As MiD DAY turns 32, we present several sporting milestones associated with the number 32...
As MiD DAYu00a0turns 32,u00a0we presentu00a0several sporting milestones associated with the number 32...Czechoslovakia-born tennis ace Martina Navratilova has reached a Grand Slam final as many as 32 times. The event-wise win-loss ratio in the finals is: 3-3 in the Australian Open, 2-4 at the French Open, 9-3 at Wimbledon and 4-4 in the US Open. Her tally of appearances in the final is the second highest, after Chris Evert (34), amongst players in Grand Slam history.
32 different captains have led South Africa in Test cricket from 1889 till now. This is the fourth highest tally for a team, behind England (79), Australia (43) and West Indies (34). India stands fifth with 31 skippers.
United States is the most successful nation in Davis Cup history, having been crowned champion on
32 occasions. They won the inaugural Davis Cup back in 1900 and have appeared in the tennis championships for 97 years.u00a0
As many as
32 one-day internationals played by New Zealand petered out into no-result contests. This is the second highest tally with India topping this rather unwanted list with 34 no-result games.
India played her first ever Test match in
1932. It was played against England at Lord's with India losing the game by a massive margin of 158 runs inside three days.
As many as
32 teams participated in each of the last four editions of the World Cup football. The details are: in France in 1998, in South Korea & Japan in 2002, in Germany in 2006 and in South Africa last year.
In the
1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, India pocketed their second gold medal in hockey. The final played against USA was memorable as India emerged victorious by thumping margin of 24-1 - an all-time record, which is unlikely to be equalled in the competition.
At the age of
32 years Brad Hodge and David Hussey managed to score their maiden hundred in the ODIs. The celebrated duo is the oldest Australian players to score a maiden ODI hundred. The former did it in March 2007 and the latter in August 2009.
