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Indian cricketers pose with the trophy after victory in the Cricket World Cup 2011 final over Sri Lanka at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets.
Cricket
1981: Birthday of Australian captain Michael Clarke.
1988: Test cricket debut of West Indian bowling great Curtly Ambrose, against Pakistan in Georgetown.
2011: India win their second ODI World Cup, 28 years after they won their first. They beat Sri Lanka in the finals, becoming the first ever hosts to win the Cup.
Football
1927: Birthday of Ferenc Puskas, one of the greatest strikers of all time.
1966: Birthday of Teddy Sheringham, winner of the Treble in 1999 with Manchester United. Considered one of the best English strikers of his time.
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Basketball
1969: Milwaukee Bucks sign Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as their first round pick in the 1969 draft, after a coin-toss with the Phoenix Suns for the pick.
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