CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri join Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the only other international cricketers to be granted the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apart from Kohli and Sashtri, the only other international cricketers to be granted the honorary membership of the SCG are Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

Detailed explanation-3: -A new membership drive completed over the past six months has boosted total membership to 8000 within the sporting club, with new members stumping up a joining fee of $22,000 in addition to an annual fee of $2000 for access to the gym and both the SCG and Allianz Stadium, with a members’ card and a guest card.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Members’ Stand, a large two level grandstand was constructed c. 1886 and designed by architect, John Kirkpatrick. The stand incorporates an earlier three storey stuccoed brick club room at the rear. The original Members’ Stand was built in 1878 in the north west corner where the current Members’ Stand now sits.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust (SCGT) is a New South Wales state government-owned body responsible for the operation and management of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Allianz Stadium. The trust employs 120 full-time equivalent staff and is administered by its head office in Moore Park, New South Wales.