I’ll keep this short. Saw the 1996 India versus West Indies World Cup match yesterday again on television. Some observations…
- Azhar is the most graceful Indian cricketer.
- How the heck did Shivnarine Chanderpaul become a big player?
- Sachin is the same. Those awesome cover drives, the inevitable lives and the charming reaction to bouncers. (100 matches and around 4000 runs then, 400 matches and 16000 now!)
- Anil Kumble would have been a completely different cricketer if not for the shoulder injury.
- Courtney Browne made the mistake of his life.
- Ambrose is the coolest cricketer ever.
- Ganguly’s role as captain completely eradicated the defensive mentality of the team that shows in this match.
- Cricket as a technique has improved by as much as the spirit has deteriorated.
I remember. That dropped catch and my jumping :-)
Oh ya… I thought that was almost rigged…
Nice one. Totally agree with the last point. And Ambrose being the coolest cricketer.Tough fight. Almost every single West Indian in that era was the epitome of cool. Richardson especially. And if their ‘personality’ wasn’t cool enough, then their names would be . Kenneth Benjamin and Andrew Cummins, to name just two,.
Oh ya, Franklin Rose, Ricardo Powell… goes on.