2nd Day of January
1879 Fred Spofforth, nicknamed ‘Demon’ for his accuracy in fast-medium bowling, took the first hat trick in Test history. The feat came against England in Melbourne. 1960 Raman Lamba, the Indian player who died on the cricket field, was born on this day. Lamba played 4 Tests for India, as an opener. 1978 Sunil Gavaskar became the first batsman to hit a century...
Women’s Empowerment through Pickleball- an upcoming world sport
PICKLEBALL DAY Date: 28th - 29th November, 2017 Venue: Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai Description: Pickleball is an upcoming sport in India that was originally founded in Washington in around 1965. Basically a combination of Lawn Tennis, Badminton and Table Tennis, Pickleball is having a gradual growth in India. The All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) is making all efforts to popularise the game among...
31st Day of December
1929 Peter May, the classy batsman and a successful captain for England, was born on this day. May had a Test average of 46.77. He has a highest score of 285 in a record stand of 411 with Colin Cowdrey at Edgbaston in 1957. He captained England in 41 consecutive Test matches. 1958 Geoff Marsh, the dashing opening batsman for Australia, was...
Mirabai Chanu wins gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship
It was quite an occasion for Mirabai Chanu as she became the first Indian woman in two decades to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships. Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleshwari had won the gold medal twice-in 1994 and 1995. Chanu lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the...
30th Day of December
1948 Surinder Amarnath, son of the great Lala Amarnath and a stylish left-hand Indian batsman, was born on this day. Though he could not match the success of his brother, Mohinder Amarnath, Surinder was a type of batsman who made the most on his day. He scored a hundred on his international debut in Auckland in 1975-76. 1990 Joe Root, one of...
29th Day of December
1949 Syed Kirmani, one of India's best wicketkeepers, was born on this day. Kirmani was the first keeper to make five dismissals in a World Cup match, against Zimbabwe in Leicester in 1983. He made 198 Test dismissals. He also made Test centuries against Australia and England. 1960 David Boon, Australia’s brilliant opener, was born on this day. He had a glittering...
28th Day of December
1905 Sir Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, one of the most controversial Indian Test cricketer, was born on this day. Vijaya Ananda captained India on their disastrous 1936 tour of England. He sent the Lala Amarnath home controversially, ended the Test careers of CK Nayudu and Wazir Ali, and ordered one of his openers to run the other...
G. Sathiyan wins ITTF Challenge Spanish Open in Almeira
India's promising paddler G. Sathiyan won his second singles crown at the international level as he won 4-2 (11-7, 3-11, 11-6, 6-11, 13-11, 11-7) over Japan's Kazuhiro Yoshimura in ITTF Challenge Spanish Open Table Tennis Championships. Sathiya won his first singles crown in ITTF World Tour Belgium Open in September 2016. “It was a very good victory. To win two...
Bajrang, Vinod win men’s silver in U-23 World Senior Wrestling Championships
Two days after Ritu Phogat won silver in women's category of U-23 World Senior Wrestling Championship, Bajrang Punia and Vinod Omprakash won two silver in the men's section. This is the first time in the history of this championships that India returned with three silver medals. It bettered the 1 silver and 2 bronze tally of India in 2013...
27th Day of December
1936 Phil Sharpe, the English cricketer famous for his close-in fielding, was born on this day. A brilliant slip fielder, Sharpe held an amazing catch off a ferocious cut by Joey Carew of West Indies. 1940 David Shepherd, the person who was eternally favourite among players and spectators in spite of not being an international player, was born on this day. Shepherd...