--- Groundsmen were once awarded 'Man of the Match' in a Test match ---
Groundsman Chris Scott and his staff were awarded Man of the Match for their efforts to make play happen during a rain-affected Test match between New Zealand and South Africa, which ended on December 12, 2000. They had ensured that 190.5 overs of play were possible despite the first, third and fourth days' play being abandoned without a ball bowled.
--- BCCI shares pic of pitch at Perth, user jokes 'Kahan hai pitch?' ---
After BCCI shared the picture of the 'bright green' pitch to be used for the second Australia-India Test at Perth, a user tweeted, "Kahan hai pitch?" Another user wrote, "Where is the pitch? It's just the outfield." "Pitch ko identify karne ke liye uncle baithke chalk piece se mark kar rahe hai taaki differentiate kar sake," read another tweet.
--- Ashwin who bowled 86.5 overs in 1st Test out of 2nd due to injury ---
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled 86.5 overs and took six wickets in the first Test against Australia, has been ruled out of the second Test due to an abdominal injury. Rohit Sharma, who scored 38 in the Adelaide Test, will also miss the Test owing to a back injury. The second Test will take place at Perth from December 14.
--- CWG gold medallist Krishna Poonia wins Sadulpur seat in Rajasthan ---
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Congress candidate Krishna Poonia won the Sadulpur constituency seat in Rajasthan Assembly elections. Poonia defeated Manoj Nyangali of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 18,084 seats. She had joined the Congress party in 2013 and had lost the Sadulpur seat in the 2013 Assembly elections.
--- Ramesh Powar re-applies for Indian women's team coach post ---
Ramesh Powar has re-applied for the Indian women's team head coach position after receiving support from T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. The BCCI had decided not to extend his contract after it ended on November 30 following Women's WT20 controversy involving Mithali Raj. "I can't let Smriti and Harmanpreet down after knowing they back me," he said.
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