1943
Mushtaq Mohammad, the youngest Test player for Pakistan till date, was born on this day. Mushtaq was only 15 years and 124 days old when he made his debut against West Indies in Lahore in 1958-59. Next year, against...
The U-17 football World Cup has taken India by storm. FIFA has already declared that this World Cup is some steps behind making a record in terms of attendance. With the quarter finals lined up from today, India is...
1870
Joe Darling, an outstanding left-hand batsman, was born on this day. The Australian was one of finest captains of the national team. He led the Green Caps to victory in England in 1899 and 1902, and also at home...
1955
Polly Umrigar scored India's first Test double-century in the first Test against New Zealand, in Hyderabad. He scored 223 in all, after finishing the opening day on 112. Three and a half years later Umrigar scored another double-hundred, this...
India played their best hockey in the tournament as they defeated Malaysia 6-2 in their second game of the Super 4s stage of the Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka. With this win, India jumped to top of the Super 4s...
1962
Saleem Jaffer, the tall fast bowler, who was born on this day. The Pakistani took 5 for 11 on his first-class debut in 1983-84 and in 1985-86, he finished the season with 80 wickets at 19. He made his...
India ended their first Super 4 stage match of the 10th men's Hockey Asia Cup with a draw against Korea. Striker Gurjant Singh scored the last-minute equaliser to save the day for India.
Korea came out as a dangerous defensive...
1989
Dinesh Chandimal, the prolific batsman and an off-break bowler, was born on this day. The Sri Lankan made his debut at the age of 21 and hit his first hundred in his second ODI. His Test career also had...
Indian archery coach Sunil Kumar, who was part of the Indian contingent at the World Archery Youth Championships in Argentina, has been banned for life for misconduct. The Archery Association of India (AAI) called him back midway through the...
Red hot Indians continued their dominance at the 10th men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament as they defeated Pakistan 3-1 in a Pool A match. Chinglesnsana Singh (17th minute), Ramandeep Singh (44th) and Harmanpreet Singh (45th) scored for India, while Pakistan’s...