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FIFA World Cup 2022: Know some interesting facts about World’s biggest clash

India’s current world ranking is 106 and it is a distant dream for India to be included in the top 48 teams.

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Know some interesting facts about World's biggest clash

32 teams have reached Qatar for the Football World Cup (FIFA World Cup 2022) starting from 20 November. Football fans around the world will keep cheering for their champion team for 29 days from 20th November to 18th December.

But before the madness begins, let’s take a look at some of the interesting facts about the FIFA that can keep you interested throughout this World Cup:

1. This is the first time that an Arab country have been given the opportunity to organize the Football World Cup. In 2002, for the first time since the first World Cup was held in Uruguay (the America) in 1930, the tournament traveled to Asia (the Korea and Japan). For the second time in 2022, for the 22nd FIFA World Cup, it is being hosted by an Asian country.

2. This will be the last time when 32 teams of the world will participate in the World Cup. Because the World Cup is to be held in America, Mexico and Canada in 2026, the number of teams will increase from 32 to 48. Did you know that only 13 teams participated in the 1930 World Cup played in Uruguay. In the finals of the first World Cup, the host Uruguay won its first title by defeating Argentina by 4-2.

3. This time 5 Asian teams are part of the big tournament. Qatar has got a place in Group-A, Iran in Group-B, Saudi Arabia in Group-C, Japan in Group-E and Korea in Group-H. Iran first participated as an Asian team in 1978. After this, Iran also participated in the FIFA World Cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

China made it all the way to the group stage in the 2002 World Cup. Till now 13 teams including Australia from Australasia Group have participated in the World Cup. In the 2002 World Cup, the Korean team was at number four, which has been the best performance of any Asian country so far.

4. India also got a chance to play the 1950 World Cup once. But India could not participate in this World Cup. Many reasons have led up to this big decision, from financial constraints to stubbornness to play barefoot to India being ban by FIFA, a lot needs to solve between Team India before they get to play in the World Cup. Moreover, India’s current world ranking is 106 and it is a distant dream for India to be included in the top 48 teams.

5. Brazil, which is a five-time champion and has been in the top 3 teams for 9 times out of 21, and is being seen by many experts around the world as champions this time too. Brazil also has the most dominance in speculative markets like William Hill and Ladbroke. This time in the betting market, apart from Brazil, Argentina, France, England and Spain are also considered strong contenders for the title.

6. This could possibly be the last World Cup for not only Lionel Messi of Argentina (age 35 years, 165 matches, 91 goals), Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (age 37 years, 191 matches, 117 goals), Neymar of Brazil (age 30 years, 121 matches, 75 goals) but also Luis of Uruguay Suarez (age 35 years, 134 matches, 68 goals), Edinson Cavani (age 35 years, 133 matches, 58 goals), Luka Mordic of Croatia (age 37 years, 155 matches, 23 goals), Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (age 36 years, 114 matches) and Portugal’s midfielder Pepe (age 39 years, 128 matches, 7 goals).

7. More than 200 countries play football in the world. But till now only 8 teams and 6 times the host teams have won the World Cup title. Brazil has won the title maximum 5 times, Germany and Italy 4-4 times, Argentina, France and Uruguay 2-2 times, while England and Spain have won this title 1-1 times.

8. The top 10 teams in the world according to the FIFA rankings are: Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France, England, Italy, Spain, Holland, Portugal and Denmark.



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Shubman Gill didn’t deserve to be India T20I captain: Amit Mishra

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Indian leg spinner Amit Mishra has criticised the decision to make Shubman Gill the captain of India’s T20 team.

In a podcast, Mishra said Gill has no idea of what it means to be a captain and is ignorant of the importance of the captain’s role. Mishra said he didn’t feel Gill could do justice to the responsibility of being a captain in the recently concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe.

He suggested Ruturaj Gaikwad was a better option. He said there is a sense that Gaikwad has been ignored by the BCCI and national selectors to support Gill. Even Gaikwad was overlooked as a backup player for the T20 World Cup 2024 and then for India’s captaincy in Zimbabwe.

Mishra didn’t hesitate in saying he wouldn’t have appointed Gill captain for the Zimbabwe series. He admitted the decision had surprised him.

Mishra clarified that he is not someone who hates Gill but believed that if someone was doing well that person deserved a chance and respect, like Gaikwad.

During the IPL, Mishra said Gaikwad as captain of Chennai Super Kings had scored vital runs in many different situations. He has the hallmark of a complete player and needs to be rewarded in ODIs and Tests as well.

Most important thing is that he brings calm to the team and doesn’t make such risky shots, Mishra said in his evaluation of the performances of Gill and Gaikwad in IPL matches.

Mishra said the other captaincy options were Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant. He said these three, including Gaikwad, are players who can lead India in T20Is.

The leggie also spoke on several other controversial topics including the row involving Sanjeev Goenka and KL Rahul during the IPL and the fraught dynamics between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.

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After Kapil Dev’s appeal, Jay Shah directs BCCI to provide Rs 1 crore financial assistance for Anshuman Gaekwad in cancer battle

Anshuman Gaekwad is battling blood cancer.

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A few days after India’s World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev’s appeal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretay Jay Shah has instructed the cricket board to release Rs 1 crore with immediate effect to provide financial assistance to India’s veteran cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, who is battling blood cancer.

According to BCCI Apex Council, Shah has also spoken to Gaekwad’s family and took stock of the situation and provided assistance.

In the statement, the Council has stated that the board stands by Gaekwad’s family in this hour of crisis and will do whatever is essential for Gaekwad’s quick recovery. The BCCI will continue to monitor Gaekwad’s progress and is confident that he will come out of this phase strongly, the BCCI Apex Council further said.

Earlier, speaking to a Sports channel, Kapil said that he had written to BCCI requesting to lend financial support to Gaekwad, who is battling blood cancer alone and said he is ready to donate his pension to help him.

He further said that his former teammates such as Mohinder Amarnath, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Dilip Vengsarkar, Madan Lal, Ravi Shastri and Kirti Azad have been generating funds to help Gaikwad, who has been undergoing treatment for the past year at King’s College Hospital in London.

Kapil showed his confidence in the BCCI going to take a look into the matter and extend its help to support the former India head coach Gaekwad financially. Kapil said he was saddened and depressed because he had played alongside Gaekwad and couldn’t bear to see him in this situation. No one should suffer, he added.

The cricket legend said he knows the Board will take care of him and not compel anyone. Any help for Anshu should come from the heart. Kapil further said that Anshu took blows to his face and chest when standing up to some of the ferocious fast bowlers. “Now is the time for us to stand up for him. I am sure our cricket fans will not fail him. They should pray for his recovery,” Kapil added.

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India unlikely to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy next year

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The Indian cricket team is not likely to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in 2025. The BCCI told the media on Thursday that it will ask the ICC to host matches in Sri Lanka, Dubai in a hybrid model. The Indian team has not travelled to Pakistan since 2008 the two teams have played against each other only at multi team events. The last Asia Cup was hosted in Pakistan but India played all their matches in Sri Lanka under a Hybrid model which had been set by the organisers.

The Indian cricket team claimed that the Indian government has not granted permission to visit Pakistan for the Asia Cup. The marquee tournament is scheduled from February 19 to March 9, 2025 (Reserve Day). Pakistan has not hosted any major international tournament since 1996, but in 2025 they will be hosting the Champions Trophy.

The two nations have not played bilateral cricket with each other since the 2012-2013 season. The ICC head of events Chris Tetley met the PCB chairman Naqvi in Islamabad and inspected the other arrangement. The Pakistan Cricket Board has allocated approximately Rs 17 billion for the upgradation of stadiums in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi for 50 over Marquee Stadium, featuring over 8 teams.

According to reports the Pakistan Cricket Board had planned a match between India and Pakistan in Lahore on March 1, 2025 and the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Broad Mohsin Naqvi had submitted a report of the 15 matches. But the BCCI has not given any confirmation about the Champions Trophy since touring Pakistan is a big concern for the Indian government.

On May 6, Rajeev Shukla, the Vice President of the BCCI told the media that they will do whatever the Government of India tells them to do. He further added that they will send the Indian team only once they get permission from the government of India.

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