1 January 2014 Current Affairs

Corey Anderson Sets World Record For Fastest  ODI century

New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international history on 1 January, reaching three figures in just 36 deliveries against the West Indies. The previous record was held by Shahid Afridi, who took 37 balls to reach his ton playing for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 1996.Anderson, who finished the New Zealand innings unbeaten on 131, hit 14 sixes in his whirlwind assault, the third highest number of sixes in an ODI innings.


Dubai 2014 Fireworks Display Breaks Guinness World Record

Dubai has ushered in 2014 with more than half a million fireworks spectacle, breaking the world record for the largest such display ever, Guinness World records announced on 1 January. Ten months in planning, over 500,000 fireworks were used during the display on the New Year’s Eve which lasted around six minutes, with Guinness adjudicators on hand to confirm that a new record had been set. Organisers had been aiming to beat a record set in 2012 during a display to mark Kuwait’s golden jubilee anniversary which saw a total of 77,282 fireworks launched.Dubai’s attempt broke that benchmark by some margin, with enough fireworks launched within the first minute of the display alone to surpass the previous record.


 

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