CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sunil Chhetri has received the award a record seven times: in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018−19 and most recently, 2021−22. Jo Paul Ancheri and Bhaichung Bhutia are the other players who have won this award more than once. Ref.

Detailed explanation-2: -There were match-winning knocks, spell-binding stroke-play and memorable moments from a personal perspective and his team in 2022 as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam claimed the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year.

Detailed explanation-3: -On October 17 the rankings of Ballon d’Or 2022 were revealed as Karim Benzema was crowned the winner.

Detailed explanation-4: -Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 53-ball 82* to help India secure an opening victory against Pakistan in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 encounter. Virat Kohli’s brilliant form with the bat en-route to the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup earned him the monthly award.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 11 January, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ICC Player of the Month Awards for December 2022, with England’s rising star batsman Harry Brook and Australia’s Ashley Gardner winning the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards respectively.