Sports Current Affairs-Jan 16, 2023
1-The legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli gave Dayanand Garani, Nuwan Seneviratne, and D Raghvendra credit for improving the batters’ appearances through world-class practise and unrelenting deliveries.
2-The 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Britain’s Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday to begin his championship defence at Rod Laver Arena.
3-Viacom18 Media Private Limited was awarded the consolidated media rights bid for the forthcoming Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for the years 2023–2027 on Monday. The offer included both Global Televisions Rights and Global Digital Rights.
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4-The talismanic batsman Virat Kohli said that winning Player of the Series in India’s 3-0 series triumph over Sri Lanka is undoubtedly an ideal start for him, especially with the ODI World Cup coming up later this year.
5-Shubman Gill, the opener, received praise from Kohli for both his second ODI century and first in India.
6- Due to a knee issue, Nick Kyrgios withdrew from his home major, the Australian Open. On Monday, he announced it in Melbourne at Melbourne Park.
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7- Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen both scored two rapid half century to enable the Durban Super Giants defeat the Paarl Royals by a margin of 27 runs.
8- Mohammed Siraj demonstrated in India’s 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka that he is prepared to assume the burden of generating early breakthroughs in ODIs, an area where the Rohit Sharma-led team was lacking a few months earlier.
9- Chennaiyin FC on Monday announced the signing of an attractive young prospect – defender Bikash Yumnam.
- The Marina Machans will be the team he plays for in his first Hero Indian Super League season. The 19-year-old football prodigy is considered one of India’s most interesting talents.
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10-The typically soft spoken Kerala Sports Minister V.Abdurahiman’s now-hugely controversial statement that the “starving need not attend and watch the ODI match” (between India and Sri Lanka) on Monday came under fire from the Congress and CPI.
11-Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers praised Virat Kohli for winning “Player of the Series” honours after the ace batter’s outstanding performance in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
12-Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes that Virat Kohli and fast bowler Mohammed Siraj should have been chosen Player of the Series instead of Siraj, who concluded the ODI series against Sri Lanka with the most wickets.
13-Robin Uthappa, a former cricketer for India, thinks Suryakumar Yadav will be the difference-maker for the hosts India in the future ICC ODI World Cup in 2023. He also expressed his happiness for the elegant hitter, who is continuing to have great success in white-ball cricket.
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14- With three of its team riders crossing the final finish line in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Hero MotoSports Team Rally has concluded its Dakar 2023 campaign.
15-The last match of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) between FC Goa and NorthEast United FC ended in a dramatic 2-2 tie, which left Carlos Pena, the head coach of the team, upset. The match took place at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.
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