Indian Cricket
team is not a
dream-team and comprises human beings who
can never achieve perfection. India has gone through its fair
share of heartbreaks in the
various matches that the team
has played over the years. We
take a look at 5 such moments
which proved to be heartbreaking for the Indian
cricket team as well as the
fanatic followers of the game....
.
.
.
.
1..Javed Miandad's six
against India: Sharjah Cup 1986
.
.
Perhaps the most famous six
of all time, was the one hit by
Javed Miandad off Chetan
Sharma in the last ball of the
final over at the Sharjah Cup
in 1986. In this India-Pakistan match, Miandad's six led the Pakistani
team to a thrilling victory.
Prior to Sharjah, Pakistan had
lost six of their nine ODI
matches against India. Miandad's thundering six
probably had a crushing effect
on the Indian bowlers which
is why India lost the next
eight out of nine matches to
Pakistan...
.
2..India vs Australia: World cup 1987
.
.
The first match of the 1987
World Cup was totally
heartbreaking for the
followers of the Indian team.
Riding on their '83 World Cup
win, India came across as a confident team. Australia posted a score of 270
for India to chase. Following
an aggressive 70 and 73 by
Srikkanth and Sidhu, India
looked set for a win at 207-3. Suddenly India's batting order
collapsed like a house of cards
and India was reduced to
256-8. The last over saw India
needing just 2 runs to win
with 1 wicket in hand. Maninder was bowled and
India lost the match by 1 run...
.
3..India Vs Sri Lanka: World
Cup Semi-final 1996
.
.
After putting up a score of
251, Sri Lanka sought to
defend it under the captaincy
of Sanath Jayasuriya. Sachin, like usual, led the
Indian team's attack before he
was stumped at 65 from 88
balls. After his dismissal, India
dramatically slumped to 120-8
owing to the brilliance of Jayasuriya. It was then that the match
turned controversial after the crowd vented their
frustration by burning paper
and throwing bottles and
stones at the fielders. The
match was called of by the
match referee and was awarded to Sri Lanka by
default....
.
4..India vs England: 1987
World Cup
.
.
Kapil Dev won the toss and
decided to let England bat.
However, he became clueless
when Graham Gooch
repeatedly smacked the
spinners towards the boundary. England posted a
competitive score of 254. Sunil Gavaskar fell cheaply
and a similar tale of collapse
followed. Kapil Dev got out to
what people still remember as
a reckless shot after scoring a
brisk 30 leaving India at 204-6. The last 4 wickets were
wrapped up for just 19 runs
which left the nation stunned. India's dream of lifting a
consecutive World Cup were
crushed and so were a million hopes....
.
5..India vs Pakistan: Chennai Test 1999
.
.
This was one of the most
heart-breaking moments for Sachin Tendulkar fans i.e cricket fans in general. Sachin played brilliantly on a
pitch that was not meant to
favour the batsmen.Sachin
was determined to steady the
rocky Indian ship and steer
them to victory against the Pakistani team. He put up a brave score of 136
before falling prey to Saqlain
Mushtaq. Moin Khan stated, in
a press conference, that he had
never seen shots like that in
his career before. India needed just 17 runs to
win in 95 overs with 3
wickets remaining. India,
however, lost 3 wickets for 4
runs in 4 overs and India lost
the match by a 12 run victory. Sachin, who was adjudged the
Man of the Match, was so
upset that he never turned up
to collect the award...
.
team is not a
dream-team and comprises human beings who
can never achieve perfection. India has gone through its fair
share of heartbreaks in the
various matches that the team
has played over the years. We
take a look at 5 such moments
which proved to be heartbreaking for the Indian
cricket team as well as the
fanatic followers of the game....
.
.
.
.
1..Javed Miandad's six
against India: Sharjah Cup 1986
.
.
Perhaps the most famous six
of all time, was the one hit by
Javed Miandad off Chetan
Sharma in the last ball of the
final over at the Sharjah Cup
in 1986. In this India-Pakistan match, Miandad's six led the Pakistani
team to a thrilling victory.
Prior to Sharjah, Pakistan had
lost six of their nine ODI
matches against India. Miandad's thundering six
probably had a crushing effect
on the Indian bowlers which
is why India lost the next
eight out of nine matches to
Pakistan...
.
2..India vs Australia: World cup 1987
.
.
The first match of the 1987
World Cup was totally
heartbreaking for the
followers of the Indian team.
Riding on their '83 World Cup
win, India came across as a confident team. Australia posted a score of 270
for India to chase. Following
an aggressive 70 and 73 by
Srikkanth and Sidhu, India
looked set for a win at 207-3. Suddenly India's batting order
collapsed like a house of cards
and India was reduced to
256-8. The last over saw India
needing just 2 runs to win
with 1 wicket in hand. Maninder was bowled and
India lost the match by 1 run...
.
3..India Vs Sri Lanka: World
Cup Semi-final 1996
.
.
After putting up a score of
251, Sri Lanka sought to
defend it under the captaincy
of Sanath Jayasuriya. Sachin, like usual, led the
Indian team's attack before he
was stumped at 65 from 88
balls. After his dismissal, India
dramatically slumped to 120-8
owing to the brilliance of Jayasuriya. It was then that the match
turned controversial after the crowd vented their
frustration by burning paper
and throwing bottles and
stones at the fielders. The
match was called of by the
match referee and was awarded to Sri Lanka by
default....
.
4..India vs England: 1987
World Cup
.
.
Kapil Dev won the toss and
decided to let England bat.
However, he became clueless
when Graham Gooch
repeatedly smacked the
spinners towards the boundary. England posted a
competitive score of 254. Sunil Gavaskar fell cheaply
and a similar tale of collapse
followed. Kapil Dev got out to
what people still remember as
a reckless shot after scoring a
brisk 30 leaving India at 204-6. The last 4 wickets were
wrapped up for just 19 runs
which left the nation stunned. India's dream of lifting a
consecutive World Cup were
crushed and so were a million hopes....
.
5..India vs Pakistan: Chennai Test 1999
.
.
This was one of the most
heart-breaking moments for Sachin Tendulkar fans i.e cricket fans in general. Sachin played brilliantly on a
pitch that was not meant to
favour the batsmen.Sachin
was determined to steady the
rocky Indian ship and steer
them to victory against the Pakistani team. He put up a brave score of 136
before falling prey to Saqlain
Mushtaq. Moin Khan stated, in
a press conference, that he had
never seen shots like that in
his career before. India needed just 17 runs to
win in 95 overs with 3
wickets remaining. India,
however, lost 3 wickets for 4
runs in 4 overs and India lost
the match by a 12 run victory. Sachin, who was adjudged the
Man of the Match, was so
upset that he never turned up
to collect the award...
.
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