De Silva won the match for the lankans iirc. And yeah that 88 was against the Aussies...Steve fecking Waugh got him lbw.
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De Silva won the match for the lankans iirc. And yeah that 88 was against the Aussies...Steve fecking Waugh got him lbw.
I was 9, and I remember every ball.He was stumped on the bowling of Mark Waugh.
It was criminal for us to allow Lanka to reach 250 when they lost 2 in the first three ball and then were 35-3.
When you put it that way, relative to the period they emerged/played in, agreed.
Which match am I remembering then...need to check this out...
Well. It would be unfair if not taken into consideration.
Sachin's 169 v Safrica. Donald's expressions to some of the shots are brilliant.
Found this random clip of Azhars against the Saffers. All 4s went in the same region
Found this random clip of Azhars against the Saffers. All 4s went in the same region
Just reminiscing those days has made me realise, the utter shit served about nowdays. The flat pitches, short boundaries, IPL circus etc.
I will in all probability stop watching cricket once Sachin retires.
I will in all probability stop watching cricket once Sachin retires.
Hah that was brilliant
Srinath and Kumble hitting aussies about while their mums cheering in the stand!
Another example of Sachin carrying us btw. I used to laugh during those days when we used to be about 4-40 or 5-60 with Sachin watching people getting out from opposing crease. No other sportsman will carry that much burden or pressure ever.
Jadeja made 27 off 62 balls. And then got run out. How the feck.
These away tours before Dravid came about were brilliant!
Sachin will score an odd century or two in a test match to draw or lose that match narrowly. In rest of the matches we will just be brushed aside like Kenya. I actually miss that despair.
What a ball.
These away tours before Dravid came about were brilliant!
Sachin will score an odd century or two in a test match to draw or lose that match narrowly. In rest of the matches we will just be brushed aside like Kenya. I actually miss that despair.
Hehe yeah I think the low point for me came in 96 when we lost to fecking Derbyshire in the warm and then proceeded to lose the series. Ganguly and Dravid series...Dravid made 84 and 95 in those two debut innings by the way, but everyone only remembers the Ganguly centuries.
Yeah I remember that. Think we only lost that series 1-0. Sachin scored a century some time during that series as well.
My low point was us failing to chase 120 against Windies. Pathetic.
My low point was us failing to chase 120 against Windies. Pathetic.
I remember that game
Got up at 4am just to watch it, thought it was in the bag after Ijaz' century...Haha yeah...I remember watching that match in the old Uphaar cinema while waiting for a movie. Woeful stuff.
I remember him scoring a brutal century against us to chase down a target of 240 in about 35 overs. There were couple of years in between when Pak thrashed us a lot in every other match.I remember that game
Abhey Kuruvilla, I loved him.
I think the one thing that used to sustain me at that time was that we'd consistently up our game against Pakistan. The WC record is of course, hilarious.
139 of some 80 odd balls. What an innings.
Tinu Yohannan. Class act. I was trying to think of my third favourite bowler and realised that we've not half churned out some utter shit over the past 2 decades. Mohanty, Dodda Ganesh, Rajesh Chauhan, Raju(ok he was decent), Ashish Sharma, Reetinder Sodhi, Wasan, Ankola...
Funnily enough, he was my favorite player when I was growing up. One of my earliest cricket memories is how he trashed Waqar in that epic '96 WC QF.
Tinu Yohannan. Class act. I was trying to think of my third favourite bowler and realised that we've not half churned out some utter shit over the past 2 decades. Mohanty, Dodda Ganesh, Rajesh Chauhan, Raju(ok he was decent), Ashish Sharma, Reetinder Sodhi, Wasan, Ankola...
Harvinder Singh. Oh and BTW Rajesh Chauhan is a legend, still remember that six he scored against Pakistan in the last over to win us the match
Yeah, it was a wonderful rivalry in the 90s. It could quite rightly be argued that between the two teams, we could have fielded a World XI between the two teams. Its just a shame that Pak have dropped way down, inspite of still having some outstanding talents in our team...
Him and Kanitkar will probably be remembered only for this.
An Indo-Pak XI, used to love making these as a kid. Taking the 90s
Sachin
Anwar
Dravid
Youhana
Inzamam
Akram
Younis
Kumble
Saqlain
Moin
Srinath
Sachin
Anwar
Dravid
Youhana
Inzamam
Akram
Younis
Kumble
Saqlain
Moin
Srinath
Sachin
Saeed
Saurav
Dravid
Inzamam
Moin Khan
Akram(C)
Waqar
Kumble
Saqlain
Srinath
Is my team, I mainly started watching cricket after the 96 World Cup so probably someone older than me can make a better team than this
Sarcasm. I dont detect it.
is it me or are cricketers some of the most 'un-athletic' athletes in the world?
90s...I'd rather take a mid 20s Waqar than a 40 year old Imran...80s would be another matter
Give me your choices Sults!
Didn't saw them even once playing in a match, that's why didn't included them in the team.
Bowlers
2. J Srinath
He makes it purely on the basis of his hard work and spirit when there wasn't a single decent bowler in sight in the 90s. Had quite some pace back in the day but reinvented himself after a shoulder injury. Accurate and persevering, he had a pretty good record in both ODIs and Tests. A workhorse with skill more than a showpony with pace, and one of the reasons(along with Kumble) Indian cricket didn't end up in the dumps in the 90s.
Srinath highlight - Smashing that git Ponting on his helmet and then getting abused by him.
1. Kumble
The best Indian bowler of his generation. Not your classical leggie, but a mean wrong 'un and a brilliant flipper. Made some changes to his bowling after a shoulder surgery and came back and promptly took 10 wickets against Pak. Some brilliant performances against the Aussies away and the Saffers on his debut away series. Led India to almost as many test wins as Sachin, I would imagine.
Kumble highlights - Breaking his jaw and coming back to bowl in the second innings v WI. 8 wickets against the aussies at sydney (?). Titan cup semi v Australia, his partnership with Srinath.
I can't choose a third bowler for the life of me. Saw Kapil toward the end of his career, and he'd let himself go to pot by then. Zaheer, maybe.
But feck that. Venky Prasad just for that Aamir Sohail wicket.
3. Palwankar Baloo
Tinu Yohannan. Class act. I was trying to think of my third favourite bowler and realised that we've not half churned out some utter shit over the past 2 decades. Mohanty, Dodda Ganesh, Rajesh Chauhan, Raju(ok he was decent), Ashish Sharma, Reetinder Sodhi, Wasan, Ankola...
It's remarkable how dire India's team actually was in the 90s.
Let's have your top threes.
Bangladesh.
Bangladesh.
There's too many to choose from.
Found this random clip of Azhars against the Saffers. All 4s went in the same region
It's awe-inspiring looking at that Eden Gardens crowd. When was the last time they got a crowd like that for a test match?
The legend that is Athar Ali Khan has to be topping the batsmens list.
We'd hammer you at football.
And kabbadi.
And kabbadi.