THE FIRST SERVE
Date: 25th - 26th November, 2017
Venue: Priyadarshini Park and Sports Complex, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai
Description: A lawn tennis workshop to understand the movement on court; it is here that the participants will learn the basics of serves,...
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1930
Alimuddin, a sensational bat who could not live up to the expectation, was born on this day. He played 25 Tests for Pakistan. In his country's first home series, in 1954-55 against India, he scored three half-centuries and an...
1938
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1901
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1966
Clive Lloyd, the captain of the invincible...
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 batsman and indefatigable swing bowler.
1981
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1929
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1886
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