World record fourth wicket ODI partnership,youngest 3000 ODI runs .....many more.

‪1998: M Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja put on world record unbeaten 275 runs stand for fourth wicket against Zimbabwe Cricket Team,Cuttack. Azhar scored wristy 153 whereas Jadeja scored 116 runs.

 M Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja 

Coca-Cola Cup :One magical over from Jadeja turned the match .Exactly one year((w.r.t to previous match) later the duo once again guided India to an emphatic win over England Cricket team.Azhar top scored with an unbeaten 74 runs and helped Indian Cricket Team to set up a decent total of 222 runs.England were cruising at 196 for six needing 27 more to win but just then Azhar gave the ball to Jadeja and he didn't disappoint his skipper and scalped three wickets .He completed the formality by effecting the run out of last man Austin,India won the low scoring encounter by 20 runs.

1995: Sachin Tendulkar led India to an easy win in the must-win tie game against Sri Lanka .He scored unbeaten 112 from 105 balls studded with 15 fours and a solitary six,as India won the match by eight wickets.He became‪ youngest‬ batsman to reach 3000 ODI runs.

Sachin 112 vs Sri Lanka 1995

2002Sharjah: Jacob Oram quickfire 46 turned out to be decisive as BLACKCAPS defeated Sri Lanka Cricket team in the low scoring match by 11 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly Official put on 175 runs for opening wicket .This was Indian Cricket Team highest opening stand against Australian Cricket Team in ODI.(record was broken by Dhawan-Sharma when they added 176 runs in the Jaipur ODI.They are also the current record holder with 178 runs , Nagpur )Little master scored blistering 89 ball century studded with seven sixes and five fours, equally supported bySourav Ganguly who made patient 72 runs.They guided India to final with comfortable six wickets victory over Cricket Australia.This was Tendulkar's first century in 1998 ,he went to make further eight ODI centuries in that year a world record.

Sri Lanka Cricket team won the T20 World Cup defeatingIndian Cricket Team.

Australian women team won their third consecutive T20 World Cup title.

On This Day cricket lost John Wisden the founder of Bible of cricket ,Wisden.The cricket lovers are greatly indebted to "The Little Wonder" for his immense contribution to Cricket (literature).

One of his most memorable feat was claiming all 10 wickets clean bowled in the second innings of South ,1850,Lords.

10 years ago,MS Dhoni tore apart Pakistan bowling lineup to register his maiden ODI ton.His 148 off 123 balls helped India to set up a mammoth total of 356 runs,Vizag ODI.

Sandham scored first triple century in Test cricket.In that match on same day Ames registered his name in the record book by becoming first wicketkeeper to score a century in Test match.The duo put on 249 runs for the fourth wicket.

Birth of Bapu Nadkarni ,Steven Finn and Valentine.

Death of iconic cricket administrator Sir Alec Bedser.

South Africa bowled out for 35 runs,their second lowest score in test cricket.

Rahul Dravid made his international debut.

How often have you heard a cricket match being declared tie due to crowd invasion. One such match happened ‪OnThisDay‬ 22 years ago between Pakistan and West Indies.

1884: Birth of Thomas Matthews ,only man to hat trick in both innings of the Test.

2006: Yuvraj Singh blistering hundred of 73 balls led India to 3-0 lead of England in seven match ODI series.

1996: Javagal Srinath superb bowling helped India to defend the modest total of 199 runs against Srilanka.

1989: Birth of Srilankan all rounder Thissara Perera.

2007:Inaugural inter state T20 comp

Indian Cricket Team won their second World Cup on 2nd April

Cricket lost one of the greatest wielders of willow Kumar Ranjitsinghji.Read this http://wrongunouchoose.blogspot.in/2009/09/midsummer-nights-dream-of-cricket.html

10 years ago ‪ MS Dhoni made his ODI debut in India.

Sachin Tendulkar had taken only two five wickets haul,both at Kochi.First one against Aussie in 1998 on 1st April.Second against Pakistan on this dayin 2005 .