Current Affairs - Persons - Discussion

Four Indian sportspersons - Jasprit Bumrah, Harmanpreet Kaur, Savita Punia and Heena Sidhu - have featured in this year's Forbes India 30 Under 30 list. 4-year old, Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had a fantastic 2017. During 2017, he claimed 39 wickets in 23 ODIs. He was also named in the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) One Day International (ODI) Team of The Year. In 2017, 28-year old India woman cricketer, Harmanpreet Kaur helped India win the Women's World Cup semi-final match against Australia by scoring 171 runs. This match was the most watched women's cricket match ever. In October 2017, former World No. 1 woman shooter, Heena Sidhu clinched gold at the Commonwealth shooting championships in Brisbane, Australia. Despite of suffering a finger injury last year, she did not give up and ensured a comeback. Indian women Hockey team goalkeeper, Savita Punia has proven to be an important part of the Indian hockey team on multiple occasions. She played an instrumental role in helping India qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics.