World crater flashback: Sachin Tendulkar’s ancestral win opposite Kenya

India reached 329 for dual before Kenya were limited to 235 for 7 and Tendulkar deservedly warranted a male of a compare endowment for his dominant 140

World crater flashback: Sachin Tendulkar's ancestral win opposite Kenya

World Cup memory
This one’s for you, dad!

Sachin Tendulkar’s hundred opposite Kenya during Bristol in 1999 went down as one of a many romantic moments in World Cup history. He missed a diversion opposite Zimbabwe during Leicester since he had to attend his father Ramesh’s wake in Mumbai. What was going by his mind when he took ensure in an bid to get India’s debate behind on lane (Zimbabwe dumbfounded a Mohammed Azharuddin-led side during Leicester) and how he could carve a hundred while in a throes of grief is unimaginable.

Coming in during No. 4, Tendulkar anxious a throng with some despotic lofted drives and found an means fan in Rahul Dravid with whom he put on 237 for a third wicket in 29 overs — a World Cup record. Tendulkar looked heaven-wards when he reached his fifty and hundred and utterly expectedly dedicated his bid to his over father. India reached 329 for dual before Kenya were limited to 235 for 7 and Tendulkar deservedly warranted a male of a compare endowment for his dominant 140.

Sandeep Gupta

Figured out
Kenya’s Sandeep Gupta contingency arrange as one of a many catastrophic No. 3 batsmen in a story of a World Cup. Gupta’s dual games — opposite India and South Africa — in 1999 resulted in 0 and 1 respectively. Did he get another diversion for his country? Yes, one some-more — opposite India in a triangular array in South Africa during a 2001-02 season. He came in during No. 8 and stayed dominant on one as Kenya finished their innings during 246 for six.

Rahul Dravid

Did we know?
Nothing a Board of Control for Cricket in India does should be startling deliberation a energy it wields. In 2003, a patrol for a World Cup was announced by afterwards BCCI secretary SK Nair in Kolkata where media persons could not even ask questions about a squad’s composition. The BCCI even unsuccessful to announce an central vice-captain to Sourav Ganguly. “It should be Rahul Dravid,” was Nair’s response when asked about Ganguly’s deputy. So many for communication!

Umar Akmal

Man to watch
Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal has been in a Pakistan set adult prolonged adequate to realize what kind of outcome estimable scores by him can do to their World Cup chances. The selectors will be looking during his near-decade prolonged knowledge in general cricket and Pakistan’s opponents know what Umar can do to their bowling conflict when on song. He can strike a many inhuman of shots even when a bowler has not strayed in length. But Umar is disposed to get carried divided and it is here where he needs to tie adult his game.

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