Shaun Pollock Turns 47: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Shaun Pollock, a genuine all-rounder, born in the family of cricketers and destined to become one turned 47…
Browsing Category
Birthday Special Facts
49 posts
Sunil Gavaskar Turns 71: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
July is a month known for the birth of the greatest Indian cricketers. MS Dhoni celebrated his birthday…
Sourav Ganguly Turns 48: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Sourav Ganguly will always be known for re-branding the style of cricket India played. He took over the…
Sir Richard Hadlee Turns 69: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
A legendary fast bowler and a hard-hitting batsman Sir Richard Hadlee turned 69 on Friday. Richard Hadlee was…
Harbhajan Singh Turns 40: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Harbhajan Singh was India’s greatest match-winners at his prime. Today, he celebrates his 40th birthday. Harbhajan Singh has aged…
Sanath Jayasuriya Turns 51: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya celebrated his 51st birthday on Tuesday. Jayasuriya has a hard to fathom story.…
Dale Steyn Turns 37: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Dale Steyn is the most ruthless and spirited fast bowlers of the current generation. The South African celebrated…
Kevin Pietersen Turns 40: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The flamboyant Kevin Pietersen turned 40 on Saturday. Age is just a number of Pietersen, whose flamboyance hardly…
Shane Watson Turns 39: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Shane Watson was one of the finest players from the golden generation of Australian cricket team. He will…
Ben Stokes Turns 29: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
A New-Zealand born cricketer, 2019 World Cup hero Ben Stokes, turned 29 on Thursday. Stokes’ with his outrageous…
Wasim Akram Turns 54: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Wasim Akram, an once in a life-time cricketer, turned 54 on Wednesday in one most distressing situation the…
Mark Waugh Turns 55: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Mark Waugh, one of the most elegant stroke-makers in cricketing history, celebrates his 55th birthday on Tuesday. He…
Steve Smith Turns 31: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
“Cheater, tainted captain, disgrace” were the many words used by fans and media to describe Steve Smith after…
Steve Waugh Turns 55: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Steve Waugh, the centre of resurgence for Australian cricket in the 20th century, turned 55 on Tuesday. The…
Misbah-ul-Haq Turns 46: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Misbah-ul-Haq, a late bloomer, in international cricket celebrates his 46th birthday on Thursday. The former Pakistan batsman was…
Mahela Jayawardene Turns 43: A Look At His Lesser Known FactsÂ
Sri Lanka batting legend Mahela Jayawardene defined elegance through his strokes and scored runs in abundance for his…
‘Mr. Cricket’ Michael Hussey Turns 45: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Michael Hussey, emerged late as an international cricketer, but went to distance and had a highly successful career.…
Ravi Shastri Turns 58: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Once the poster boy of Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri turned 58 on Wednesday. He was yet another…
WV Raman Turns 55: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Woorkeri Venkat Raman, one of the finest first-class cricketer for Tamil Nadu turner India women’s team coach, turned…
E.A.S Prasanna Turns 80: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
E.A.S Prasanna, a member of the Indian spin quartet, which dominated the world cricket between 1960 and 1970…
Sarfaraz Ahmed Turns 33: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Sarfaraz Ahmed overlooked a period as Pakistan captain when the lowest ranked-side in the 2017 Champions Trophy went…
B.S Chandrasekhar Turns 75: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Legendary Indian leg-spinner Bhagwat Subramanya Chanrasekhar or BS Chandrasekhar as he is fondly known turned 75 on Sunday.…
Tatenda Taibu Turns 37: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Former Zimbabwe skipper, Tatenda Taibu, turns 37 on Thursday. Tatenda Taibu was a wicketkeeper-batsman, who also had the…
Kieron Pollard Turns 33: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The current skipper of the West Indies Cricket Team in the limited-overs format and one of the greatest…
Michael Bevan ‘The Finisher’ Turns 50: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Michael Bevan ‘The Finisher’ turned 50 on Friday. He was born on this day in 1970 at Belconnen,…
Pat Cummins Turns 27: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The No. 1 Test bowler in the world, Pat Cummins, turns 27 years old on Friday. Pat Cummins…
Yasir Shah Turns 34: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Pakistan’s leg-spinner Yasir Shah turns 34 on Saturday (May 2). A natural wicket-taker, Yasir Shah has been one…
Johan Botha Turns 38: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Former South-African cricketer Johan Botha turns 38 on Saturday (May 2). Johan Botha played for the Proteas between…
Brian Lara Turns 51: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
A crouched stance, a high back lift and a delight to the eye – West Indies legend Brian…
Ian Healy Turns 56: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Ian Healy, Australian cricket great, turned 56 on Thursday. Ian Healy was a regular for his national team,…
Rohit Sharma Turns 33: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Ravi Shastri once said, “Don’t change the channel when Rohit Sharma comes out to bat, by the time…
James Faulkner Turns 30: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Australian all-rounder James Faulkner turns 30 on Wednesday. An all-rounder, left-arm medium pacer and right-hand batsman, Faulkner is particularly…
Andre Russell Turns 32: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Andre Russell, the swashbuckling West Indies all-rounder, turned 32 on Wednesday. He was born on this day in…
Ashish Nehra Turns 41: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Former Indian pacer, Ashish Nehra celebrates his 41st birthday on Wednesday. Nehra had a career troubled with injuries…
Andy Flower Turns 52: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The flag-bearer of cricket in a country like Zimbabwe, Andy Flower, turns 52 on Tuesday. Andy Flower has…
Kumar Dharmasena Turns 49: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
One of the elite umpires the modern game of cricket has ever seen, Kumar Dharmasena, turned 49 on…
Sachin Tendulkar: How Discipline, Grit, Skills Earned Him The ‘God Of Cricket’ Distinction
Sachin Tendulkar loved the game and worked rigorously to earn the distinction of ‘God of cricket’. His was…
MSK Prasad Turns 45: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Former Indian chief selector MSK Prasad turned 45 on Friday. Being the selector of the national side, Prasad…
Luke Ronchi Turns 39: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Luke Ronchi, an integral part of the New Zealand squad in the 2015 World Cup, celebrated his 39th…
Danielle Wyatt Turns 29: A Look At Her Lesser Known Facts
England women’s team mainstay in the top-order Danielle Wyatt turned 29 on Wednesday. She was born on this…
Remembering Malcolm Marshall With Lesser Known Facts On His Birthday
Malcolm Marshall lost battle to colon cancer in November, 1999. But a cricketer like Malcolm Marshall does not…
KL Rahul Turns 28: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The new promising face of India’s limited-overs setup, KL Rahul, turns 28 years old on Saturday. Rahul has…
Muttiah Muralitharan Turns 48: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
The greatest off-spinner in the history of international cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, turns 48 on Friday. Muralitharan has been…
Dinesh Mongia Turns 43: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Dinesh Mongia, member of the Indian team which finished as runners-up in the 2003 World Cup, turned 43…
Manoj Prabhakar Turns 57: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Manoj Prabhakar could bat like a snail but found his strongest suit in bowling. The all-rounder who represented…
JP Duminy Turns 36: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
JP Duminy or Jean-Paul Duminy is a former South-African all-rounder who turns 36 on Tuesday. Duminy has been…
Umar Gul Turns 36: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Umar Gul, the reliant death over bowling star for Pakistan, turned 36 on Tuesday. He was born on…
Mohammad Amir Turns 28: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Mohammad Amir — a name that exploded in word cricket like wildfire because of his prodigious talent. When…
Dwayne Smith Turns 37: A Look At His Lesser Known Facts
Dwayne Smith, who was an important member for the West Indies in the limited-overs, turned 37 on Sunday.…
