13th September 2016
The ‘limeys’ who conquered the world
The word ‘limey’ refers to a British person, in general, and a British sailor, in particular. It originated in the 19th century and was a derogatory name for sailors in the Royal Navy.
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16th May 2016
What is entomophagy?
The practice of people eating insects is called entomophagy. It has been practised for centuries throughout Africa, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America. This is because many bugs are both protein-rich and good sources of vitamins, minerals and fats.
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28th March 2016
History repeated itself in the Centenary Test between Australia and England
In the first ever test match played between Australia and England, Australia won by 45 runs. In the Centenary Test held after 100 years in 1977, Australia defeated England by 45 runs.
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14th March 2016
Knocked out in two bizarre fashions
‘Handling the ball’ and ‘obstructing the field’ are two bizarre and extremely uncommon ways of getting out. Mohinder Amarnath is the only batsman in the world to have been dismissed in both the fashions in one-day internationals.
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8th March 2016
Peter Douglas’ Smart State
The ‘Smart State’ slogan was given by the Premier of Queensland Peter Douglas Beattie. He envisioned the state to be technologically developed and put forward the agenda of restructuring the areas of education, health, research and development, and technology.
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15th February 2016
M. S. Dhoni’s unmatched record
When M. S. Dhoni scored a very aggressive knock of 224 against Australia in Chennai (2013), he became the only wicketkeeper batsman of India who has kept wickets for India in T20s, ODIs and test matches and has scored a test double century. Budhi Kunderan came very close when he scored 192 against England (1963–64) in Madras now Chennai. Rahul Dravid has scored four test double centuries, but he had been an occasional wicket keeper for India in test matches.
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