1949
Gundappa Viswanath, one of the most stylish batsmen India have produced, was born on this day. He made a strokeful century at Kanpur against Australia in 1969. Vishwanath was the master of late cut, in some way he defined...
1937
Bill Lawry, one of the greatest openers of Australian side, was born on this day. Left-handed Lawry had a tremendous debut series in 1961 against England when he accumulated 420 runs including a century at Lord’s. He became the...
1847
Albert Hornby, one of only three men in Test history with a bowling average of 0, was born on this day. Hornby played three Tests which spanned for five years and took 1 for 0 off seven overs in...
21-year old Manali girl, Anchal Thakur, won the first international medal for India in skiing, a sport that is a part of Winter Olympics. Anchal won bronze at the prestigious Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup organised by the Federation Internationale...
1922
Jim Laker, the Englishman who took 10 wickets in an innings for the first time ever, was born on this day. Laker had taken all ten against Australia for Surrey in a tour match. In 1956 at Old Trafford,...
1952
India got their first Test victory, on their 25th attempt. T came against England in Madras. The Test is marked by Vinoo Mankad’s 12 wickets. Wicket keeper Khokhan Sen made four stumpings in the innings, and five in the...
1982
Australia won the Women’s World Cup against England in Christchurch. Australia won by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare.
1999
The day of Anil Kumble’s perfect 10. Kumble became only the second man after Jim Laker to take all ten...
A favourite pastime for many of us, Carrom is one of the few sports where India enjoys supremacy. Although its precise origin is unknown, it is widely believed that the game originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th...
1931
Frederick Trueman, regarded as the greatest fast bowler of England, was born on this day. Fred was the first man from any country to take 300 Test wickets with a fiery average of 21.57, a landmark he reached at...
1970
Darren Lehmann, a free-scoring left-hander batsman for Australia, was born on this day. He could have played more cricket for the national side, but due to abundance of talent in the Aussie team during his time, Darren’s career was...