1963 - Birth of Anil Dalpat, the first Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan. He was one of several wicket-keepers given a chance after the retirement of legendary Wasim Bari. On his debut, against England in Karachi in 1983-84, Dalpat kept well to the spin of Abdul Qadir as Pakistan won by three wickets. In his nine Tests, he made 25 dismissals and a highest score of 52 against New Zealand in Karachi in 1984-85

[caption id="attachment_162434" align="alignnone" width="357"] Anil Dalpat, the first Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan[/caption]

1973 - The Battle of Sexes tennis match between the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King was held today. King won in three sets. The match was viewed by an estimated 50 million people in U.S.A. alone and 90 million worldwide. King’s win is considered a milestone in public acceptance of women’s tennis

[caption id="attachment_162435" align="alignnone" width="455"] The Battle of Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs (on right) and Billie Jean King (left), a high point in getting acceptance for women’s sports[/caption]

1973 - Birth of Sri Lankan cricketer Naveed Nawaz. After scoring heavily in the domestic circuit, he was recalled for the NatWest One-Day International (ODI) series in England in 2002, after playing a solitary ODI - against Zimbabwe in 1997-98. On that occasion, he failed to impress at No. 3, scratching around for a 23-ball five. He made his Test debut against Bangladesh where he scored an unbeaten 78 at the SSC

[caption id="attachment_162436" align="alignnone" width="454"] Happy birthday Naveed Nawaz![/caption]

1982 - The first hat-trick in an ODI. In Hyderabad in 1982-83, Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over. Pakistan restricted Australia for 170/9 to win by 59 runs. A right-arm seamer from Karachi, Jalal-ud-Din played only seven other ODIs and six Tests

[caption id="attachment_162437" align="alignnone" width="278"] Pakistan fast-bowler Jalal-ud-Din who took first-ever ODI hat-trick[/caption]

1987 - French driver Alain Prost won Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. It was his record 28th Formula-1 victory

1988 - American diver Greg Louganis wins the three-metre springboard gold medal at the Seoul Olympics after famously hitting his head on the board the previous day

[caption id="attachment_162438" align="alignnone" width="420"] Afghan cricket icon Rashid Khan is born today[/caption]

1998 - Birth of Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan who made his ODI debut at 17. Three years into his career, Khan was among the most sought after bowlers in Twenty-20 International cricket all around the world. He was 19 when he first led his side in an ODI, and not yet 21 when he led in a Test for the first time - both world records