21st Day of November
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 in 1901-02. Under his leadership, Australia lost only four of the 21 Tests. He was also the first left-hander to...
20th Day of November
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 time against Cambridge University, which was for 30 years the highest score by an Indian batsman in England. 1969 Chris Harris, the...
India come back to winning way defeating Malaysia in Hockey Asia Cup
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 standings with 4 points from two games. India played a dominating game against the in-form Malaysian side after their 1-1 draw...
19th Day of November
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 test debut against West Indies that season. Jaffer’s best Test outing came against New Zealand in Wellington in 1988-89, where...
India register a draw against Korea in Hockey Asia Cup
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 side who did not give any chance to the scoring Indian side. In spite of having more ball possession, India...
18th Day of November
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 a promising start, he scored fifties in each innings in Durban as Sri Lanka won their first Test in South...
Indian archery coach suspended on charge of misbehaving with England girls
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 tournament for objectionable behaviour. Virendra Sachdeva, an official of the AAI, said that Sunil had hugged a female member of the...
India gets the better of Pakistan in Hockey Asia Cup
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 lone strike came from the stick of Ali Shan in the 49th minute. India took the lead in the 17th minute...
17th Day of November
1905 Aurther Chipperfield, the first man to make 99 on his Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian achieved the feat on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge in 1934. Chipperfield scored his Test century against South Africa in Durban in 1935-36. 1923 Bert Sutcliffe, the finest left-hander of his generation, was born on...
16th day of November
1827 James Southerton, the oldest man to make a Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian made his first test appearance at 49 years and 119 days in Melbourne in March 1877 against England. 1862 Charlie Turner, the man known as The Terror, was born on this day. The Australian seamer took his 101 Test wickets at a startling average...