CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The umpires are Candace la Borde, Wayne Knights, Lisa McCabe, Dedunu de Silva, Kerrin Klaaste, Virender Sharma, Maria Abbott, Ahmad Pakteen and Sarah Dambanevana. The referees are Vanessa de Silva, Neeyamur Rahul and Owen Chirombe.

Detailed explanation-2: -India produced a dominant performance against England to triumph in the first-ever ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. A brilliant new-ball performance was followed by a calm run-chase as India cruised to victory over England in the final, sealing their triumph with seven wickets in hand and six overs to spare.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nooshin Al Khadeer, the head coach of the victorious Under-19 Women’s team, has admitted that the World Cup was something India had been “waiting for very long", while praising the depth in women’s cricket and its bright future in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif, in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli’s leadership, in 2012 under Unmukt Chand, in 2018 under Prithvi Shaw, and in 2022 under Yash Dhull. The team is currently captained by Yash Dhull and coached by former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar.