He was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s. He made his Test debut in New Zealand, as replacement for an injured Roshan Mahanama, and scored three half-centuries in his first three Tests. He was picked for the 1999 World Cup but didn’t play. His 708 Test wickets, his part in the World Cup triumph of 1999, and, above all, the perfect leg-break at Old Trafford in 1993 are much cherished memories in world cricket. Fly-half Dan Carter scores a try and lands four conversions for the All Blacks2010 – Rafael Nadal won his first US Open crown beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Source: The Nation September 12, 2021 19:41 UTC