Answer: Claire Polosak: The First Female Umpire to Officiate in Men’s ODI.

Claire Polosak: First Female Umpire to Officiate in Men’s ODI

She is the first woman umpire in a men’s international cricket match. Australia’s Claire Polosak is now 31 years old and at this age, she officiated in men’s one-day international match between Namibia and Oman in the final of world cricket league division 2 at Windhoek, Namibia.

She has already officiated in 15 women’s ODI before this. And moreover, she also stood in the semi-final of the ICC T-20 world-cup 2018 between England and India. She is the Pioneer for women to officiate in men’s cricket. She also served as the first women umpire in first-class men’s list-A match in Australia in 2017.

According to her words, It is very important to promote women in this men’s dominating game for the future. She was very thrilled when ICC announced her name for umpiring in men’s final game. But ultimately she broke down the barrier for women for this role.

Although, Claire Polosak have never played cricket but blazed a trail in 2017 for her career in Umpiring. She stood first time in 2017 in a top-level men’s one day match between New South Wales and Cricket Australia XI in Sydney.

In addition, Claire Polosak became one of the first female umpires who stands with her female partner Eloise Sheridan to officiate on-field umpiring between Adelaide Striker and Melbourn Stars in December 2018 in WBBL.

In her first men’s one day international match, Namibia won the match along with a tournament called ICC world cricket league division two 2019 by 145 runs. After winning the toss Namibia opt to bat first and scored 226 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. On the other hand, Oman scored only 81 runs and throw away all 10 wickets in only 29 overs.

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After the successful hosting of FIFA U-17 men’s world cup 2017 India again ready for the pride to host second FIFA tournament “FIFA U-17 women’s world-cup”. It has been announced by the International Football Federation’s (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino.

This will be the second time that India qualified for the FIFA world cup by default as a host. The last time India played in a World Cup was the U-17 Men’s World Cup, where also India qualified by virtue of being the hosts.

The AIFF (All India Football Federation) President Praful Patel said: “India is grateful to FIFA for keeping their trust on us”. He also thanked the government of India and state government to support and assurance for winning the bid for hosting.

It will be the historic moment for Indian football and motivate players as well as Indian football fans. However, in U-17 men’s football world cup India not did very well but we are hoping this tournament will be a great success for the Indian team.

In this U-17 women’s world-cup, 16 teams will take part along with India and Spain will be defending its title. In 2018 Spain had beaten Mexico by 2-1 in Uruguay. While New Zealand secured 3rd place and Canada 4th place in the Tournament.

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Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Island, India.

 Kala Pani jail or Blackwater jail is a cellular jail in Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island, India before independence. And therefore this place was famous with the name of Kala Pani or Blackwater before the independence of India.

Foundation (1896-1906)

Britishers were using this jail to exile Indian political prisoners. This Jail itself constructed between 1896 to 1906 but had been using since the day of 1857 revolts for independence. This jail construction of the jail was such that prisoners could not communicate with each other. The building had seven wings each connected with a tower in the middle. That tower was used by the guards to keep eyes on the prisoners. There were a total of 693 cells, each was 4.5m X 2.5m with a ventilator at 3m height without any dormitory. The Kala Pani jail designed in such a manner that each cell’s prisoners can see only back of the adjacent wing cells. Even cells in a wing are in a row, so they cannot communicate or see others. A large bell was also used as a raising alarm.

Prisoners or Inmates

Most of the prisoners were Independence activists such as Fazl-E-Haq Khairabadi, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Yogendra Shukla, Batukeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar Dasgupta Etc. One can easily imagine the successful design of this jail for isolating the inmates in such a way that Savarkar brothers Babarao Savarkar and Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar did not know that they are in the same jail in different cells.

Hunger Strike

In 1933, the prisoners went on a hunger strike for 45 days. From the ninth day, guards tried to feed them milk forcefully. In an effort to resist this, Mohit Maitra, Mahavir Singh of Punjab and Manakrishna Nabadas of Bengal struggled to death. The others found that their pots of water had been stealthily replaced with the pot of milk. In the end, the British relented and accepted the prisoners’ demands that were as follows:

1. Edible food.
2. Soap to clean ourselves.
3. Beds to sleep on.
4. Let us study for we are political prisoners.
5. Allow us to communicate with each other.

Gradually, an educational atmosphere grew within the premises of the jail. Prisoners studied political & social science and history.

In 1937, another nonviolent hunger strike ensued, this time for thirty-six days. Once again, the British had to accept their demands – the prisoners wanted to come back to their own soil to take part in the last years of the freedom struggle. Also, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindra Nath Tagore intervened and they were sent home between September 1937 and January 1938, and Andaman’s Cellular Jail was close up forever.

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