End of the year 2021: World cricket has been in the headlines for these reasons, check out these 10 moments this year witnessed

Only today remains until the year 2021 ends. After today, the whole world will be immersed in the celebration of the new year, but along with it some of those memories will also remain attached to it, which will be remembered for many decades even after its death. death. Although there have been many such incidents in the country and the world, about which we will remember the year 2021, we also see many memorable moments related to cricket in the world of sport, which have been recorded in history forever.

In such a situation, let us know that 10 of those world cricket moments that happened in the year 2021, but their echo will remain for decades.

1- India broke Australia’s pride for Gabba

The biggest incident of the year 2021 in the world of cricket occurred in the decisive Test Match played between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane. This was the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy match between the two teams. In this match, the Indian team created a new story by defeating Australia by 3 wickets in an exciting way. In fact, on this ground, Australia was defeated by the world team for the first time in 33 years.

Indian cricket team

The series was 1-1 at Barber prior to the Gabba Test. Three matches were played in the series in which both teams won one match each while one match ended in a draw. In such a situation, India defeated Australia in the last test, and this year in 2021, the Indian team made a blast.

2- The New Zealand team became the World Test Championship champion.

New Zealand’s victory in the World Trials Championship final can be considered the second biggest and most sensational event of the year in the world of cricket. This final WTC match was played between India and New Zealand. Although the match was interrupted due to rain, the New Zealand team continued to dominate India, defeating them in the final to win the title.

World Test Camp

Along with this, Kane Williamson also managed to clinch New Zealand the first World Test Championship title under his captaincy. In this final match, New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets.

3- Jemima Rodrigues shook The Hundred in the year 2021

After the test, ODI, T20, T10, a new cricket format started in the year 2021, which was called ‘The Hundred’, that is, a 100 ball match. In this format, India’s Jemima Rodrigues caught the attention of the whole world with her explosive hitting. Jemima scored a total of 249 runs in 7 innings in the first tournament of this format. Jemima became the second leading career scorer at this tournament. Dane van Niekerkki was ahead of Jemima, who scored 259 runs.

Jemimah rodrigues

We tell you that the best of Jemima in the tournament was 92 runs on 43 balls in which he hit 17 fours and six. Jemima’s performance caught everyone’s attention, but what was surprising was that despite her good play, she did not get a place in the Women’s T20 in India.

4- 10 lands of Ejaz Patel

There were about two months until the end of 2021. Meanwhile, with the end of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team went on a tour of India. Here the team had to play a series of three T20s and two test matches. The first test match was played in Kanpur but the match ended in a draw. The second game was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Ahaz Patel

In this match, India recorded a 372-run victory over New Zealand and won the series 1-0, but more than this victory was disputed by Indian-born spinner Ejaz Patel, who created a sensation by taking 10 full wickets in one inning. After Anil Kumble, Ejaz became the second spinner in the world to take all the terrain in one inning. However, despite this, the New Zealand team could not get this match.

5- First fourth female referee in a men’s match

A major incident of the year 2021 in cricket occurred during the test match played between India and Australia in Sydney when former Australian cricketer Claire Polosak was appointed as the fourth referee for this match. This was the first time Polosak had the opportunity to officiate in a men’s Test Match.

Claire polosak

However, from this Polosak had served in many professional cricket, as well as participating in many world cricket competitions.

6- Australia became T20 world champion for the first time

The T20 World Cup was organized in the United Arab Emirates in the year 2021. India was the host of this ICC tournament, but it was organized in the United Arab Emirates due to the Corona epidemic. The Australian team managed to clinch the title for the first time at this tournament.

Australian cricket team

Australia is the only team in the world to have won the world cricket title more than 50 years, but in the year 2021 they managed to win the T20 World Cup trophy for the first time.

7- The year 2021 was unmatched for Mandhana

The year 2021 was an incomparable year for the Indian women’s cricket team’s starting batsman Smriti Mandhana. This year, the Mandhana bat rained a lot. Mandhana is on the list of the highest scorers in the women’s Big Bash League played in Australia. He scored a total of 255 runs in 9 innings in this tournament. Along with this, she also became the first player from India to score a century in the Women’s Big Bash League. Mandhana scored 114 runs on just 64 balls.

Smriti mandhana

Aside from this, he made history by playing a 127-run inning in the first Day Night Pink Ball Test against Australia, facing 216 balls. He also hit 22 fours and six in this inning.

8- Joe Root shook the batting

The year 2021 was very special for England captain Joe Root. This year he scored 1,630 runs in red ball cricket. Root played a total of 14 test matches this year. With this, Root became the fourth player in the history of this format to score more than 1600 runs in a calendar year.

Joe Root

However, he lost Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf record for most races in a calendar year with more than 1788 races. Yusuf did this feat in 2006.

9- Virat Kohli-BCCI Controversy

By the end of the year, the discussion about the dispute between the most successful player in the world, Virat Kohli, and the BCCI was also in full swing. Especially about the former captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, a lot came out and it was said that there is a lot of difference between him and Kohli.

Virat Kohli

In fact, this controversy was sparked when Rohit Sharma was named ODI team captain in place of Virat Kohli on the South African tour. Kohli had previously left the captaincy of T20. At the same time, he wanted to be captain of Test and ODI. However, due to the lack of clarity in the selection and captaincy of the team, Ganguly and Kohli issued different contradictory statements in the media, for which it was widely discussed in the media around the world.

10- Tim Paine abruptly leaves the captaincy

The Ashes series team announced. Due to the Corona epidemic this past, many doubts grew in the England camp regarding the quarantine rules in Australia, but the importance of the Ashes series was such that the players of both teams decided to participate in it with many commitments. amid cricket in England, the issue of racism had become fashionable.

Tim paine

It was only to calm himself that Australia’s test captain Tim was suddenly named in a scandal in which he was accused of sending obscene messages to a Tasmania Cricket employee. Paine acknowledged this at a press conference and with immediate effect resigned from the Australian test captaincy.

Not only this, he also decided to take an indefinite break from cricket by withdrawing his name from the Ashes series.