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Amy Hunter becomes world’s youngest international centurion on her 16th birthday

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Amy Hunter becomes world’s youngest international centurion on her 16th birthday

Ireland’s Amy Hunt became the youngest player to score in the ODI century on Monday.

On her 16th birthday, she led her team to a victory over Zimbabwe with an unbeaten score of 121, breaking the record previously held by India’s Mithali Raj.

The female student from Belfast broke the previous record held by Indian player Mithali Raj, who scored 114 points in the June 1999 game against Ireland with a score of 16 years and 205 days.

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Hunter only played her fourth ODI, and when Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 85 points, she hit 8 boundaries with 127 goals. The 38-year-old Raj continues to participate in the ODI and Test formats, leading the Indian team in both competitions. “It feels really good-kind of surreal,” said the teenager from Northern Ireland.

“When I was almost fifty, I really didn’t know what to think. I just wanted to stick to it. “When I reached my one hundred, I didn’t know what to do, whether to take off the helmet or continue wearing it.

It was incredible.” Hunter made his international debut in the 15-year-old against Scotland in May. She is only the fourth woman in Ireland to enter the ODI century, and the first woman since 2000. The youngest male batsman to win the ODI century is still Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi. He scored 102 points in the 1996 game against Sri Lanka when he was 16 years old and 217 days old.

News Source : The Hindu

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

Anushka Sharma shared a heartfelt post for Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin after he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Anushka Sharma has become the latest celebrity to pay tribute to Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. After Ashwin’s shock announcement at the conclusion of the Brisbane Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Anushka took to Instagram to applaud the Indian spinner. (Also read: Anushka Sharma praises chess world champion D Gukesh’s father Dr Rajinikanth as he opens up about sacrifice)

Anushka celebrates Ashwin’s legacy
Taking to her Instagram Stories late on Wednesday night and reshared the video of Ashwin’s retirement speech posted by the Indian Cricket Team’s official handle. Sharing the video on Instagram Stories, Anushka wrote, “@rashwin99 a lasting legacy,” adding applause and blue heart emojis.

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Anushka also tagged fellow WAG, Ashwin’s wife, Prithi Narayanan, sending her hugs and love through emojis. Anushka has very cordial relations with both Ashwin and Prithi, courtesy her marriage to former Indian captain Virat Kohli. The four have often hung out during Indian team’s overseas tours and celebrated festivals together as well.

Ashwin’s incredible career

R Ashwin, one of the greatest Indian spinners ever, announced his retirement in a press conference on Wednesday after the Brisbane Test ended. He leaves international cricket as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history. Virat Kohli was seen getting emotional at Ashwin’s retirement. TV cameras during the India-Australia Test caught the two sharing a tender moment in the dressing room as Ashwin seemingly told him about his retirement plans hours before the official announcement.

Anushka’s upcoming work

Anushka Sharma is playing a cricketer in her next, Chakda Xpress. A biopic of Indian women’s team legend Jhulan Goswami, the film has been awaiting release for over two years. It is slated to be released on Netflix, but no release date has been announced yet. The actor was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, way back in 2018.

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