Posters

(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)

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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).

Milestone Man: The English striker became the first Leicester City player and the 29th overall to score 100 Premier League goals when he netted the first of his two goals in a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace (Issue date: July 25, 2020).

Worth Every Pound: The England and Manchester City forward has been vocal in his backing of anti-racism protests gripping the world in the wake of George Floyd's death in the US (Issue date: July 11, 2020).

Bayern's leading light: The Polish striker continues to be a force to reckon with, topping the German league goal-scoring chart yet again as Bayern Munich strengthens its hold on the German game. Lewandowski finished the season with 34 goals (Issue date: June 27, 2020).

Statement of purpose: The English youngster has been prolific since his move to Borussia Dortmund and is one of the hottest properties in world football currently. Besides scoring aplenty for the German giant, Sancho is a role model off the pitch too, lending his support to the Black Lives Matter movement. (Issue date: June 13, 2020)

Setting the ball rolling: He is a world-class finisher at just 19 and the Norwegian international capped the return of football post the COVID-19 pandemic with a stellar goal – the first by any player after the restart. (Issue date: May 30, 2020)

A livewire everywhere: Age is just a number for the Indian skipper as he continues to dazzle for both club and country. Sunil Chhetri refuses to be slowed down and continues to score goals for fun and is now saddled between the two greats – Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. (Issue date: May 16, 2020)