Sporting Hero's

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Shawn michaels(HBK) is a gr8 wrestler for ths generation

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Lance klusener also known as Zulu is an all rounder and here is his graph



Ths is for batting





Ths is for bowling

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Adam gilchrist known as Gilly is another fav of mine

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how abt david beckham....





But nowadays his perfomance seems tooo poor Hope he picks up his game and does well further in other games









In ths pic notice the letters written in his hand...wat is it??

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Nxt Sania...She seems to b beaming in her field hope gets into the top ten by the nxt yr

[akhilis2cool]

Keith Miller







Keith Ross Miller was named after pioneer English aviators Keith and Ross Smith, whilst they were blazing their aerial trail from England to Australia in November 1919. No cricketer could have been christened more appropriately, for Miller was to take wings with the wartime RAAF, piloting the versatile Mosquito fighter-bomber in European operations while based in England. More importantly, he was destined to become one of international cricket's high fliers, a player as versatile as the aircraft he loved. A natural sportsman, he played Australian Rules football for St. Kilda and represented Victoria in 1946.



Statistically, Miller never did himself justice. The record books do not remotely reflect the marvellous talent of a strokemaking, fast bowling all-rounder who might have earned his place in any team of any period for batting or bowling alone. "Nugget", so named after a London writer called him the golden boy, simply couldn't care less about statistics. First and foremost, he played for the joy of the game as a free spirit, indulging himself by hitting a huge six or delivering a frightening bumper with equal enthusiasm and purpose, but no semblance of ruthlessness.



Miller started district cricket with South Melbourne as an early teenager whose Melbourne High School maths (and cricket) master was the much admired ex-Australian captain, Bill Woodfull. When Miller first arrived at South, club coach Hughie Carroll recalled: "He was so small you had to be careful not to tread on him, but he seemed to gain about ten inches in height between seasons and became a commanding batsman."



At 18, Miller made a debut 181 for Victoria against Tasmania and in 1939-40 confirmed his great natural ability with an MCG century against a South Australian attack headed by Clarrie Grimmett, then the world's wiliest spin bowler. War was at hand and this unlikely event was the catalyst for Miller's peaceful explosion on to the international cricket scene - and not only as a batsman.



Before going overseas, Miller, an occasional "six o'clock bowler" in district cricket, made his first class debut with the new ball as a second innings stopgap for injured Maurice Sievers (Bradman's Xl v McCabe's XI) on the MCG in January, 1941, taking 1 for 24 from six overs. He surprised everyone with his pace and lift, including his victim, South Australian star Ken Ridings. Thereafter, Miller assumed his full potential as a bowler to be respected, if not feared.



Between wartime duties in UK he played for RAAF sides against various RAF and Army combinations in 1943-44. In May 1945 peace came to Europe and the English public, starved of cricket for six years, was treated to some wonderful entertainment by the dashing Australian. His memorable 185 for The Dominions against England at Lord's was compiled at breakneck speed and the gentleman who repeatedly yelled: "Why don't they give James (Langridge) a bowl?" hopefully went home with a satisfactory reply from Nugget's bat as left-handed spinner Langridge was swept into or over the fence repeatedly by the rampaging batsman.



Millermania swept through England. The tall, loose-limbed athlete captivated cricket lovers with beautiful batsmanship, unpredictably variable fast bowling, exciting fielding and a most transparent zest for the game - before, during and after the action. Miller was the immediate post-war sporting hero in England and his popularity at the home of cricket ensured a warm welcome and media attention for more than half a century after his first appearance at Lord's.



His great form with bat and ball for the Australian Services Team in England, India and Australia during 1945 earned Miller a place in the Australian tour to New Zealand, where he made his initial test match appearance at Wellington in 1946. Against England in the following season Miller demonstrated his class before Australian fans in no uncertain manner, finished second to Bradman in the batting with 76.80 and second to Lindwall with the ball (16 wickets at 20.87). The figures, which would flatter a specialist batsman or bowler in any era, included a first test 7/60 at Brisbane and a brilliant 141 not out at Adelaide in the fourth test.



Any appraisal of this wayward genius, however, would be a recollection of relatively rare but unforgettable 24-carat gems rather than the career necklace. As at Lord's, 1945, bowling for RAAF, when a fairly firm stroke down the wicket encouraged the batsman to move down the track looking for runs. With marvellous reflex and acrobatic agility Nugget soccered the ball to the other end, missing the run out by inches. The most knowledgeable scribe in the pressbox was constrained to say: "I'll bet he is a wonderful dancer too!"



Miller was an elegant batsman, with tremendous driving power and equal efficiency off the back foot. It is certain that his deployment as a bowler affected his admittedly good batting average, but what a bowler! In the Lord's test of 1956 Miller, rising 37 years and minus his injured partner Lindwall, took five wickets in each innings (10 for 152 for the game), giving Australia its only win for the series. He was invited to lead the players from the ground and with a typically spontaneous gesture tossed a souvenired ball to a youngster in the crowd.



In a flamboyant first class career spanning 22 summers Miller demonstrated on numerous occasions his ability to turn a game with dynamic batting or thunderbolt bowling. But he never departed from the personal principle that cricket was a hard but fair game - not an uncompromising international confrontation.



A perfect illustration of a selfless sporting attitude that earned the affection of cricket lovers was his memorable innings against Essex, at Southend, during the triumphant march of the 1948 Australian tourists. With Australia 2 for 364 and heading for a record 721 for the day against a battered, demoralised attack, Miller, bored by the one-sided proceedings, was bowled for a first-ball duck.



He said: "Thank God that's over" to the 'keeper and walked off. There is no question that he had thrown his wicket away as a merciful gesture, but Miller refused to answer any question on the matter.



Retiring from international cricket in 1956, Miller was a special cricket writer for England's Daily Express for 20 years and then was engaged by Vernon's Pools, a Robert Sangster enterprise. Awarded an MBE for his services to cricket, Nugget's most cherished reward was Marylebone's commissioning of the Miller portrait now hanging in the Lord's pavilion. Sir Donald Bradman and

Victor Trumper are the only Australians to be similarly honoured.





KEITH MILLER (1919-2004)

Middle-order right-hand batsman, right-arm fast bowler

TESTS - 55, Runs - 2958 at 36.97; 170 wickets at 22.97

FIRST CLASS - 14,183 runs at 48.90; 497 wickets at 22.30

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Michael Slater

One of the Few Aussie Cricketers who have been underestimated.









Michael Jonathon Slater (21 February 1970- ) was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and was an opening batsman for the Australian Cricket Team .



Michael went to the Australian Cricket Academy before appearing for New South Wales in the 1991/92 Sheffield Shield season. He made fast progress to the Australian Test Team being selected for the Ashes Tour to England in 1993. He made his first century in the Lords Test and celebrated by kissing the Australian Badge on his helmet. He was generally known for his swashbuckling style of play. Between 1993 and 2001, in 74 Test matches he scored 5,312 Test Match runs and 14 centuries at an average of 42. He opened the batting in Australia's unbeaten streak team between 1999 and 2001. Surprisingly he wasn't as successful in the shorter one day international form of the game appearing 42 times with an average of 24.



Slater played in the English County Championship with Derbyshire in the 1990s. But after being left out of the Test Team and problems with his personal life he also suffered from a form of arthritis that affected his spine which eventually finished his career. Whilst playing he began his career as a cricket commentator which has flourished since retirement.

[Sachin]

Lance Klusener was the man in the 99 world cup....

He is the only guy who has dominated a world cup to such an extent.... he performed in almost all the matches in the 99 WC and most of thm were match winning performances pity tat his team lost in the semis....

hope this great all rounder gets one more chance and can make an impact in the 2007 WC

[akhilis2cool]

Courtney Walsh



Courtney Walsh Profile

Year Notes

1962 Born October 30, Kingston, Jamaica.

1979 Takes record 10-43 in Jamaican school cricket.

1982 Makes first-class debut for Jamaica.

1984 Debutes for English county Gloucestershire.

1984 Makes test debut, against Australia in first test at Perth.

1987 Named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year for 1986.

1988 Takes hat trick in first test of 1988-89 series against Australia in Brisbane with last ball of first innings and first two balls of his first spell in second innings.

1994 Appointed West Indies captain for tours of India and New Zealand after Richie Richardson ordered to rest because of "acute fatigue syndrome."

1995 Captures his test career best 7-37 in second test against New Zealand in Wellington.

1995 Reaches 300 test wickets landmark during sixth and final test against England at The Oval.

1996 Named West Indies captain after Richie Richardson resigns at the end of World Cup on the Indian sub-continent.

1998 Sacked as West Indies captain after they lose all three tests on tour of Pakistan in late 1997.

1998 Becomes West Indies' leading wicket-taker in tests when he passes Malcolm Marshall's mark of 376 wickets in first test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

1999 Becomes only third bowler in test history after Kapil Dev (434) and Sir Richard Hadlee (431) to take 400 wickets, in first test against Australia at Port of Spain.

2000 Breaks Kapil Dev's world record for most wickets in tests during second test against Zimbabwe.

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Mohammad Azharuddin







To score a century on Test match debut a batsman requires talent,

temperament and taqdeer, the Urdu word that has no precise English

translation, but which roughly translates to fate, fortune or destiny. To

score a century in each of your first two Test matches is even more

special, requiring larger doses of the same three essential ingredients,

and only five other players have been so blessed. However, to score a

century in each of your first three Test matches is an utterly unique feat,

and the person achieving it probably one of the Almighty's chosen ones.

The only man in the long history of cricket to have scored a century in

each of his first three Test matches is Mohammad Azharuddin.



Azhar arrived on the international scene in the wake of national tragedy

and upheaval that followed the assassination of the nation's beloved

prime minister, Indira Gandhi, in 1984. While the nation mourned, Azhar

faced great personal tragedy right at the moment of his greatest personal

triumph. Days before his Test match debut at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, he

lost his maternal grandfather, Mr. Vajehuddin, who had taken Azhar from

his parents and raised him like a son from his earliest childhood. Seeing

Azhar bat in a Test match would have fulfilled Mr. Vajehuddin's fondest

dream and would have given Azhar great pleasure. Instead, he was faced

with great loss just as he was being presented the world on a platter. This

juxtaposition of immense joy and profound grief runs as a theme through

Azhar's life.



Within days of his debut, he zoomed from a nobody to a media sensation

as he scored a second, and then a unique third hundred in successive

Tests against David Gower's visiting Englishmen at Madras and Kanpur.

With each innings, the media frenzy seemed to grow exponentially. "The

Jewel in India's Crown," screamed one newspaper headline. Amul, the

Indian dairy company, and coiner of many a witty phrase on its much

loved billboard advertisements was quick to come up with: "Hazarondin Ka Taste Record"!

Read the full story here

Born: 8 February 1963, Hyderabad

Batting style: Right Hand Bat

Bowling style: Right Arm Medium

Tests played: 99

Bowling: no wickets in 2.1 overs

Batting: 6,215 runs at an average of 45.03

Career high:

The only player to score centuries in each of his first three Tests



Career low:

Banned from cricket for life his involvement in match-fixing

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Mohammad Azharuddin



To score a century on Test match debut a batsman requires talent,
temperament and taqdeer, the Urdu word that has no precise English
translation, but which roughly translates to fate, fortune or destiny. To
score a century in each of your first two Test matches is even more
special, requiring larger doses of the same three essential ingredients,
and only five other players have been so blessed. However, to score a
century in each of your first three Test matches is an utterly unique feat,
and the person achieving it probably one of the Almighty's chosen ones.
The only man in the long history of cricket to have scored a century in
each of his first three Test matches is Mohammad Azharuddin.

akhil bhai...dil kush kar diya aapne....

[akhilis2cool]

welkum spammy

[fl]

Mohammad Azharuddin



To score a century on Test match debut a batsman requires talent,
temperament and taqdeer, the Urdu word that has no precise English
translation, but which roughly translates to fate, fortune or destiny. To
score a century in each of your first two Test matches is even more
special, requiring larger doses of the same three essential ingredients,
and only five other players have been so blessed. However, to score a
century in each of your first three Test matches is an utterly unique feat,
and the person achieving it probably one of the Almighty's chosen ones.
The only man in the long history of cricket to have scored a century in
each of his first three Test matches is Mohammad Azharuddin.

Azhar arrived on the international scene in the wake of national tragedy
and upheaval that followed the assassination of the nation's beloved
prime minister, Indira Gandhi, in 1984. While the nation mourned, Azhar
faced great personal tragedy right at the moment of his greatest personal
triumph. Days before his Test match debut at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, he
lost his maternal grandfather, Mr. Vajehuddin, who had taken Azhar from
his parents and raised him like a son from his earliest childhood. Seeing
Azhar bat in a Test match would have fulfilled Mr. Vajehuddin's fondest
dream and would have given Azhar great pleasure. Instead, he was faced
with great loss just as he was being presented the world on a platter. This
juxtaposition of immense joy and profound grief runs as a theme through
Azhar's life.

Within days of his debut, he zoomed from a nobody to a media sensation
as he scored a second, and then a unique third hundred in successive
Tests against David Gower's visiting Englishmen at Madras and Kanpur.
With each innings, the media frenzy seemed to grow exponentially. "The
Jewel in India's Crown," screamed one newspaper headline. Amul, the
Indian dairy company, and coiner of many a witty phrase on its much
loved billboard advertisements was quick to come up with: "Hazarondin Ka Taste Record"!
Read the full story here

Born: 8 February 1963, Hyderabad

Batting style: Right Hand Bat

Bowling style: Right Arm Medium

Tests played: 99

Bowling: no wickets in 2.1 overs

Batting: 6,215 runs at an average of 45.03

Career high:
The only player to score centuries in each of his first three Tests

Career low:
Banned from cricket for life his involvement in match-fixing

i miss the guy

[akhilis2cool]

They shd. have atelast allowed him to finish 100 tests...

[fl]

They shd. have atelast allowed him to finish 100 tests...

it is quite ironical the way it all ended

with a century in the 99th match



hope someday he gets to play his 100th

[akhilis2cool]

I dont think there are many ppl. who have scored centuries in their

first as well as last match...

I doubt he'll get to play another test though.

[SeH]

Two nights before 1985 became official, LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio. There was no silver spoon in his mouth when he entered the world on December 30, 1984. James grew up without a father. The lone dominant figurehead in his family was, and still is to this day, his mother, Gloria. As a child, LeBron and Gloria were always on the move, forced to depart one dwelling for another due to financial troubles.

Hoop dreams

It was not uncommon for Gloria, who was 16 when her son was born, to leave her young boy with other families. She has admitted that LeBron saw things as a child that children should never see, like living in a condemned home for a while when LeBron was 4 or 5 years of age. When Gloria's parents and grandparents died, LeBron and his mother had nowhere else to turn.

But people stepped in to help. Gloria and LeBron met the Walker family in West Akron, Ohio, and every Thanksgiving -- even today, when money is no longer a major issue -- James and his mother spend the holiday there.



After all, the Walkers took a fifth-grade LeBron in when he needed it the most. Living with the family of five became a pivotal time in James' rearing from child to young man, while his mother was trying to get her life together.

introduction to basketball

The day that changed LeBron James' life forever came in the fall of 1994. One afternoon, Frank Walker, the patriarch of the family, put a basketball in the hands of a then 9-year-old LeBron James for the first time. Walker spent his time teaching the youngster the game during the next three years.

The next step in James' basketball training arrived when he met Dru Joyce II, who coached the youngster to an amateur national championship at the age of 14 -- the same year he dunked with two hands for the first time. Joyce II became James' basketball mentor and coach from then on.

High school rise to dominance

Dru Joyce II and the Walkers enforced the importance of school to LeBron, and amid all the glitz and glamour during his junior and senior years at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James still held a solid 3.5 grade point average.

By high school, James was the real thing. Three state championships and a silver medal in four years with the Irish. National television. Big-time deals. And big-time money.

Aside from his mother and uncles, James is close to those who have helped him along the way: the Walkers, Joyce II, Lee and Debra Cotton, former teammate Maverick Carter, as well as some other teammates from the 2003 campaign.

"I've got this inner circle," James said. "I've had it for years. And if you haven't been in the circle since Day One, you're never going to be in it. There are always people who want to get in the circle, and if you let them, they will break it up."

Motherly love

How important is this group, and more importantly, James' relationship with his mother? She wears a jersey with the words "LeBron's Mom" on its back. He has her name tattooed on his biceps. She still refers to him as "my baby" or "Bron-Bron." He calls her the most significant person in his life.

Gloria was there when James won Ohio state championships as a freshman, junior and senior. She was there when James scored 52 points, in a stunning effort against Westchester (of Los Angeles, California) on February 8, 2003 -- his highest point total ever.

For his 18th birthday, Gloria bought LeBron a Hummer -- one of many amazing rides James will be driving throughout his career. All of these influences helped James become the future legend that the basketball world is raving about today.

A $100 million cavalier

May 2003 was a crucial month for LeBron James and his burgeoning professional career. With Aaron Goodwin as his agent, LeBron's endorsement deal with Nike (to the tune of seven years and $90 million US) was inked on May 22, 2003, adding to his card deal with Upper Deck, making James a $100 million man before graduation.

Also on May 22, it was announced that the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA draft lottery, meaning the boy who grew up mere miles from Gund Arena will begin his pro career playing in his home state.

"I'm now in Cleveland and I'm real excited," he said after the Cavs won the No. 1 pick, the same night he promised to buy his mother a new house and was sure not to promise a championship early on in his stint with Cleveland; the Cavaliers, after all, are hoping for a revitalization to their basketball franchise after earning the right to draft James.

"It's a big day in Cleveland sports," Cavaliers chairman Gordon Gund said.

A big day -- and a big arrival -- for the biggest thing to hit basketball in years.

"I will guarantee we'll get better every day," James has assured Cavaliers fans, which celebrated James coming to their city as if they had just won a championship. "I just want to win."



Visit the king @ www.lebronjames.com

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Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) is a former Australian cricketer.



Greg played for South Australia, Queensland and Somerset in an 18-year cricket career. He batted right handed and played in 87 Test matches - 48 as captain. He scored centuries in his Test debut; his debut as Australian Captain and his last Test match. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen ever to play for Australia, with an almost unmatched ability to score heavily and stylishly on the leg side of the wicket.



He was infamously involved in the underarm bowling incident in the New Zealand–Australia One-day International on February 1, 1981. Chappell, the captain, ordered his brother Trevor Chappell, to bowl with an underarm motion, thus ensuring the Australian team would win the match and avoid a tie. This was seen as extremely unsportsmanlike and a low point in the history of cricket. Both brothers have expressed regret and embarrassment over the incident. However, it should not take away from Greg's overall contribution to Test cricket. Many believe that Australia would not have lost the famous Ian Botham series in England in 1981 had Chappell been available for the tour.



He has coached South Australia and worked as consultant at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy. He has also worked as a commentator for ABC Radio. In 2002, he was inducted into the prestigious Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. In May 2005, he was appointed coach of the Indian national cricket team for a two year term.

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Gregory Stephen Chappell (born August 7, 1948) is a former Australian cricketer.

Greg played for South Australia, Queensland and Somerset in an 18-year cricket career. He batted right handed and played in 87 Test matches - 48 as captain. He scored centuries in his Test debut; his debut as Australian Captain and his last Test match. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen ever to play for Australia, with an almost unmatched ability to score heavily and stylishly on the leg side of the wicket.

He was infamously involved in the underarm bowling incident in the New Zealand–Australia One-day International on February 1, 1981. Chappell, the captain, ordered his brother Trevor Chappell, to bowl with an underarm motion, thus ensuring the Australian team would win the match and avoid a tie. This was seen as extremely unsportsmanlike and a low point in the history of cricket. Both brothers have expressed regret and embarrassment over the incident. However, it should not take away from Greg's overall contribution to Test cricket. Many believe that Australia would not have lost the famous Ian Botham series in England in 1981 had Chappell been available for the tour.

He has coached South Australia and worked as consultant at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy. He has also worked as a commentator for ABC Radio. In 2002, he was inducted into the prestigious Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. In May 2005, he was appointed coach of the Indian national cricket team for a two year term.

i don't like him bcoz he is not fit to be the coach for india