Cric Wc. Mtch 4.. Ind Vs Pak. Its 6-0. Ind 300/7.. Pak 224... Ind Wins

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Saeed Anwar crack century — 2003 World Cup

 

 

Saeed Anwar had always reserved his best for India and when the two sides met after a gap of nearly three years, he turned it on again. This time, he was a more mellow figure, having grown the beard and walked the religious route following the sad death of his young daughter. Anwar wasn’t at his dominating best, but played with control and good temperament. He rallied Pakistan with his innings of 101 off 126 balls. It was an innings that held Pakistan together as they piled 273 on the board. This innings is forgotten thanks to the Tendulkar assault that followed.

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Sachin Tendulkar destroys Shoaib Akhtar enroute to his 98 — 2003 World Cup

 

 

Tendulkar was in a different mood for this game. As he walked out to open the batting when India were set 274 to win, he asked Virender Sehwag to stand at the non-striker’s end. Wasim Akram was welcomed with a delightful square-drive for a four. But, in the next over, he took on ShoaibAkhtar. The paceman pitched it short and wide. Up on his toes, Tendulkar cut it over point and into the stands. That picture has become iconic in the annals of history. Tendulkar was not done there as he flicked the next ball through square-leg for four and then pushed the last ball through mid-on for another. India had raced to a good start. Tendulkar went on to play more great shots as he smashed 98 off 75 balls. India won handsomely by six wickets.

 

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Sachin Tendulkar lives a charmed life — 2011 World Cup

 

 

Although Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match Award for his innings of 85 in the 2011 World Cup semi-final, he wouldn’t count it amongst his best efforts. He survived a leg-before, which was reversed on review, and a stumping attempt. Not only that, but Pakistan dropped him four times during the innings, until ShahidAfridi took one successfully. A commentator famously said, Tendulkar “was a cat with nine lives.” Tendulkar had started the innings on a fluent note. However, in the 11th over, SaeedAjmal broke his momentum. He hit him on the pads and it looked quite adjacent. The umpire declared him out but Tendulkar referred it. Hawk Eye showed that the ball would have missed the leg-stump by a whisker. Tendulkar stayed and off the next ball, he very was nearly stumped as Kamran Akmal took the bails off in a flash. Had Pakistan been a bit lucky then, things could have been different.

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Wahab Riaz nails Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh off consecutive deliveries — 2011 World Cup

 

 

India were cruising in the semi-final, despite the Tendulkar hiccups along the way. At 141 for two in the 26th over, things looked good. In came WahabRiaz, who got one to move away from ViratKohli. The young batsman was in two minds whether to drive or block it. The ball took a thick edge and went to point. Yuvraj Singh, the man in form, walked out to bat in front of his home crowd. A lot was expected of him. But Wahab surprised him with a fast delivery that swung in precociously and hit the stumps on the full. India were now at a jittery 142 for four. Wahab had earlier dismissed Virender Sehwag and then went on to get MS Dhoni and Zaheer Khan to finish with five for 46. India were limited to 260, but Pakistan could not chase it down. Wahab’s efforts were in vain.

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Misbah-ul-Haq’s slow innings in a high pressure run-chase — 2011 World Cup

 

 

Misbah-ul-Haq is an ever dependable player, who can bat through the innings. However, he got it all wrong in the semi-final against India in 2011. With Pakistan losing wickets at regular intervals, Misbah inexplicably kept blocking. In the process of playing out the tough situation, he brought pressure upon himself and his team. Although he started hitting it around towards the end, to complete his fifty, it was too little too late. India had managed to strangle Pakistan in that game, or perhaps Misbah too contributed to it.

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kummeyyaali e roju

 

 

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inkoka 4 hrzz...

 

 

                           

 

 

             

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4OCBvBoZE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4OCBvBoZE

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4OCBvBoZE

 

 

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It all started in Australia

 

 

 

Javed Miandad was famous for getting under the skin of the opposition and pushing the frontiers of bravery by standing up to mighty fast bowlers of the 1980s. He was also a thorn in the flesh for arch-rivals, India. However, one diminutive wicket-keeper from India managed to reverse the tables on Miandad and successfully irritate the Pakistan batsman, albeit unintentionally.

During the 1992 World Cup game between India and Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Kiran More, with his vociferous appeals, got under the skin of the great man. What then unravelled left tens of thousands of amused fans watching in disbelief as Miandad jumped up and down several times, in an obvious attempt to mimic Kiran More, and his excessive appealing.

India had earlier won the toss and chose to bat. A dash of adventurism from Sachin Tendulkar and some lusty blows by Kapil Dev took India to a competitive target of 216 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs. Having lost two early wickets, Aamer Sohail and Miandad looked to resurrect Pakistan's fortunes and the score had meandered to around the 80-run mark by the 25th over of the game. It felt as if Miandad was getting restless with runs drying up and to make it more intriguing, More, with his loud appeals, was needling Miandad.

During the 25th over of the game, Tendulkar then lost his line and bowled one down the leg-side. In no time, More was shouting long and hard as he believed there was an edge. On expected lines, the umpire wasn't interested. As Tendulkar ran into bowl his dibbly dobblers again, Miandad backed away and started to have an animated discussion with More. The little wicket-keeper stood his ground. Miandad wasn't amused and even complained to David Shepherd, the umpire. Shepherd, known for his calmness in a crisis situation, just asked both the cricketers to get on with the game. The next delivery Miandad looked to steal a single, but some sharp fielding forced him to get back into the crease. More, though, proceeded to whip the bails in a flash despite Miandad having comfortably made his ground.

Now, a furious Miandad lost his cool and the world witnessed, stunned, as Miandad started making bizarre leaps to mimic More's constant appealing. With both ends of the bat grasped tightly in his hand, the legendary batsmen leapt off the ground thrice as More walked past him. Even the usually eloquent Ian Chappell on commentary was lost for words. The usually calm and collected captain of the Indian unit, Mohammad Azharuddin seemed to be raging with anger because of Miandad's rude behaviour.

The moment went down in history as one of the most comical ever. It gave a clear indication of why India-Pakistan matches are to-die-for affairs and also how much even the greatest of players go through when they are up against their fierce rivals.

Kiran More went on to have the last laugh, however, as India claimed the win and bragging rights over their neighbours.

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Then, moved to Bangalore

 

 

 

Much of the Indian media's marketing strategy around the 2015 World Cup centers around the 'We won't give it back' flavour, an obvious reference to India's title defence, when arguably one of their greatest moments from World Cup history (besides their title winning moments) has actually been about giving it back.

Venkatesh Prasad, a lanky Indian medium-pace bowler, had spent two summers on the international circuit before the 1996 World Cup but had largely remained a peripheral figure. At the end of that tournament however, he'd become a household name. He didn't set the tournament alight by any stretch of imagination yet became the epicentre of India-Pakistan World Cup discussions for years to come.

Co-hosts of the 1996 tournament Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan rode the wave of massive expectations to get past the group stage. As fate would have it, the traditional rivals were slotted to face each other in the quarter-final in Bangalore. While India had stuttered their way to the knockouts, Pakistan were coming off dominant wins against England and New Zealand. Electing to bat in a big game, India rode on Navjot Sidhu's 93 and Ajay Jadeja's lower-order pyrotechnics to register a solid 287/8. In reply, Pakistan's openers, Aamer Sohail and Saeed Anwar, blitzed their way to 84 in the opening 10 overs before Javagal Srinath induced a false shot from Anwar to break the stand. Sohail, however, continued to pummel the medium-pacers and raced to his half century. What followed next changed the course of the match and the careers of the individuals involved.

With Aamer Sohail feasting even on the slightest width provided outside the off-stump, Prasad decided to come around the wicket to cramp the left-hander for room. A cat and mouse battle ensued and Sohail stepped up to the challenge. He danced down the track and flat-batted a shortish delivery over the cover fielder with utter disdain. The bout was won but Sohail's competitive edge was not quenched. As Prasad stood motionless mid-pitch, Sohail getured to the bowler, pointing in the direction of the shot, as if to say he would do it again. The intelligent argued, that having made his statement with the bat, Sohail should have refrained from unnecessary chatter. However, the intellectuals grossly underestimated the emotional setting of an India-Pakistan encounter. Despite being visibly rattled, Prasad didn't respond. Not at least, in the immediate aftermath of Sohail's gesturing.

The adrenaline was pumping, the tension in the crowd was palpable. Prasad ran in and pitched the next delivery slightly further up, around the off-stump. In an attempt to double-guess the bowler, Sohail looked to back away and tried to swipe the ball towards mid-wicket. To his dismay, the ball missed the bat and chose instead to connect with the off-stump. The sound of ball hitting timber was engulfed by a roar of approval from over 50,000 Indian fans at the Chinnaswamy. Amidst the hullabaloo, a voice told Sohail exactly where to go using the choicest words. It came from Prasad. The comeback was complete.

Pakistan were still stong at 113/2 but the tide had turned. A charged up Venkatesh Prasad added the wickets of Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam ul-Haq to end with figures of 3/45. Riding on Prasad's burst, an inspired Indian team stifled the run chase and picked up a 39-run win to proceed to the semi-finals. Pakistan were left to lick their wounds and rue Sohail's impudence. In retrospect, this truly epic moment from the World Cup may have set an unfortunate precedent to what is today referred to as the 'send-off' but for India-Pakistan cricket, it was merely another glorious chapter in a richly eventful book. For the 970 million Indians (in 1996) however, it was a classic case of 'What goes around comes around'.