This day in history: 18th August
Virat Kohli made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on August 18th 2008.
Cricket:
2008: Virat Kohli makes his ODI debut for India vs Sri Lanka. Kohli has played 113 ODIs for India, scoring 15 centuries and 24 half centuries.
2000: A memorable couple of days at Headingley as a test match between England and the West Indies lasted only two days with England winning against the West Indies by an innings for the first time in 34 years.
1934: Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford put on 451 runs in just over five hours against England in what stands as one of the biggest Test cricket partnerships of all time.
1956: Birthday of Sandeep Patil, who scored 4 Test centuries for India in 29 matches.
1983: Birthday of Australian cricketer Cameron White. The batsman has scored 2 centuries in 87 ODIs for Australia and played in 4 test matches.
Football:
1989: Manchester United Football Club is sold for £20 million in the biggest takeover deal in British football.
1933: Birthday of Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup, with 13 goals in Sweden in 1958.
1943: Birthday of Italy and A.C. Milan legend Gianni Rivera. Rivera won the Ballon d’Or in 1969.
1980: Argentine international and Inter Milan player Esteban Cambiasso’s birthday. The defensive midfielder has made 267 appearances for Inter and 52 for Argentina.
1984: Stoke City’s German defender Robert Huth was born on this day. The tall centre-back won 19 international caps for Germany and has so far played 137 games for Stoke.
Baseball:
1934: Birthday of Roberto Clemente, US baseball outfielder
1956: Cincinatti Reds (8) & Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game
1960: Lew Burdette pitches to just 27 for a 1-0 no-hitter against Phillies
1965: Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of the batter’s box
1982: Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL, ends after 22 innings – before LA Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)
Golf:
1946: Golf Writers Association of America forms.
Olympics:
1964: South Africa banned from The Olympics due to apartheid policies.