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On this day in 2000: Viswanathan Anand won FIDE World Chess Championship
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Twenty years ago on this day, Viswanathan Anand won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 for the first time after beating Spain's Alexei Shirov. With this, he became the first Indian to clinch this title.
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On this day in 2017: Rohit Sharma smashed joint fastest T20I hundred
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Three years ago, on this day, India opener Rohit Sharma smashed the joint-fastest hundred in the shortest format of the game against Sri Lanka.
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Hockey stars recall India's 'fantastic achievement' in junior World Cup 20
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): On this day four years ago India's junior men's hockey team lifted the junior World Cup in front of a jam-packed Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow.
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On this day in 2017: Rohit Sharma smashed his 3rd double ton in ODIs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): On this day in 2017, India batsman Rohit Sharma scored his third double hundred in One Day Internationals.
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On this day in 2014: Kohli led India first time in Test match
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): On this day in 2014, Virat Kohli led the country for the first time in a Test match. Kohli made his longest format captaincy debut against Australia at Adelaide Oval in the first game of the four-match Test series.
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On this day in 2011: Sehwag became second player to score double century i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): It was on December 8, 2011, when Virender Sehwag became just the second batsman in the history of the sport to score a double century in ODIs.
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On this day last year, India played its first-ever pink-ball Test
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): On this day last year, India played its first-ever pink-ball Test against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.
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On this day in 1999: Gilchrist scored his maiden Test ton
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): It was on November 22, 1999, that wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist scored his first century in the longest format of the game.
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On this day in 2003: Messi made his Barcelona debut
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], November 16 (ANI): It was on November 16, 2003, when Lionel Messi, considered as one of the greatest of all time by many, made his debut for Barcelona's first team.
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On this day in 2013: Sachin Tendulkar bid adieu to international cricket
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): It was on November 16, 2013, that Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as the 'Master Blaster', bid adieu to international cricket.
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On this day in 1989: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cric
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): It was on November 15, 1989, when India's batsman Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket.
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On this day in 2014, Rohit Sharma registered highest individual score in O
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): On this day in 2014, Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma registered the highest individual score in ODIs.
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