Posters

(Issue date: April 17, 2021.)

Pathbreaker: Mithali Raj, India's Test and ODI captain, became the first woman to score 7,000 runs in the 50-format, amassing seven centuries and 54 fifties at an average of 50.53, just days after becoming just the first Indian and second woman overall to score 10,000 international runs. (Issue date: April 3, 2021.)

Basking in the glory: Naomi Osaka’s 21st consecutive match victory dispelled any lingering notion of parity in the post-Serena Williams era of women's tennis. Her Australian Open 2021 victory was Osaka's fourth Grand Slam singles title in four finals. (Issue Date: March 20, 2021.)

Hitting his stride in Test whites: In a match that R. Ashwin dominated with both bat and ball, Rohit Sharma's 161 took India to a formidable total in the first innings of the second Test against England, paving the way for India's huge 317-run victory. (Issue Date: March 6, 2021.)

Spreading the Roots: England captain Joe Root followed up his 228 in the first Test with another match-winning knock of 186 in the second against Sri Lanka at Galle, becoming the first Englishman since David Gower to score 150 in consecutive Tests. (Issue Date: February 20, 2021.)

Raiders of Gabba: India was seemingly down for the count after being dismissed by Australia for a record-low Test score in Adelaide in the first game. But a unit that, with the exception of a few players, was actually the second or third rung in terms of stature and experience found enough hidden reserves to win the fourth Test in Brisbane and the series 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (Issue date: February 6, 2021.)

(Issue date: January 23, 2021.)

Too Hot To Handle: Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood took five wickets for just eight runs as India was dismissed for 36, the country's lowest-ever total in Test cricket, in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. (Issue date: January 9, 2021.)

A Phenom: Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time who led Argentina to World Cup glory at Mexico '86, died at his home in Dique Luján in Buenos Aires province on November 25, 2020. He was 60. (Issue date: December 26, 2020.)

Seventh Heaven: With victory at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, British racer Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh World Drivers' Championship title in Formula One, going level with Michael Schumacher. (Issue date: December 12, 2020.)

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, died on November 25, 2020. He was 60.

Speed Supernova: Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah pacer finished IPL 2020 with 27 wickets in 15 matches, behind Delhi Capitals fast bowler Kagiso Rabada (30). Besides being lethal with the new ball and old, Bumrah was also economical. (Issue date: November 28, 2020)

The Delhi Dasher: Delhi Capitals batsman Shikhar Dhawan hammered two consecutive centuries in the IPL — against Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab — becoming the first to achieve the feat. (Issue date: November 14, 2020)

Bagful Of Tricks: Sunrisers Hyderabad's Rashid Khan's economy rate of 4.84 is the best among all bowlers with four or more wickets in the competition, and he has eight wickets in his kitty after six matches, four behind the leader, Kagiso Rabada. (Issue date: October 31, 2020)

Firing On All Cylinders: Sanju Samson of the Rajasthan Royals smashed the fastest fifty (19 balls) of the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League so far, hitting nine sixes on his way to 74 off 32 balls. (Issue date: October 17, 2020)

(Issue date: October 3, 2020)

Lionheart: England's James Anderson became only the fourth bowler and the first pacer in history to take 600 wickets in Test cricket, joining Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble as the only ones to reach the milestone. (Issue date: September 19, 2020).

A Lasting Legacy: On August 15, 2020, M. S. Dhoni called time on his international career, one whose highs included leading India to the title at the inaugural World T20 in 2007 and victory at the 2011 ODI World Cup. (Issue date: September 5, 2020)

The Broadway Show: Stuart Broad, the stalwart English pacer, became only the seventh bowler in history to take 500 wickets in Test cricket, joining some illustrious company that includes his compatriot James Anderson. (Issue date: August 22, 2020).

Stoking English Spirits: The England all-rounder followed up his first-innings 176 off 255 balls with a blazing 78 not out from 57 as an opener in the second, forming the cornerstone of England's 113-run victory in the second Test against the West Indies in Manchester. (Issue date: August 8, 2020).