23rd Day of January
1946 Asif Masood, the right-arm fast-medium bowler, was born on this day. He played for Pakistan quite for almost 7 years after making his debut in 1968-69 against Pakistan. He played 16 Tests, with 5 for 111 at Edgbaston in 1971 as his best figure. 1948 Don Bradman scored his 12th double hundred and it was the last one for him. He...
22nd Day of January
1921 Andy Ganteaume, the man who played one Test and has the highest Test average, was born on this day. Ganteaume made 112 for West Indies against England in Trinidad in 1947-48. He never played a Test after that and thus had an average of 112. 1970 Barry Richards, whose Test career was cut short due to South Africa’s ban from international...
Where ‘their’ body is without fear: its Transplant Games that breaks all shackles
10th National Transplant Games Date: 24th December, 2017 Venue: Shivaji Park, Mumbai Description: Sports brings out the best in oneself. It is such an avenue that releases bodily weaknesses and wins over physical disabilities. The National Transplant Games are organised with a similar motive where organ donors and receivers are encouraged to participate in certain sports disciplines. This conveys the message that transplant...
Khelo India Games face hurdle from Railways in terms of allowing concessions
The revamped Khelo India programme, approved by the Union Cabinet at a cost of Rs 1,756 crore for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20, faces a challenge from the Railways in terms of allowing concessions to the travelling athletes. This under-17 tournament for school students from across the states, will be having a participation of over 5,000 school students and...
20th Day of January
1967 Michael John Procter, the immensely talented South African, made his Test debut against Australia in Durban. He took 3 for 27 and 4 for 71 as South Africa comfortably won the third Test. But the political situation in South Africa allowed him to play only seven Tests. He took 41 wickets in those at an average of 15.02. 1977 Paul Adams,...
19th Day of January
1922 Arthur Morris, the man with the magic touch, was born on this day. The Aussie was often referred to as the Run Machine. At the age of 18, Morris became the first man to make a century in both innings of his first-class debut. He made three hundreds in his first four Tests against England in 1946-47. But he...
India win an impressive 59 medals in Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
Indian wrestlers had a good time at Johannesburg as they won 59 medals in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships held in the South African city. The Indian freestyle wrestling team won 10 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medal in the overall tally of 29 gold, 24 silver and 6 bronze. Returning to the international circuit after more than 3 years,...
18th Day of January
1972 Vinod Kambli, the child prodigy who seemed to overcome many records, was born on this day. Kambli started playing school cricket early and with Sachin Tendulkar shared many memorable partnership. He was considered to be a horse for long race but could not meet up to the expectation and went into oblivion. Kambli scored two double-hundreds in his first...
17th Day of January
1925 Abdul Kardar, Pakistan's first Test captain, was born on this day. He led Pakistan in their first 23 Tests. Kardar was a left-hand batsman and low left-arm bowler who led Pakistan to the famous victory at The Oval in 1954 against England. 1926 Clyde Walcott, the glorious batsman for West Indies, was born on this day. He was the one of...
16th Day of January
1931 Don Bradman scored his fourth double-century in Brisbane against West Indies. Bradman was dropped when on 4 and went on to score 223, then the highest innings by an Australian at home. 1997 Anthony Stuart, the Australian seamer took a hat trick in his last match. He took Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim and Moin Khan with consecutive deliveries in a haul...