20th Day of March
1951 Madan Lal, one of the key members of the 1983 World Cup winning squad for India, was born on this day. He was Kapil Dev’s genuine bowling partner for 39 Tests between 1974 and 1986. Madan Lal took 3 wickets for 31 runs in the World-Cup-final to play a vital role in the win. 1969 Karen Smithies, the winning captain for...
Sardar Singh back in Indian hockey as the captain of his team
Ace hockey player, Sardar Singh, who was axed from the team, was back in the squad and that too as the captain. He will mark his return at the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup starting from 3rd March 2018 at Ipoh in Malaysia. The tournament will feature World No.1 Australia, World No.2 Argentina, England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia India...
Day 11: Virtue-Moir take gold as they become the most decorated Ice Skaters in Winter Games history
The Canadian Ice Skating pair of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who skated to gold at the Vancouver 2010 and took silver at Sochi 2014, scored a record 206.07 points at Pyeonchang 2018 to claim gold. The pair skated to El Tango de Roxanne and Come What May with emotive resonance, technical precision and smoldering intensity to edge the...
19th Day of March
1892 Alec, George and Frank- the Hearne brothers, took the field in the one-off Test between England and South Africa in Cape Town. Frank made his debut for South Africa, having already played two Tests for England, while Alec and George played for England. 1939 Abbas Ali Baig, a debut centurion for India, was born on this day. Baig hit a superb...
Day 10: Canada and Germany clock same time in Two Man Bobsleigh to win joint gold
An incredible finish by Canada's Justin Kripps and his team-mate Alexander Kopacz in the final run of Two Man Bobsleigh, equalled their combined time of 3.16.86 with their German rivals, Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis. Thus, the gold medal was shared between the Canadians and the Germans, just as it happened in Nagano 1998 when Italians Gunther Huber and...
18th Day of March
1947 David Lloyd, the left-hand opener for England, was born on this day. He played 7 Tests between 1974 and 1975. He even made a double-hundred, against India in Edgbaston in his second Test. Llyod turned umpire and he a commentator. 1948 Eknath Solkar, the best short-leg fielder who represented India, was born on this day. to ever grace the game. Solkar...
Day 9: Norway’s Men’s team followed their female counterparts to take gold in 4x10km Relay
The Men's team of Norway, led by Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, won the gold in 4x10km Relay following their female counterparts who clinched the yellow metal two days before. Thus, Norway became the first nation to win both the men’s and women’s events at a single Olympic Winter Games for a second time, after Grenoble 1968. Klaebo secured a record-equalling fifth...
17th Day of March
1963 Roger Harper, one of Caribbean’s great cricketers, was born on this day. Harper, famous for his fielding capabilities was a popular offspinner for West Indies at his time. His 46 Test wicket came from 25 matches at an average 28.06, the lowest by a West Indies’ spinner. 1966 Andrew Hudson, the South African opener, was born on this day. He was...
Day 8: Yuzuru Hanyu wins the 1,000th Winter Olympics gold medal
Yuzuru Hanyu entered his name in the history book of Olympics when he won the Men's Figure Skating title at Pyeongchang. He became the 1,000th gold medal winner in the history of Winter Olympics. The very first Winter Olympic gold medal was won by Charles Jewtraw of USA on 26th January 1924 in 500m Speed Skating event. Hanyu whi...
Opening pair of Raj-Mandhana took India to victory in 2nd Womn’s T20 against South Africa
Mithali Raj is seeming to be too hot to handle for the South African as she hit her second successive fifty to take India to a comfortable 9-wicket victory against the Proteas in the second T20 at East London. She was aptly supported by young sensation Smriti Mandhana on the day when the men's team grabbed the ODI series...