CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Joe Root named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world after stellar 2021. Joe Root, England’s outgoing Test captain, has been named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2022 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, which is published on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -1- Jasprit Bumrah: Jasprit Bumrah emerged as a star perfomer in India’s tour of England in 2021. His contribution to the Indian team with both bat and ball gave India a 2-1 lead in the series that will be concluded this summer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jasprit Bumrah, Devon Conway, Ollie Robinson, Rohit Sharma and Dane van Niekerk have been named Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2022 edition of the Wisden Almanack.

Detailed explanation-4: -India captain Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been named among the “Five Cricketers of the Year” in the 2022 edition of the Wisden Almanack. England fast bowler Ollie Robinson, South African women’s player Dane van Niekerk and New Zealand opener Devon Conway are the others to have made the cut.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Wisden Story John Wisden – a.k.a. “the Little Wonder” – was a prominent cricketer of the mid-nineteenth century. In 1850, he took ten wickets in an innings – all bowled – in a North vs South encounter at Lord’s. It remains a record in first-class cricket.