Tag: icc

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Agilitas is a sports company which acquired the rights to the brand Lotto in India and other geographies last year.
The company was again in the news recently for onboarding a sportsperson as an investor and co-creator.
Identify the sports person.

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Virat Kohli
The cricketer recently parted ways with its sponsor Puma and became an investor in Agilitas Sports, taking his brand One8 along with him.
In a similar fashion, read about the history of Roger Federer and the brand On.

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The term X was coin as a way of measurement of the English Cricket Team against others. The first version of X occurred between England & Australia in 1877. Over the years, other countries were was included in X – South Africa (1889), West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1980), India (1932) and so on and so forth.
There are 12 teams currently which qualify for X. Identify X.

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Test, as in Test Cricket.
Currently considered as a status, the Test status is conferred upon a country or group of countries by the ICC.
Watch how India is changing the sport of Cricket.

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The original location of Bronx, New York was scraped due to protests from the local residents. Long Island, New York was then chosen due to concentration of a particular community in the area. The complex is meant to be a temporary location, with the seating stands being borrowed from Las Vegas Formula 1 race.
What am I talking about?

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Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, one of the locations for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
It was the location for the much anticipated India vs Pakistan match on 9-Jun.
Read More about the venue.