- On July 13, 1974, India played international cricket for the first time in 60 overs.
13th July is recorded as a historic day in the history of Indian cricket. On this day in the year 1974, the Indian cricket team started its One Day International match journey. In this match played against England at Headingley ground in Leeds, India played international cricket in 60 over format for the first time.
At that time the command of the Indian team was in the hands of Ajit Wadekar. England, batting first, scored 265 runs in 55 overs. In reply, the Indian team could score only 261 runs in the stipulated overs and lost the match by four wickets.
Although the result was not in favor of India, but this match became the beginning of the journey of Indian cricket which later on wrote a new chapter in world cricket. After this, India made the world realize its strength by winning the ODI World Cup in 1983 and 2011 and established itself as a superpower in limited overs cricket.
India’s first ODI match is still considered an important milestone in the history of Indian cricket, which opened the doors of new possibilities for future generations.
important events
1645 – Alexei Romanov became the ruler of Russia in place of his father Michael.
1803- Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Alexander Duff started the Scottish Church College with five students.
1882 – 200 people died due to train derailment in Russia.
1905- Calcutta’s weekly newspaper ‘Sanjeevani’ was the first to suggest boycott of British goods.
1923 – ‘Hollywood’ was written for promotional purposes to increase the price of land near Mount Hills in Los Angeles, California.
1929- Revolutionary Jatindranath started his historic hunger strike.
1930 – On this day, the world’s biggest football competition ‘FIFA World Cup’ started.
1937 – A donut company named ‘Crispy Kreme’ was established.
1963 – The Indian government announced that it would cut links with South Africa by denying them landing facilities for aircraft.
1974 – On this day India played its ‘first ODI match’. In this match played against England under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, India lost by 4 wickets.
1977- The Government of India had announced the withdrawal of Bharat Ratna and other civil honours.
1998 – India’s Leander Paes won the first ATP title of his life in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship. Won the title, Brazil won the CTBT. And N.P.T. Signed.
2000 – 18 hostages including Mahendra Chaudhary released in Fiji.
2001 – Hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games was handed over to China (Beijing).
2004 – Russian President Putin expressed his desire for stronger relations with India for the development of Siberia and the remote eastern areas of the country.
2006 – Iran issue related to nuclear bomb production handed over to the United Nations Security Council.
2008 – The Green Party in America made former Democrat Cynthia McKinney its candidate in the presidential elections.
2011 – Three bomb blasts took place at three different places in Mumbai, in which the total number of deaths was more than 20 and the number of injured was 130.
Birth
1892 – Kesarbai Kerkar – was a famous Indian classical singer awarded with Padma Bhushan.
1922 – Anker Jorgensen – 16th Prime Minister of Denmark.
1927 – Simone Weil – President of the European Parliament.
1932- Bina Rai – was a famous actress of Hindi films.
1933 – Bhishma Narayan Singh – was an Indian politician, who was the Governor of Assam and Meghalaya.
1939 – Prakash Mehra – Famous producer and director of Hindi cinema, known for starting ‘Masala films’.
1941 – Sunita Jain – Hindi and English modern storyteller and novelist.
1941 – T. Kalpana Devi – Member of the Eighth Lok Sabha.
1944 – Zoramthanga – Politician of the political party ‘Mizo National Front’.
1944 – Ernő Rubik – Professor, inventor and architect.
1947- Astad Debu – was a world famous Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer.
demise
1995 – Ashapurna Devi – Bengali writer and novelist.
2010 – Manohari Singh – Saxophonist R.D. Part of Burman’s band.
2021 – Yashpal Sharma – Famous Indian cricketer, who was a member of the Indian team that won the ‘Cricket World Cup’ for the first time in 1983.
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