11th Day of December
1929 Subhash Gupte, one of the finest leg-spinners of his time, was born on this day. The master of Googly, Gupte made a slow start, but his Test career really took off in the West Indies in 1952-53, when he took 50 wickets at an average of 23.64. Gupte had a better average overseas (28.57) than he did at home...
10th Day of December
1886 Major William Booth, one of Test cricket's few casualties of war, was born on this day. The good-looking and handsome Englishman played 2 Tests for England. In his first-class career, Booth played 144 games for Yorkshire and scored 4,213 runs with an average of 22.65 and obtained 556 wickets for 18.89 runs each. He fell in action in 1st...
A tigress is always a tigress- ‘Magnificient’ Mary proves her point
“I am really happy the way this Championship has panned out. I would like to dedicate this victory to all those who have supported me even though the world had written me off.” Yes, Mary Kom has done it again. She is the Asian Boxing Champion for the fifth time. And she has proved why she is one of the...
India to implement Athletes Biological Passport, almost 9 years later WADA approved it
Finally it is time for India to implement the Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) as the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has decided to launch the programme in December 2017. The decision has come at a time when India is accused as one of the leading dope offenders in the world. The ABPs is to be introduced for elite sportspersons,...
6th Day of December
1914 Cyril Washbrook, who still holds the record of the highest opening partnership for England, was born on his day. The man from Lancashire recorded the opening partnership of 359 with Len Hutton in Johannesburg in 1948-49 against South Africa. 1968 Zoe Goss, a genuine woman fast bowler, was born on this day. The Aussie played in four World Cups and won...
Indian eves crowned Asia’s best; beat China in the final of Hockey Asia Cup
Indian women's hockey team beat China 5-4 in the final of 2017 Women's Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan via penalty shoot-out. The win came just after some days their male counterparts won the title in Bangladesh. It is a rare double for India in the continental competitions. South Korea are the only other team to achieve this feat. They...
5th Day of December
1964 Ken Barrington became the first man to score hundreds against six different Test-playing countries during that time. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were still not Test-playing nation at that time. The Englishman made 148 not out against South Africa in Durban on this day and achieved this feat. 1985 Shikhar Dhawan, the fastest Test centurion on debut, was born on this...
Indian women’s team reach the final of Asia Cup Hockey
India will play China in the final of Women's Asia Cup Hockey as they entered the final by defeating host Japan in the semifinals. In a closely contested semi-final India went up against Japan by 4-2. In-form Gurjit Kaur, Navjot Kaur and Lairemsiami scored the goals for India. This is the 4th time India will play the final of...
4th Day of December
1858 Billy Gunn, the founder of the famous Gunn & Moore bat-making firm, was born on this day. The Englishman played 11 Tests for England and made the first Test hundred at Old Trafford, against Australia in 1893. He also played soccer for England. 1910 Amar Singh, the predecessor of Kapil Dev, was born on this day. This man can be referred...
3rd Day of December
1923 Trevor Bailey, an outstanding all-rounder, was born on this day. The Englishman was a fast-medium swing bowler and a dependable batsman. Bailey later became a respected analyst with the BBC's radio team. He died at the age of 87 in a fire in his retirement home in Essex. 1931 The first ever Test match played at the iconic Gabba stadium in...