This day in history: 19 September

Six no. 5, India’s Yuvraj Singh hits six sixes off Stuart Broad of England in one over for his 58 runs off 16 balls during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Championship Super Eights match between England and India at Kingsmead on September 19, 2007 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Cricket

1977: Birthday of former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra.

2007: Yuvraj Singh becomes second player after Herschelle Gibbs to score six sixes in an over, off England’s Stuart Broad, in the T20 World Cup. In the process, he also scored the fastest 50 ever, in just 12 balls.

Football

1963: Birthday of former England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman, who won 75 caps for his country.

Tennis

1902: Birth anniversary of James Van Alen, who created the Simplified Scoring System for tennis.

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