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What do the red and blue corners signify in boxing?

It usually only matters in the amateur ranks. A fighter is judged on the scorecards as either red corner or blue corner. White corners are considered neutral corners where a fighter is sent in case of a knock down (furthest neutral corner) or a time out is called by the referee. Going back to Japan, the red was always the …

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What are rules followed in IPLT20 Matches, Players auction and Franchise?

There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player. In the annual auction, buying domestic players, signing uncapped players, through trading and buying replacements. In the trading window the player can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new …

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How is a cricketer’s batting average calculated?

In cricket, a player’s batting average is the total number of runs he has scored divided by the number of times he has been out. Since the number of runs a player scores and how often he gets out are primarily measures of his playing ability, and largely independent of his team mates, the batting average is a good statistic …

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ow does a cricketer get inducted into the ICC Hall of fame?

Taking cue from sports bodies around the world, the ICC and Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations launched the ‘Hall of Fame’ as part of the centenary year celebrations. Initially, 55 cricketers – from Richie Benaud to Sunil Gavaskar – were inducted. The inductees received a Fame cap. The elected members also get a chance to recommend other cricketers as inductees. …

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How do ODI teams choose their colours?

There is no hard and fast rule about choosing cricket colours. In most cases, the country adopts colours from their national flags – as Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, West Indies, Zimbabwe do. In some cases, the country wears the national colours – Australia wears green and gold, Holland wears orange, South Africa wears dark green and New Zealand wears black (silver …

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