1879
Fred Spofforth, nicknamed ‘Demon’ for his accuracy in fast-medium bowling, took the first hat trick in Test history. The feat came against England in Melbourne.
1960
Raman Lamba, the Indian player who died on the cricket field, was born on this...
PICKLEBALL DAY
Date: 28th - 29th November, 2017
Venue: Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai
Description: Pickleball is an upcoming sport in India that was originally founded in Washington in around 1965. Basically a combination of Lawn Tennis, Badminton and Table Tennis, Pickleball is having...
1929
Peter May, the classy batsman and a successful captain for England, was born on this day. May had a Test average of 46.77. He has a highest score of 285 in a record stand of 411 with Colin Cowdrey...
It was quite an occasion for Mirabai Chanu as she became the first Indian woman in two decades to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships. Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleshwari had won the gold medal twice-in...
1948
Surinder Amarnath, son of the great Lala Amarnath and a stylish left-hand Indian batsman, was born on this day. Though he could not match the success of his brother, Mohinder Amarnath, Surinder was a type of batsman who made...
1949
Syed Kirmani, one of India's best wicketkeepers, was born on this day. Kirmani was the first keeper to make five dismissals in a World Cup match, against Zimbabwe in Leicester in 1983. He made 198 Test dismissals. He also...
1905
Sir Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, one of the most controversial Indian Test cricketer, was born on this day. Vijaya Ananda captained India on their disastrous 1936 tour of England. He sent the Lala Amarnath home controversially,...
India's promising paddler G. Sathiyan won his second singles crown at the international level as he won 4-2 (11-7, 3-11, 11-6, 6-11, 13-11, 11-7) over Japan's Kazuhiro Yoshimura in ITTF Challenge Spanish Open Table Tennis Championships. Sathiya won his...
Two days after Ritu Phogat won silver in women's category of U-23 World Senior Wrestling Championship, Bajrang Punia and Vinod Omprakash won two silver in the men's section. This is the first time in the history of this championships...
1936
Phil Sharpe, the English cricketer famous for his close-in fielding, was born on this day. A brilliant slip fielder, Sharpe held an amazing catch off a ferocious cut by Joey Carew of West Indies.
1940
David Shepherd, the person who was...