Date: 12.06.2012
Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut against Pakistan in 1989, was clean bowled by another debutant Waqar Younis at the score of 15 runs.
Date: 11.06.2012
Tino Best of West Indies scored 95 runs in the first innings of the third Test against England at Edgbaston in June 2012 while batting at No.11—a record at this position. The record was earlier held by Zaheer Khan of India.
Date: 10.06.2012
Maria Sharapova of Russia, who completed career Grand Slam by winning French Open in 2012, has won four Grand Slam championships till date.
Mervyn Dillon, who represented West Indies in 38 Tests, took 131 wickets at 33.57. His best bowling figures in an innings read 5/71.
Date: 09.06.2012
Kevin Arnott, who represented Zimbabwe in four Tests, was the first batsman from his country to face a ball in a Test match. He achieved this unique record in 1992 at Harare against India scoring 40 (176).
Johan Vonlanthen of Switzerland became the youngest ever player to score when he scored the equaliser against France at Euro 2004. He was 18yrs 141days old at the time.
Date: 08.06.2012
Kostas Chalkias, goalkeeper of Greece, is the oldest player in the tournament. He is 38-years-old and was a part of the winning squad of 2004 Euro Cup.
Date: 06.06.2012
Oscar Gomer Swahn, a Swedish shooter, is the oldest ever sportsperson to have participated in the Olympics in 1920 aged 72.
Imran Khan, one of the greatest all-rounders to have played cricket, scored 3807 Test runs and his highest score in an innings was 136 against Australia in February 1990.
Date: 04.06.2012
The 1936 Berlin Games were the first ever to be televised. The results were transmitted via telex and newsreel film.
Russell Endean, who represented South Africa in 28 Tests scoring 1630 runs at 33.95, became the first Test batsman to be given out “handled the ball” in 1957 at Capetown against England.
Date: 03.06.2012
Kevin Pietersen, who recently announced his retirement from limited overs cricket, represented England in 127 ODIs and scored nine centuries.
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