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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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. …
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In the recently concluded 20th Asia Masters Athletics Championship held in Rugao, China, India bagged 146 medals, including 37 golds, 43 silvers and 66 bronze. India finished second behind hosts China. Twenty countries participated in the meet held between September 24 and September 28. The 200-odd member Indian contingent had four …
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FIFA LEGEND vs INDIAN LEGEND EXHIBITION MATCH Date: 6th September 2017 Venue: D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Description: As part of the lead-up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, India will see football legends like Carlos Valderrama, Fernando Morientes, Marcel Desailly, Jorge Campos and Emmanuel Amuneke playing an exhibition …
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Sandeep Sejwal conquered the Indian breaststroke scene quite for sometime. In 2009, Sandeep won 2 silvers and I bronze in Asian Age Groups Swimming Championships in Tokyo while creating national record in 50m, 100m and 200m in breaststroke. Since then he kept on representing India in various tournaments. In 2014, …
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