Chris Gayle, known as the 'Universal Boss,' on this day created a record that is still untouched. During an Indian Premier League match, the batter touched the landmark. Five years ago on October 30, the big man from Jamaica hit his 1000th T20 six of his career, which, to date, remains untouched.
On September 26, 2017, a specific news story caught every cricket fan's eye: Ben Stokes was arrested. Ben Stokes was arrested after getting into an altercation with two men outside a nightclub in Bristol. He had to spend a night behind bars for this incident.
Two years back, on September 25, 2023, the India women's team was crowned as the champion of the Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition. In a low-scoring final match, Sri Lanka got to score only 97 for 8 in their chase, thanks to 18-year-old Titas Sadhu, who took 3 for 6 in her 4-over spell, including a maiden over.
September 24, 2007, an unforgettable date for Indian cricket. On this day, India won their first major ICC title in the form of the ICC T20I World Cup after the 1983 World Cup triumph. It was more than just a final for Team India; it was a dream for crores of Indian cricket fans.
September 21, 1979- birthday of Jamaican giant Chris Gayle, who is considered one of the first few global superstars of the Twenty20 format. During the later part of his career, when he had already cemented his legacy, he earned the nickname 'Universal Boss.'
September 19, 1977, is the birthday of Aakash Chopra, who started his career as a top-order batter and turned into a commentator, cricket expert, and writer. Because of the amazing batting displays in domestic cricket, the Team India selectors did not hesitate to call up Chopra to make an opening pair with Virender Sehwag.
Probably it was the first time when a large number of people witnessed something like that. On September 19, 2007, Durban went absolutely wild. Headlines and sports pages described the heroics of Yuvraj Singh, which, to date, cricket fans remember.
September 17, 1986- Birthday of Indian great Ravichandran Ashwin, who came into Team India as the replacement of Harbhajan Singh and quickly cemented his place in the first XI.
September 16, 1996, was an iconic day for Canada, as they held an ODI match on their soil for the match time, and that too was an India vs Pakistan match, where India dominated from the beginning.
On this day (September 14, 1990), Surya Kumar Yadav, who is now the captain of India's T20I team, was born. For his incredible set of shots, he can hit the ball anywhere around the park with precision.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
