India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in Blind Cricket World Cup
In their third match of Blind Cricket World Cup, India maintained their winning streak by defeating Pakistan by 7 wickets at Ajman Oval in United Arab Emirates. he defending champions eased past the target of 282 set up by Pakistan. The Indian batsman showed grit in notching up the victory in 35 overs. It is to be noted that...
12th Day of February
1949 Gundappa Viswanath, one of the most stylish batsmen India have produced, was born on this day. He made a strokeful century at Kanpur against Australia in 1969. Vishwanath was the master of late cut, in some way he defined the shot. He played the game in its true spirit. He recalled Bob Taylor in the Golden Jubilee match against...
11th Day of February
1937 Bill Lawry, one of the greatest openers of Australian side, was born on this day. Left-handed Lawry had a tremendous debut series in 1961 against England when he accumulated 420 runs including a century at Lord’s. He became the captain in1967-68 against India but his captaincy did not long much after poor performance against South Africa in 1969-70 and...
10th Day of February
1847 Albert Hornby, one of only three men in Test history with a bowling average of 0, was born on this day. Hornby played three Tests which spanned for five years and took 1 for 0 off seven overs in his career. 1941 John Hampshire, the first Englishman to score a Test hundred on debut at Lord's, was born on this day....
Aanchal Thakur wins first international medal in skiing for India
21-year old Manali girl, Anchal Thakur, won the first international medal for India in skiing, a sport that is a part of Winter Olympics. Anchal won bronze at the prestigious Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup organised by the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS), international governing body of skiing, at the Palandoken Ski Centre in Erzurum in Turkey. She competed in...
9th Day of February
1922 Jim Laker, the Englishman who took 10 wickets in an innings for the first time ever, was born on this day. Laker had taken all ten against Australia for Surrey in a tour match. In 1956 at Old Trafford, he took 19 wickets against Australia. He took 46 wickets at 9.60 each in the five Ashes Tests of 1956. 1970 Glenn...
8th Day of February
1952 India got their first Test victory, on their 25th attempt. T came against England in Madras. The Test is marked by Vinoo Mankad’s 12 wickets. Wicket keeper Khokhan Sen made four stumpings in the innings, and five in the match. Both were records until Kiran More stumped West Indies in 1987-88. Pankaj Roy and Polly Umrigar made hundreds in...
7th Day of February
1982 Australia won the Women’s World Cup against England in Christchurch. Australia won by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare. 1999 The day of Anil Kumble’s perfect 10. Kumble became only the second man after Jim Laker to take all ten wickets in a Test innings against Pakistan in Delhi. He gave away only 74 runs for his 10 wickets. When...
His fingers strike gold; Maria Irudayam-India’s first Carrom World Champion
A favourite pastime for many of us, Carrom is one of the few sports where India enjoys supremacy. Although its precise origin is unknown, it is widely believed that the game originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Henceforth, this very original game has been carried forward by some masters who have embedded India’s name in this...
6th Day of February
1931 Frederick Trueman, regarded as the greatest fast bowler of England, was born on this day. Fred was the first man from any country to take 300 Test wickets with a fiery average of 21.57, a landmark he reached at The Oval in 1964. His debut series was against India and at Headingley Fred’s 3 for 0 in eight balls...