Tondulkar Tribute
It was a tribute from a doting son to his late father. Sachin Tendulkar had just returned from Mumbai after attending his father, Ramesh’s, funeral to smack a jaw-dropping century against Kenya in 1999 World Cup in England. Coming in at number four, Tendulkar showed nerves of steel, leaving behind the personal tragedy to score 140 from 101 balls (16x4; 3x6). He completed his 50 from 54 balls and accelerated his innings in time to complete his century from 84 balls. Immediately after completing his 22nd ODI ton, the little champ looked heavenwards, to pay tributes to his father.
Kapil comes to the party
It was a travesty that the first ODI ton by an Indian could not be recorded. The BBC crew was on strike when Kapil Dev pounded an incredible hundred in the 1983 World Cup. India were on the brink of another early exit when a 24-year-old Kapil did the unthinkable against Zimbabwe. Kapil kept India’s chin up and bailed them out with a captain’s knock of 175 at Tunbridge Wells. India were reeling at 17-5 when Kapil walked in. He took Zimbabwean bowlers to the cleaners hitting 175 from 138 balls to emerge as one of the best all rounders in world cricket then. Unfortunately, there was no professional video cameraman to record this great knock.
Deadly blow for the Cup
This was the biggest blot of the 2007 World Cup. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead his room of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, sending the entire sporting world in shock. Initially, it was reported that Woolmer died of heart attack but a few days later, Jamaican police confirmed they were investigating murder after pathology report said that the Pakistan coach had died of asphyxia via manual strangulation. In June, the same year, Jamaica Constabulary Force, concluded its investigation saying that Woolmer died a natural death. But in November the jury pronounced its verdict and refused to rule out strangulation theory.
birth of the Chokers!
The 1999 World Cup semi-final match between Australia and South Africa actually gave the latter the ‘chokers’ tag. Needing nine runs from the last over, Proteas’ big hitter Lance Klusener smacked two boundaries to take eight from first two deliveries of Damien Fleming. It was cake walk for them, needing one from four deliveries. But Allan Donald and Klusener ended up at the same end on the fourth delivery. The match ended in a tie and Australia moved into the final on better run-rate.
It was a tribute from a doting son to his late father. Sachin Tendulkar had just returned from Mumbai after attending his father, Ramesh’s, funeral to smack a jaw-dropping century against Kenya in 1999 World Cup in England. Coming in at number four, Tendulkar showed nerves of steel, leaving behind the personal tragedy to score 140 from 101 balls (16x4; 3x6). He completed his 50 from 54 balls and accelerated his innings in time to complete his century from 84 balls. Immediately after completing his 22nd ODI ton, the little champ looked heavenwards, to pay tributes to his father.
Kapil comes to the party
It was a travesty that the first ODI ton by an Indian could not be recorded. The BBC crew was on strike when Kapil Dev pounded an incredible hundred in the 1983 World Cup. India were on the brink of another early exit when a 24-year-old Kapil did the unthinkable against Zimbabwe. Kapil kept India’s chin up and bailed them out with a captain’s knock of 175 at Tunbridge Wells. India were reeling at 17-5 when Kapil walked in. He took Zimbabwean bowlers to the cleaners hitting 175 from 138 balls to emerge as one of the best all rounders in world cricket then. Unfortunately, there was no professional video cameraman to record this great knock.
Deadly blow for the Cup
This was the biggest blot of the 2007 World Cup. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead his room of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, sending the entire sporting world in shock. Initially, it was reported that Woolmer died of heart attack but a few days later, Jamaican police confirmed they were investigating murder after pathology report said that the Pakistan coach had died of asphyxia via manual strangulation. In June, the same year, Jamaica Constabulary Force, concluded its investigation saying that Woolmer died a natural death. But in November the jury pronounced its verdict and refused to rule out strangulation theory.
birth of the Chokers!
The 1999 World Cup semi-final match between Australia and South Africa actually gave the latter the ‘chokers’ tag. Needing nine runs from the last over, Proteas’ big hitter Lance Klusener smacked two boundaries to take eight from first two deliveries of Damien Fleming. It was cake walk for them, needing one from four deliveries. But Allan Donald and Klusener ended up at the same end on the fourth delivery. The match ended in a tie and Australia moved into the final on better run-rate.
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