7th Day of March
1934 Nari Contractor, a dependable opener for India, was born on this day. Contractor made his Test debut against New Zealand in Bombay. But his bright cricket career was cut short due to a fatal injury at head from a ball of Charlie Griffith in Bridgetown in 1961-62. His skull was fractured and his life was at the dead end...
6th Day of March
1956 Peter Roebuck, perhaps the most famous cricket writers, was born on this day. He played 335 first-class matches and 298 List A matches for Somerset ut never played for England. Later he became a distinguished cricket writer. Roebuck died in 2011 when he fell to his death from a hotel room in Cape Town. 1996 The highest total in one-day internationals...
Its time for the women cricketers; India girls beat South Africa in the 1st ODI at Kimberley
Indian women's team produced a clinical all-round performance to beat South Africa by 88 runs in the first ODI at Diamond Oval in Kimberley. Electing to bat, India started well with a fifty-run partnership between openers Punam Raut and Smriti Mandhana. Raut was dismissed for 19. But Mandhana then hit eight boundaries and a six in her 98-ball innings and...
5th Day of March
1921 Nazar Mohammad, Pakistan's first Test centurion, was born on this day. He played only five Tests and all against India in 1952-53. 1963 Eddo Brandes, the Zimbabwean seamer who was famous for his chicken farm, was born on this day. Brandes seamed the ball with ease and was successful against England particularly. In 1992 Word Cup his of 4 for 21,...
Subhankar Sharma wins his second European Tour title in 2 months
Consecutive birdies on the last two holes helped India’s Subhankar Sharma lift the title at the third edition of the Maybank Championship at the Saujana Golf and Country Club in Subang. This is Subhankar's second Asian Tour and European Tour sanctioned tournament title after winning the Joburg Open in December 2017. 21-year-old Subhankar overcame a four-shot deficit by shooting a flawless...
Get, set for the Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, where Indians hope for Shiva Keshavan’s medal
A week from now, South Korea’s PyeongChang will witness a winter carnival……a carnival of sports where 95 teams from across the world will show their mettle, perform their best and celebrate sportsmanship. It is the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, a major international sporting event organized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) held once every four years for sports practiced on...
3rd Day of March
1939 The Timeless Test began in Durban between England and South Africa. The Test lasted for 11 days but ended without result. There were 1981 runs, six centuries and two rest days. 1939 Motganhalli Jaisimha, famously known as M L Jaisimha, was born on this day. He opened both batting and bowling in Tests. Jaisimha's Test career spanned over 12 years, from...
2nd Day of March
1974 Greg Chappell recorded the best aggregate in a single Test by scoring 247* and 133 against New Zealand at Wellington. Graham Gooch broke that record in 1990. This match remains the only one instance when two brothers scored a century in the same innings. Ian Chappel made 145 and added 264 for the third wicket with his brother. 1977 Andrew Strauss,...
Mary Kom, Pwilao Basumatary, Lovlina Borgohain, Sanjeet win gold at India Open boxing
Mary Kom, Pwilao Basumatary and Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the women’s segment while Sanjeet and Manish Kaushik won gold in the men’s section at the India Open international boxing tournament. Pwilao Basumatary was the first among the Indian women to win a gold. The former world and Asian bronze medallist claimed a 3-2 win over Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee in...
“Khelo India is an effort to give strength to a mass movement for playing more,” Narendra Modi
Sport has the power to change the world, it has the power to inspire and unite the youth like nothing else can. Following these lines, the government of India has taken an ambitious step of ‘Khelo India’ to build an inclusive and comprehensive sports ecosystem in the country. The initiative commenced with Khelo India School Games that was opened in...