17th Day of December
1914 Mushtaq Ali, the stylish opener for India, was born on this day. He formed a fine opening partnership with Vijay Merchant, and in the second Test in 1936, at Old Trafford, the pair added 203 for the first wicket in 150 breathtaking minutes. His last Test, against England in Madras in 1951-52, was India's first victory, at the 25th...
16th Day of December
1882 Jack Hobbs, the man who scored the most runs and the most hundreds in first-class cricket, was born on this day. The Englishman scored 61,760 runs and 199 centuries of which most of the runs came while playing for Surrey. Hobbs formed a dynamic opening partnership with Herbert Sutcliffe for England national team. He made a record 12 Test...
On the wheels, its first serve; IWTT presents Wheelchair Tennis workshop
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, backhands, forehands, scoring rules, faults and aces. This workshop are for those who intend to take lawn tennis as a...
Aditi Ashok becomes the first Indian golfer to qualify for LPGA Tour Championships
The 19-year-old Indian prodigy in golf, Aditi Ashok became the first from this country to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championships on the LPGA. She is one of the eight rookies to make it to the Tour Championships. While only three rookies made their way to the Tour Championships in 2016, this year as many as eight...
15th Day of December
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 unbeaten 103 in five Tests. But he failed to show similar consistency over the rest of his career. 1966 Carl Hooper, the...
14th Day of December
1938 Charlie Griffith who formed one of the most fearsome fast-bowling partnership for West Indies, was born on this day. But Griffith started his career as a spinner. In his 24 Tests, Griffith took 98 wickets. He was so fast that he once infamously fracture Indian captain Nari Contractor’s skull that put his life in danger. 1960 The first tie of...
The ‘Arms’ and the ‘Men’-but not of Shaw; it is the Armwrestling
In colleges, in canteens, in cafes and restaurants- an impromptu Panja often breaks. Two grasping hands, cheering crowd, deep breathe and some two-three minutes of intense action culminate in a win. Thereafter, the action stops, people go back to work and the scene is left desolate. This is the way we look at Panja but to some it is...
The winner of maximum World Titles, Pankaj Advani does it again
17 World Champion title; starting from 2003 till 2017, Pankaj Advani won almost all that came in his way. He is the winner of maximum number of world titles in any sport by an Indian. As he beat Mike Russell of England in IBSF World Billiards Champion in Doha, he became the proud owner of 17 World Titles in...
13th Day of December
1901 Sydney Barnes, the England right-arm medium pace bowler who is considered by many to be the greatest bowler of the 20th century, took 5 for 65 on debut against Australia at the Sydney. 1966 Clive Lloyd, the captain of the invincible West Indies side, made his Test debut against India in Bombay. Lloyd was only 22 at that time. He scored...
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 batsman and indefatigable swing bowler. 1981 Yuvraj Singh, the dashing all-rounder whose let hand bat and ball created some major havoc in cricket history, was born on this day. The Indian made a dynamic ODI debut against...