Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 2001 - 2,039 of 2,039
- 1986-02-06 Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1986-03-14 Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1986-06-14 Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
- 1986-06-16 Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi Cricketer
- 1986-06-24 Stuart Broad, English cricketer (7th bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket), born in Nottingham, England
- 1986-09-09 Justice Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- 1986-10-06 Mohammad Shukri, Malaysian cricketer
- 1986-10-27 David Warner, Australian cricket batsman (HS 335no 2019; 2nd highest by an Australian; "Sandpaper-gate" 2018 12-month suspension), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1986-11-17 Aaron Finch, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 2 x 50; captain Men's T20 World Cup 2021; record score in a Twenty20I 172 2018; Victoria), born in Colac, Australia
- 1986-11-27 Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer (Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings), born in Muradnagar, India
- 1987-03-24 Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (Bangaladesh 217 highest score 2017), born in Magura, Bangladesh
- 1987-04-21 Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1987-04-30 Rohit Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (38 Tests, 7 x 100s, TS 212; 227 ODIs; Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians), born in Nagpur, India
- 1987-10-30 Junaid Siddique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
- 1988-03-24 Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1988-09-01 Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricket batsman (75 Tests, 7 x 100s, TS 219*; Rajshahi Division), born in Bogra, Bangladesh
- 1988-09-02 Ishant Sharma, Indian cricket fast bowler (102 Tests, 306 wickets; 80 ODIs, 115 wickets; Sussex, Delhi Capitals), born in Delhi, India
- 1988-10-21 Ajaz Patel, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (10-119 v India 2021; one of 3 to take 10 wickets in Test innings), born in Mumbai, India
Virat Kohli (34 years old)
1988-11-05 Indian cricketer, star batsman and captain of India (2013-), born in Delhi, India
- 1988-11-30 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer who died in cricket accident, born in Macksville, Australia (d. 2014)
- 1988-12-11 Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
- 1989-03-02 Chris Woakes, English cricket all-rounder (HS 137, BB 6/17; Warwickshire CCC), born in Birmingham, England
- 1989-03-20 Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1989-04-11 Scott Boland, Australian cricket fast bowler (only second male Aboriginal player to play Test Cricket for Australia; BB 6/7), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1989-06-02 Steve Smith, Australian cricket batsman and captain (HS 239; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1989-09-26 Jonny Bairstow, English cricket wicket-keeper (only English wicket-keeper to twice claim 9 dismissals in a Test match; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, England
- 1990-09-08 Jos Buttler, English cricket wicketkeeper (HS 152; Somerset CCC, Lancashire CCC, Rajasthan Royals, Sydney Thunder), born in Taunton, England
- 1990-11-03 Ellyse Perry, Australian soccer defender and cricket all-rounder (top Test score 213no; NSW; Sydney Sixers), born in Sydney NSW
- 1990-12-30 Joe Root, English cricket batsman and captain (HS 254; Yorkshire CCC), born in Sheffield, England
- 1991-06-04 Ben Stokes, English cricket all-rounder (HS 258, BB 6/22; Durham CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1991-07-08 Devon Conway, New Zealand cricket batsman (7th batsman in history to score a double century on Test debut; 200 v England 2021), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1991-10-20 Mitchell Marsh, Australian cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 181, 42 wickets; WACA), born in Perth, Australia
- 1992-04-13 Mohammad Amir, Pakistani cricket bowler (5-year ban for spot-fixing), born in Changa Bangial, Pakistan
- 1992-12-17 Quinton de Kock, South African cricket wicketkeeper (54 Tests, 232 dismissals, 6 x 100, HS 141no; Gauteng + 5 x IPL teams), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1993-05-08 Pat Cummins, Australian cricket fast bowler and captain (BB 6/23; NSW CA, Kolkata Knight Riders), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1994-06-22 Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa
- 1995-05-25 Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer (fast bowler for South Africa), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1998-09-20 Rashid Khan, Afghan cricket spin bowler and captain (5 Tests, 34 wickets, BB 7/137; Sunrisers Hyderabad, Adelaide Strikers), born in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- 1999-11-22 Umran Malik, Indian cricketer, born in Srinagar, India
David Boon
Everton Weekes
Glenn McGrath
Ian Botham
Richard Hadlee
Tony Greig