Debut

He made his one day international cricket debut in 1999 versus Pakistan. In his opening match he scored only one run and went for 35 runs in his 3 over. He made his domestic debut for Delhi in 1997-98. He made his test cricket debut in 2001.

Role Model

He was inspired by the Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and adopted his aggressive batting style and ability.

Skipper

He captained Indian cricket team for 2 one day internationals and 1 test match. Currently he is the vice captain of the Indian cricket team. Everybody praises his brilliant cricketing brain.

Achievements

He is the only Indian Batsman to score a triple century in a test match. He has highest score by any Indian in test match cricket. He shares a record of scoring two triple centuries with Brian Lara and Don Bradman. He is the only player to score two triple century and taken five wicket haul in test match history. He scored his highest score 319 versus South Africa in Chennai in 2008. He has a record for scoring 11 consecutive 150 runs whenever he scores a century. He also holds the record for fastest triple century which come of 278 balls. So far he won 3 man of the series awards and 23 man of the match awards in both one day and test cricket.

Record:

He made this achievement against one of the toughest opponent, Australia in 1948. Australians batted first and managed to score 674 massive runs in their first innings. Following a huge target Indians were bowled out for 381 runs of which HAZARE scored 116 runs. Follow-On was enforced on India by the Australians. In the next day itself he again scored a brilliant century 145 runs and become the only player to score two centuries in two consecutive days. But the sad news is the India lost that match due to poor performances of the other Indian Players. Cricket has a long lasted history of seeing many unbelievable and rare records, some records takes many years to be broken, like that this record is yet to be achieved after VIJAY HAZARE.

Follow-On Rule:

The above said record came into effect because of the Follow-On Rule. A Test match consists of 4 innings, of which each side will play 2 innings. Team batting first bats until bowled out or declaration. After that Second team plays, in case if they were 199 runs short of the first teams total then first team can enforce the follow-on. If Follow-On enforced then Second team will have to bat in the 3rd innings.

Another one was the news that horses were testing positive to drugs which I think is a funny thing. We have gone to the extent of injecting drugs into horses in the Olympic Games and not only ourselves anymore. It is indeed a bad idea if I may say and I know the authorities will have done something about it. The tragedy aspect was that those countries that people had expected will take most of the medals fumbled. Imagine USA dropping to second on the Olympic ranking and also Nigeria who had promised and promised to bring back home at least 10 gold medals bringing back just 2 silvers. I think by now USA should still be sad about their performance at the Beijing Olympics and be making amendments.

However the Beijing Olympics shall be a memorable one for everyone. It was the Olympics that some countries got their first medal. It was then Olympics that USA fell. It was the Olympics that the so called the giant of Africa (Nigeria) fumbled again in terms of track and field. It was the Olympics that Argentina became the first country to keep their soccer Gold since Hungary. It was the Olympics that China, the host country rose to the first on the Olympic ranking and Great Britain rising to fourth. Many wonders and many achievements were in the Beijing Olympics and as far as I am concerned, it was one of the best if not the best Olympics ever experienced.

1. Longest Time Heading a Football

   Tomas Lundman of Sweden headed a football without dropping it for 8 hours and 32 minutes and 3 seconds. Talk about getting a headache!

2. Most Basketballs Spun Simultaneously

   Is it a squid? Is it an octopus? No, it's Michael Kettman of America! In 1999, Michael spun 28 basketballs simultaneously!

3. Longest Keepie-Uppie

   You better start training now if you ever want to beat this record for longest keepie-uppie! Brazillian Martinho Eduardo Orige kept a football in the air for 19 hours and 30 minutes using only the head, feet, and legs. Check this out, Ronaldinho!

4. Longest Distance Run on a Treadmill in 24 Hours

   How often in life to do get to use the treadmill for a full day? Christopher Bergland ran 153.76 miles in a day at Kiehl's, New York City. Hope he doesn't get banned from the shop after they receive the immense utility bill.

5. Most Ironman Races Completed in One Year

   Jacques Fox of Luxembourg completed 14 Ironman races starting in Malaysia in February 2004 and ending in Hawaii, USA in November 2004. This is what I call Ironman!

6. Most Concrete Blocks Broken in a Minute

   This is one record you definitely would not want to try if you have weak bones. Ali Bahcetepe of Turkey broke 317 concrete blocks in a minute. Ouch.

7. Most Accumulative Weight Bench Pressed in One Hour

   Want quick muscles? Try this record! Eamonn Keane of Ireland pressed 305,300 lbs of weights in one hour. That is over 130,000 kilogrammes of weight pressed! Check out his muscles after the record.

8. Most Consecutive Skateboard Frontside Ollies (Halfpipe)
   

   Rob Dyrdek of USA did 46 consecutive skateboard frontside ollies in 2007. Perhaps he could try a record for the backside ollie?

9. Largest Ski Lesson

   Randall C. Purvis of Canada conducted a ski lesson for 359 skiers at Marmot Basin, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Careful, don't collide into one another while skiing!

10. Longest Shuttlecock Control

    Longest shuttlecock control with feet juggling shuttlecocks? Pah, I can do it. But I can't do it for a few hours non-stop! Li Huifeng of China juggled a shuttlecock for 4 hours 40 minutes non-stop without the shuttlecock ever touching the ground.

The game started out well for the Chargers, as they took their second possession down the field 55 yards, and capped it off with a one yard Ladainian Tomlinson touchdown run. After that it all went down hill for the Chargers offense and eventually the defense, as Minnesota answered on their very next possession.

As Peterson took the ball over the left guard and into the end zone for his very own 1 yard touchdown run. The rest of the first half ended uneventfully for both teams until the last play. Minnesota tried to hit a last second field goal to give them the lead at halftime, but kicker Ryan Longwell missed short.

Antonio Cromartie was waiting in the end zone for just that, he fielded the ball a staggering nine yards deep and never looked back, as he rumbled 109 yards for a San Diego touchdown. Not only was this Cromartie’s third touchdown in a game and a half but it was and will remain the longest play in the history of the NFL.

The second half saw Minnesota take full control of the game, lead by their star running back Adrian Peterson. With 12:44 remaining in the third quarter Peterson broke off a 64 yard touchdown run, his second touchdown of the game. Minnesota quickly got the ball back as San Diego’s vaunted offense sputtered to a halt in the third quarter, not putting a single point on the board.

However, it wasn’t Minnesota’s running game that hurt the Chargers but the passing game. Quarterback Brooks Bollinger, who replaced the injured Tarvaris Jackson, tossed a beautiful pass downfield to Sidney Rice for a 40 yard touchdown pass, and a 21-14 Vikings lead.

The fourth quarter dawned and the Chargers offense continued to hibernate, as they managed to put only three points on the board with 14:09 remaining in the quarter. The next few drives ended uneventfully once again, until the Vikings got the ball back with 7:54 to play. One snap was all it took to put another touchdown on the board, as Adrian Peterson once again sprinted 46 yards to pay dirt, capping his scoring with his third touchdown of the game.

There would be no miraculous comeback in this one, as the only scoring done in the game after that point was Minnesota’s backup running back Chester Taylor, who pounded a 2 yard run into the end zone to make the score 35-17 Vikings. The big story of this game was soon to offensive rookie of the year, Adrian Peterson. Who amassed a staggering 296 rushing yards( NFL Record) on 30 carries, and added 3 touchdowns to his already high total of 5. There was no comparison between him and reigning NFL MVP Ladainian Tomlinson who only managed 40 yards on 16 carries and had only 1 touchdown.

San Diego looks to regroup next week against the Indianapolis Colts(7-1), while the Vikings look to build off of an amazing performance when they visit Green Bay(7-1).

Any NFL head coach would love to have that record. Now look at this coaching record: Regular season record of 67-76-1 (.465). Playoff record of 1-4 (.200).

Not too many NFL head coaches would be proud of that record. But you know what? That second coaching record is also Bill Parcells. That is Parcells head coaching record without Bill Belichick running his defenses.

When Parcells was named New York Giants head coach back in 1983, he retained Bill Belichick on his staff (Belichick was originally hired by the Giants in 1979). In 1985, Parcells appointed Belichick as his defensive coordinator.

In the 1983 and 1984 seasons the Giants were a combined 12-19-1 and went 1-1 in the playoffs with Belichick on the staff but not officially running the defense.

From 1985 to 1990 the Giants went a combined 65-30 and were 7-2 in the playoffs including 2 Super Bowl wins over the Denver Broncos in 1987 and the Buffalo Bills in 1991 with Belichick as the defensive coordinator.

Belichick then went on to coach the Cleveland Browns and Parcells eventually ended up in New England coaching the Patriots. Without Belichick from 1993-1995 Parcells went 21-27 with one playoff loss in New England. Belichick joined Parcells Patriots staff and ran the defense for the 1996 season and the Pats went 11-5 and 2-1 in the playoffs were they ended up losing the Super Bowl to the Green Bay Packers.

Both Parcells and Belichick then moved on to the New York Jets from 1997-1999 and the Jets went 29-19 over the 3 years with a 1-1 playoff record with Belichick running the defense. Parcells then “retired” and Belichick went on to coach the New England Patriots.

Parcells then un-retired and coached the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-2006 and compiled a 34-30 record with a 0-2 record in the playoffs without Belichick .

So Bill Parcells head coaching record with Bill Belichick running his defenses is a combined 105-54 (.660) in the regular season and 10-4 (.714) in the playoffs including two Super Bowl victories and one Super Bowl loss. Entering the 2007 season Bill Belichick’s regular season head coaching record in New England is 75-37 (.670) and his playoff record is 12-2 (.857) including 3 Super Bowl victories. (Belichick’s Cleveland Brown record is not nearly as stellar.)

Clearly Bill Parcells owes a great deal of his head coaching success to Bill Belichick. Without Belichick on his staff Parcells head coaching record is under .500 and he never won a playoff game (0-3). Without Parcells around Belichick has won 3 Super Bowls and compiled a stellar record in New England. While some may say that Belichick learned from Parcells, the records indicate that’s not really true or Parcells would have won with or without Belichick on his staff.

In the end you cannot take away anything from Bill Parcells head coaching record in the NFL. He was smart enough to recognize Bill Belichick’s talents at running defenses and he made full use of those talents many different times and for three different teams. Both head coaches will end up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, but there can be no mistake as to which one is the better coach and which one owes the other.