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Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in Pakistan when he was only 16 in 1989.

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The odd name of the popping crease refers to the early history of the game of cricket, when batsmen used to have to 'pop' their bats into a small hole that was located in the middle of the crease for a run to count. For a player to run a batsman out, he had to pop the ball into the hole before the bat was grounded in it.

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'Durand Cup' is associated with the game of football.

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Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title after he thrashed his arch-rival Mike Russell of England in the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha.

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P.V. Sindhu represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian badminton player to reach a final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain's Carolina Marin.

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Lee Bong - Ju was adjudged the best athlete of 14th Asian games held in Busan, South Korea.

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Medals received by team events, women and men are 2, 35, 64 respectively.