25th Day of November
1909 Manny Martindale, the short statured genuine quick bowler, was born on this day. The West Indian was only 5 feet 8 inches tall who along with Learie Constantine were the first top-quality West Indian quick bowlers. 1952 Imran Khan, the legendary all-rounder of the game of cricket, was born on this day. This man from Pakistan dominated Test cricket in the...
24th Day of November
1894 Herbert Sutcliffe, the batsman who took the opening position to a different level, was born on this day. The Englishman made a late debut at the age of 29. In 1924-25, he became the first person to hit four hundreds in a Test series despite ending in the losing side. England lost the series 1-4 to Australia. Sutcliffe, along...
Kidambi Srikanth wins Denmark Open to win his 3rd Super Series this year
Kidambi Srikanth came out with a flawless performance to win 21-10, 21-5 against Korean veteran Lee Hyun I in the Denmark Open final at Odense. With this win, Srikanth clinched his third Super Series title in 2017. He is only the sixth player in badminton history to reach four men's singles Super Series finals. He is also the second...
India become Asia champions in hockey after 10 years
India beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 at Dhaka in Bangladesh to end their 10-year wait for clinching the Hockey Asia Cup. It is India's 3rd Asia Cup title after they last won in 2007. he Indians, ranked sixth in the world, came out all guns blazing. They took the lead in the 3rd minute through Ramandeep Singh, who scored from...
India beat Pakistan to enter Hockey Asia Cup Final
India continued their unbeaten run in the Hockey Asia Cup while they thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 to sail into the final of the tournament here at Dhaka in Bangladesh. India produced a superlative performance with three field strikes by Satbir Singh (39th minute), Gurjant Singh (57th), Lalit Upadhyay (52nd) and one through penalty by Harmanpreet Singh (51st). By virtue of...
22nd Day of November
1943 Mushtaq Mohammad, the youngest Test player for Pakistan till date, was born on this day. Mushtaq was only 15 years and 124 days old when he made his debut against West Indies in Lahore in 1958-59. Next year, against India in Delhi, he became the youngest Test centurion 17 years and 82 days. He was also an effective leg...
Brazil present Alan-the hottest emerging No 10 of world football
The U-17 football World Cup has taken India by storm. FIFA has already declared that this World Cup is some steps behind making a record in terms of attendance. With the quarter finals lined up from today, India is eagerly waiting to see some of the world-class actions from the colts. At 5ft 4inches, Alan De Souza Guimaraes, does not...
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...