18th January is a very special day for Vinod Kambli because he was born on this date. Vinod Kambli, born in 1972, is about to turn 53 years old. However, this date is special for him for another reason also. On January 18 itself, he had done such a miracle which he would probably never be able to forget. Vinod Kambli actually scored the first century of his ODI career on 18 January itself. It was Kambli's 21st birthday and he had played a century against England in Jaipur.

Kambli's blast on birthday

This explosive inning of Vinod Kambli came on January 18, 1993. On his birthday, Vinod Kambli came out to bat at number three. Team India got a bad start and Navjot Sidhu was out on the very second ball. After this, Kambli took charge of Team India by settling on the wicket. The Jaipur pitch was very difficult for batting and that is why Kambli staked it on the crease. Along with Sachin Tendulkar, he took Team India to 223 runs. Batting for 202 minutes, Kambli scored unbeaten 100 runs in 149 balls. 9 fours and one six came from his bat. Sachin played an inning of 82 runs in 81 balls, 6 fours and one six came from his bat.

Vinod Kambli's career

Vinod Kambli had started his international career with a bang. He had scored his first ODI century one and a half years before Sachin. This player had scored two double centuries in his first four test matches. He also scored two centuries in the next two test matches. However, the way Kambli started international cricket led to his early end. Kambli scored 1084 runs for Team India in 17 tests at an average of 54.20. Even in ODI, Kambli scored 2477 runs in 104 matches, his average was 32.59.