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2nd September 1988
The birth of Ishant Sharma
Birth of the much maligned Ishant Sharma. A largely misunderstood bowler, his claim to fame came during the hostile spell against Ricky Ponting in the Perth Test during the 2007-08 tour of Australia. It hasn't been all rosy since then though. Ishant has left the average Indian fan bemused with his up and down performance since then. Every good performance is followed by a series of mediocre shows that has left people flabbergasted. With Zaheer Khan on the wane, it is now up to the long haired Delhi bowler to lead the Indian attack in future, and his recent performances has shown some signs of maturity finally arriving.
Ishant Sharma - September 2, 1988 (age 27)
The birth of Ishant Sharma
Birth of the much maligned Ishant Sharma. A largely misunderstood bowler, his claim to fame came during the hostile spell against Ricky Ponting in the Perth Test during the 2007-08 tour of Australia. It hasn't been all rosy since then though. Ishant has left the average Indian fan bemused with his up and down performance since then. Every good performance is followed by a series of mediocre shows that has left people flabbergasted. With Zaheer Khan on the wane, it is now up to the long haired Delhi bowler to lead the Indian attack in future, and his recent performances has shown some signs of maturity finally arriving.
Ishant Sharma - September 2, 1988 (age 27)
1st December 1980
The birth of a 'live-wire'
On this day in 1980, a future under-19 World Cup winning captain, Mohammad Kaif, was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. What Kaif lacked in natural talent, he more than made up for with his attitude and grit. He first came into prominence in the year 2000 when he led the Indian under-19 team to the Youth World Cup title (now ICC U-19 World Cup). That team featured future India players Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Ratra and Reetinder Singh Sodhi. His leadership abilities and his composed batting earned him a Test cap for India. He was soon discarded and it wasn't until the Natwest ODI tri-series in England, did Kaif become a household name in India. Chasing 326 for win in the final against England at Lord's, India had half their side back in the pavilion with only 146 on the board. Kaif (87*) and Yuvraj (69) then stitched together a memorable 121-run partnership to end a series of defeats in tournament finals. Kaif also scored a century under pressure against Zimbabwe in the Champions Trophy in 2002 but good scores were few and far between. His exceptional fielding at cover often overshadowed his batting and he soon lost favour with the selectors. Later, he became Rajasthan Royals' most expensive player in the first IPL auctions before switching careers and taking a role in Indian Politics
The birth of a 'live-wire'
On this day in 1980, a future under-19 World Cup winning captain, Mohammad Kaif, was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. What Kaif lacked in natural talent, he more than made up for with his attitude and grit. He first came into prominence in the year 2000 when he led the Indian under-19 team to the Youth World Cup title (now ICC U-19 World Cup). That team featured future India players Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Ratra and Reetinder Singh Sodhi. His leadership abilities and his composed batting earned him a Test cap for India. He was soon discarded and it wasn't until the Natwest ODI tri-series in England, did Kaif become a household name in India. Chasing 326 for win in the final against England at Lord's, India had half their side back in the pavilion with only 146 on the board. Kaif (87*) and Yuvraj (69) then stitched together a memorable 121-run partnership to end a series of defeats in tournament finals. Kaif also scored a century under pressure against Zimbabwe in the Champions Trophy in 2002 but good scores were few and far between. His exceptional fielding at cover often overshadowed his batting and he soon lost favour with the selectors. Later, he became Rajasthan Royals' most expensive player in the first IPL auctions before switching careers and taking a role in Indian Politics
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2nd December 1932
Bodyline begins
On this day in 1932, the first Ashes test between Australia and England
got under way at Sydney Cricket
Ground. The Test series would forever
be referred to as the 'Bodyline series'.
Sir Don Bradman missed this Test
because of a dispute with the board.
England's strategy were indicated as
early as the sixth ball of Harold
Larwood's opening spell. The ball, set
to a conventional field, nearly took out
Bill Woodfull's head off. After
Australia were bowled out of 164 in
their second innings, the English
batsmen Herbert Sutcliffe and Bob
Wyatt came out to score the 1 run
required for the win. Harold Larwood
finished with match figures of 10 for
124. The match also marked the Test
debut of the Nawab of Pataudi senior,
(Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi) who scored
a century on debut but was dropped after the next Test because he
apparently disagreed with the tactics of English skipper, Douglas Jardine.
Bodyline begins
On this day in 1932, the first Ashes test between Australia and England
got under way at Sydney Cricket
Ground. The Test series would forever
be referred to as the 'Bodyline series'.
Sir Don Bradman missed this Test
because of a dispute with the board.
England's strategy were indicated as
early as the sixth ball of Harold
Larwood's opening spell. The ball, set
to a conventional field, nearly took out
Bill Woodfull's head off. After
Australia were bowled out of 164 in
their second innings, the English
batsmen Herbert Sutcliffe and Bob
Wyatt came out to score the 1 run
required for the win. Harold Larwood
finished with match figures of 10 for
124. The match also marked the Test
debut of the Nawab of Pataudi senior,
(Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi) who scored
a century on debut but was dropped after the next Test because he
apparently disagreed with the tactics of English skipper, Douglas Jardine.
2nd December 1932
BORN
- 1860: CT Studd, brother of GB, five Tests for England
- 1906: Eric Dalton, two centuries in 15 Tests for South Africa from 1929-39
- 1910: Bob Newson, South African fast bowler in three Tests from 1930-39
- 1945: Alan ("Froggy") Thomson, Australian quickie from 1970-71
- 1947: Dhiraj Parsana, Indian pace bowler vs WI in 1978-79
- 1966: Clive Eksteen, South African slow left-armer from 1993-95
- 1967: Naeem Akhtar, Rawalpindi medium-pacer, 10-28 vs Peshawar in 1995
- 1972: Sujith Somasunder, Karnataka and India ODI opening bat 1996
- 1974: Robbie Hart, New Zealand Test wicketkeeper in 2002
- 1979: Abdur Razzaq, brilliant Pakistan all-rounder since 1996
- 1981: Stephan Swanepoel, Namibian opening bat in 2003 World Cup
- DIED
- 1953: Ernest Hayes, Surrey batsman played five Tests for England
- 1965: The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, Indian Test captain in 1936
- 1983: Atholl Mckinnon, South African left-arm spinner, played 8 Tests
EVENTS/MILESTONES
- 1975: GS Chappell gets ton in each innings of first Test as captain vs West Indies
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5th December 2014
The moustached marauder is born (1985)
Shikhar Dhawan first came into
limelight after his exploits in the
2003-04 under-19 World Cup. He
scored 505 runs at 84.16 with three
centuries. However, his success didn't
immediately translate into big scores
in first-class cricket. And even when
he did, India had just found its best
Test opening combination in Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhr, Shikhar
Dhawan's dream of representing India in Tests appeared to be fading away.
And then, in 2013, after 9 seasons of first-class cricket, Dhawan made the Test side to face Australia in Mohali after the repeated failures of Gambhir and Sehwag. The rest was historical in
every sense of the word. He smashed 187 off 174 balls to set up India's win in a Test that was reduced to four days.
He was then picked in India's squad for the Champions Trophy in England he shows is class batting and finish as a highest run getter ..
The moustached marauder is born (1985)
Shikhar Dhawan first came into
limelight after his exploits in the
2003-04 under-19 World Cup. He
scored 505 runs at 84.16 with three
centuries. However, his success didn't
immediately translate into big scores
in first-class cricket. And even when
he did, India had just found its best
Test opening combination in Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhr, Shikhar
Dhawan's dream of representing India in Tests appeared to be fading away.
And then, in 2013, after 9 seasons of first-class cricket, Dhawan made the Test side to face Australia in Mohali after the repeated failures of Gambhir and Sehwag. The rest was historical in
every sense of the word. He smashed 187 off 174 balls to set up India's win in a Test that was reduced to four days.
He was then picked in India's squad for the Champions Trophy in England he shows is class batting and finish as a highest run getter ..
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6th December 1990
December 6 1990 - 'The Prince' makes his Test debut
Pakistan played host to the starts of
two modern Test greats. A year after
Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut
in Pakistan, a young Brian Lara was
included in the line-up for the third
and final Test match of West Indies'
tour of Pakistan in 1990 at the Gaddafi
Stadium in Lahore. 'The Prince', as he
came to be called, showed flashes of
brilliance en-route a nervous 44 in the
first innings. His effort, however, was
overshadowed by Carl Hooper's
cracking 134. The Test match and the
series was drawn despite the efforts of
Curtly Ambrose (5 for 35) and Ian
Bishop (5 for 41) who shot the hosts
out for 122 in their first innings. Little
did one know that this kid from
Trinidad, would go on to record the
highest score in Test (400*) and First-
Class (501*) cricket apart from
amassing a staggering 11,953 Test
runs.
December 6 1990 - 'The Prince' makes his Test debut
Pakistan played host to the starts of
two modern Test greats. A year after
Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut
in Pakistan, a young Brian Lara was
included in the line-up for the third
and final Test match of West Indies'
tour of Pakistan in 1990 at the Gaddafi
Stadium in Lahore. 'The Prince', as he
came to be called, showed flashes of
brilliance en-route a nervous 44 in the
first innings. His effort, however, was
overshadowed by Carl Hooper's
cracking 134. The Test match and the
series was drawn despite the efforts of
Curtly Ambrose (5 for 35) and Ian
Bishop (5 for 41) who shot the hosts
out for 122 in their first innings. Little
did one know that this kid from
Trinidad, would go on to record the
highest score in Test (400*) and First-
Class (501*) cricket apart from
amassing a staggering 11,953 Test
runs.
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8th December 2011
Viru goes bang bang against the
Windies
Just over a year after Sachin
Tendulkar scored the first ever ODI
double century in men's cricket, his
protege shattered that record with a
brutal assault on the touring West
Indian bowlers in Indore. On a road of a
pitch, Virender Sehwag opened the
batting, after winning the toss, and by
the time he was done in the 47th over,
he had hit 219 off 149 deliveries.
Striking at 147, Sehwag's innings,
containing 25 fours and 7 sixes, helped
India record their highest One-Day
International score - 418/5. Sehwag
was alleged to have whistled tunes of
popular Bollywood songs amidst the
savagery, that was this innings.
Incidentally, Sehwag's record stood for
just over two years after Rohit
Sharma's 264 against Sri Lanka at the
Eden Gardens pushed it down a place.
Viru goes bang bang against the
Windies
Just over a year after Sachin
Tendulkar scored the first ever ODI
double century in men's cricket, his
protege shattered that record with a
brutal assault on the touring West
Indian bowlers in Indore. On a road of a
pitch, Virender Sehwag opened the
batting, after winning the toss, and by
the time he was done in the 47th over,
he had hit 219 off 149 deliveries.
Striking at 147, Sehwag's innings,
containing 25 fours and 7 sixes, helped
India record their highest One-Day
International score - 418/5. Sehwag
was alleged to have whistled tunes of
popular Bollywood songs amidst the
savagery, that was this innings.
Incidentally, Sehwag's record stood for
just over two years after Rohit
Sharma's 264 against Sri Lanka at the
Eden Gardens pushed it down a place.
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9th December 1993
McGrath and Slater make their ODI debuts
On this day in 1993, Glenn McGrath
and Michael Slater donned the ODI
jerseys for the first time in the Benson
& Hedges World Series match against
South Africa. It was a good game for
Slater as he blasted a quick-fire 73 off
69 balls. However, he was the only
Australian to cross the half-century
mark as the hosts were bowled out for
189 with Fannie de Villiers picking up a
3-wicket haul. In reply, South Africa
got past the line with minimum fuss as
Hansie Cronje scored an unbeaten 91
while skipper, Kepler Wessels
contributed with a fine 70. Mcgrath
kept things tight but did not have any
wickets to speak for his efforts.
McGrath and Slater make their ODI debuts
On this day in 1993, Glenn McGrath
and Michael Slater donned the ODI
jerseys for the first time in the Benson
& Hedges World Series match against
South Africa. It was a good game for
Slater as he blasted a quick-fire 73 off
69 balls. However, he was the only
Australian to cross the half-century
mark as the hosts were bowled out for
189 with Fannie de Villiers picking up a
3-wicket haul. In reply, South Africa
got past the line with minimum fuss as
Hansie Cronje scored an unbeaten 91
while skipper, Kepler Wessels
contributed with a fine 70. Mcgrath
kept things tight but did not have any
wickets to speak for his efforts.
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10th December 2005
Sachin Tendulkar goes past Sunil
Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar, who equalled Sunil
Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries
in 2004, took nearly a year to surpass
the batting legend. The century No. 35
came in the second Test against Sri
Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
Batting first, India lost a couple of
early wickets before VVS Laxman and
Tendulkar got together and put on a
good stand. However, India kept losing
wickets at regular intervals and
despite Tendulkar's knock of 109, the
hosts finished with a total of 290. In
reply, Sri Lanka could only manage 230
as Anil Kumble was in his elements,
picking up 6/72. Having taken a handy
lead, the Indians went on to post 375/6
decl, riding on Irfan Pathan's 93 and
half-centuries from Rahul Dravid,
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. Needing
436 for a victory, Sri Lanka ended up
being bowled out for 247 with Kumble
(4/85) doing the damage again.
Sachin Tendulkar goes past Sunil
Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar, who equalled Sunil
Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries
in 2004, took nearly a year to surpass
the batting legend. The century No. 35
came in the second Test against Sri
Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
Batting first, India lost a couple of
early wickets before VVS Laxman and
Tendulkar got together and put on a
good stand. However, India kept losing
wickets at regular intervals and
despite Tendulkar's knock of 109, the
hosts finished with a total of 290. In
reply, Sri Lanka could only manage 230
as Anil Kumble was in his elements,
picking up 6/72. Having taken a handy
lead, the Indians went on to post 375/6
decl, riding on Irfan Pathan's 93 and
half-centuries from Rahul Dravid,
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. Needing
436 for a victory, Sri Lanka ended up
being bowled out for 247 with Kumble
(4/85) doing the damage again.
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