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Vinod Ganpat Kambli
Vinod Ganpat Kambli is a former Indian cricketer, who played for India as a middle order batsman, as well as for Mumbai and Boland, South Africa. He is childhood friend of the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
Born: January 18, 1972 (age 41), Mumbai
Spouse: Andrea Hewitt
Batting style: Left-handed
Personal information
Full name Vinod Ganpat Kambli
Born 18 January 1972 (age 40)
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right arm off break
Role Batsman
International information
National side India
Test debut 29 January 1993 v England
Last Test 8 November 1998 v New Zealand
ODI debut 18 October 1991 v Pakistan
Last ODI 29 October 2000 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years Team
1989–2005 Mumbai
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC List A
Matches 23 134 129 221
Runs scored 1805 2564 9965 6476
Batting average 51.64 32.59 59.67 41.24
100s/50s 4/25 2/14 35/44 11/35
Top score 227 120 262 149
Balls bowled – 4 777 156
Wickets – 1 10 1
Bowling average – 7.00 49.70 159.00
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – n/a – n/a
Best bowling – 1/7 2/15 1/7
Catches/stumpings 7/– 15/– 56/– 50/–
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Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and .
Born: June 30, 1966 (age 46), Brooklyn
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 105.7 kg
Spouse: Lakiha Spicer (m. 2009), Monica Turner (m. 1997–2003), Robin Givens (m. 1988–1989)
Movies and TV shows: Tyson, Taking on Tyson, When Will I Be Loved, More
Children: Exodus Tyson, Amir Tyson, Rayna Tyson, Milan Tyson, Morocco Tyson, More
Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He has a brother, Rodney, who is five years older than he. His sister, Denise, died of a heart attack at age 25 in 1991.[6] Tyson's father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, abandoned his family when Tyson was 2, leaving his mother, Lorna Smith Tyson, to care for them on her own.[7] The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old.[8] Tyson's mother died six years later, leaving 16-year-old Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato, who would become his legal guardian. Tyson later said, "I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally."[9]
Throughout his childhood, Tyson lived in and around high-crime neighborhoods. According to an interview in Details, his first fight was with a bigger youth who had pulled the head off one of Tyson's pigeons.[10] Tyson was repeatedly caught committing petty crimes and fighting those who ridiculed his high-pitched voice and lisp. By the age of 13, he had been arrested 38 times.[11] He ended up at the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. Tyson's emerging boxing ability was discovered there by Bobby Stewart, a juvenile detention center counselor and former boxer.[7] Stewart considered Tyson to be an outstanding fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to Cus D'Amato.[7]
Tyson was later removed from the reform school by Cus D'Amato.[12] Kevin Rooney also trained Tyson, and he was occasionally assisted by Teddy Atlas, although he was dismissed by D'Amato when Tyson was 15. Rooney eventually took over all training duties for the young fighter.
Tyson's brother is a physician assistant in the trauma center of the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.[13] He has always been very supportive of his brother's career and was often seen at Tyson's boxing matches in Las Vegas, Nevada. When asked about their relationship, Mike has been quoted saying, "My brother and I see each other occasionally and we love each other," and "My brother was always something and I was nothing."[14]