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12th Day of December
1925
Dattu Phadkar, a reliable player in the Indian squad during the 1940s and 50s, was born on this day. Dattu was an attacking lower-middle-order...
11th Day of December
1929
Subhash Gupte, one of the finest leg-spinners of his time, was born on this day. The master of Googly, Gupte made a slow start,...
10th Day of December
1886
Major William Booth, one of Test cricket's few casualties of war, was born on this day. The good-looking and handsome Englishman played 2 Tests...
A tigress is always a tigress- ‘Magnificient’ Mary proves her point
“I am really happy the way this Championship has panned out. I would like to dedicate this victory to all those who have supported...
India to implement Athletes Biological Passport, almost 9 years later WADA...
Finally it is time for India to implement the Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) as the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has decided to launch...
6th Day of December
1914
Cyril Washbrook, who still holds the record of the highest opening partnership for England, was born on his day. The man from Lancashire recorded...
Indian eves crowned Asia’s best; beat China in the final of...
Indian women's hockey team beat China 5-4 in the final of 2017 Women's Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan via penalty shoot-out. The win came...
5th Day of December
1964
Ken Barrington became the first man to score hundreds against six different Test-playing countries during that time. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were still...
Indian women’s team reach the final of Asia Cup Hockey
India will play China in the final of Women's Asia Cup Hockey as they entered the final by defeating host Japan in the semifinals....
4th Day of December
1858
Billy Gunn, the founder of the famous Gunn & Moore bat-making firm, was born on this day. The Englishman played 11 Tests for England...