1947 – Birth of Kenyan 3,000 m steeplechase runner Amos Biwott. Biwott had only three steeplechase races before the Olympics and his technique was unorthodox. Yet he won the gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics. In the 2016 World T20, he made 191 runs from six innings at a strike rate of 159.16. His sudden rise to fame came after joining Manchester United in January 2020 for a transfer fee around € 55 million2001 – Mohommad Ashraful of Bangladesh became the youngest man ever to make a Test century.

Source: The Nation September 07, 2021 19:52 UTC