December. During this series, Virat Kohli is leading the Indian team while Dinesh Chandimal will be the captain of Sri Lankan team. In this article, we are giving details of the important records related to the Test Cricket played between India and Sri Lanka.

22 cities with multiple test cricket venues

There are 114 such stadiums in the world till 10th November, 2017 where test matches have been organized. But many of these stadiums are located in the one city. There are 22 such cities in the world, where more than one stadium has situated, which hosted international test matches. In this article, we are giving the list of 22 such cities in the world where there are two or more cricket stadiums situated which hosted Test matches.

Top 10 players who have scored most runs in international T20

At the present time, international T20 matches are rarely held, but due to the domestic T20 leagues being held in different countries, it has become quite popular. The impact of the explosive batting by batsmen in T20 matches can be seen in ODIs and Test matches because every batsman's strike rate of the current time is much better than the batsmen who played 20 years ago. In this article, we are giving details of the top 10 players who have scored most runs in international T20 matches.

Do you know the members of first Indian cricket team

As a test team India was debuted in 1932 in international cricket, when Indian cricket team had visited England in the captaincy of Maharaja of Porbandar. The only Test match played between the two teams on 25-28th June, 1932, in which C.K. Naidu was the captain of Indian team. In this article, we are giving details of the members of the first Indian Test cricket team.

List of cricketers who achieved highest rating points in ICC ODI Rankings

Indian captain Virat Kohli has returned to the top spot in the latest ODI rankings of batsmen issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 30th October, 2017. Virat Kohli currently has a total of 889 one-day rating points and thus he has become highest rating points achiever Indian batsman in the ODI ranking, leaving behind Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. In this article, we are giving the list of top 20 batsmen and bowlers who got highest rating points in the history of ODI cricket.