People, Positions and Obituaries · 24 March 2026

Arundhati Reddy and Sahibzada Farhan won ICC Player of the Month for February.

Exam-focused facts from the 24 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Arundhati Reddy was named ICC Player of the Month for February for her performances in the T20I series in Australia.
  • Reddy took 4/22, 2/30 and 2/35 and finished as the leading wicket-taker with eight wickets at an average of 10.87 and economy of 7.25.
  • India won the three-match T20I series against Australia 2-1.
  • Sahibzada Farhan was named ICC Player of the Month for February for his performances in the men's T20 World Cup.
  • Farhan scored 383 runs in seven T20Is at an average of 76.60 and strike rate of 160.25.
  • He became the first player to register two centuries in a single edition of the T20 World Cup, against Namibia and Sri Lanka.

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