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The Greatest ODI Innings of All Time

Senile Sentry

Senile Sentry

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Kapil 175 for me. Such big scores were a rarity in ODIs but for me the bigger thing is the context. For India had they lost that match vs Zim, it was curtains. And at 5-17 and 7-73 ,.they were probably looking to book their flights home.but then Kapil happened. Imagine the pressure on the young shoulders of Kapil. Already his captaincy was in the spotlight with Gavaskar's not so subtle shadow looming. And such a situation where he would be within his rights to feel rather betrayed by lack of application. But that one innings changed everything. Even Gavaskar was waiting with water for the skipper to come off the ground, in what conveyed much more. That's the moment when the team united in spirit and belief, which enabled an all time true underdog triumph and sparked off what would become eventually a trillion dollar market.
 
CricketFan90s

CricketFan90s

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Senile Sentry said:
Kapil 175 for me. Such big scores were a rarity in ODIs but for me the bigger thing is the context. For India had they lost that match vs Zim, it was curtains. And at 5-17 and 7-73 ,.they were probably looking to book their flights home.but then Kapil happened. Imagine the pressure on the young shoulders of Kapil. Already his captaincy was in the spotlight with Gavaskar's not so subtle shadow looming. And such a situation where he would be within his rights to feel rather betrayed by lack of application. But that one innings changed everything. Even Gavaskar was waiting with water for the skipper to come off the ground, in what conveyed much more. That's the moment when the team united in spirit and belief, which enabled an all time true underdog triumph and sparked off what would become eventually a trillion dollar market.
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I have to agree with you ? %
 
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subshakerz

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Senile Sentry said:
Kapil 175 for me. Such big scores were a rarity in ODIs but for me the bigger thing is the context. For India had they lost that match vs Zim, it was curtains. And at 5-17 and 7-73 ,.they were probably looking to book their flights home.but then Kapil happened. Imagine the pressure on the young shoulders of Kapil. Already his captaincy was in the spotlight with Gavaskar's not so subtle shadow looming. And such a situation where he would be within his rights to feel rather betrayed by lack of application. But that one innings changed everything. Even Gavaskar was waiting with water for the skipper to come off the ground, in what conveyed much more. That's the moment when the team united in spirit and belief, which enabled an all time true underdog triumph and sparked off what would become eventually a trillion dollar market.
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Nah. All that is fine and all but end of the day it's a Zimbabwe bowling attack that is below international class, can't have the greatest innings be that. You can luck a long slog against such an attack.

Viv's innings was no slog though, some of the best true cricket shots you can see.
 
CricketFan90s

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subshakerz said:
Nah. All that is fine and all but end of the day it's a Zimbabwe bowling attack that is below international class, can't have the greatest innings be that. You can luck a long slog against such an attack.

Viv's innings was no slog though, some of the best true cricket shots you can see.
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Yeah agree England ??????? was a good team so to score 189* against them with 72% of Team’s Runs is a Great achievement.
 
Senile Sentry

Senile Sentry

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subshakerz said:
Nah. All that is fine and all but end of the day it's a Zimbabwe bowling attack that is below international class, can't have the greatest innings be that. You can luck a long slog against such an attack.

Viv's innings was no slog though, some of the best true cricket shots you can see.
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While we lack TV evidence, accounts say Kapil's innings was hardly a blind slog.
 
OverratedSanity

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I've actually read reports that mention Kapils innings did indeed involve slogging and a few miscues. However, the quality of stroke play /luck involved is just one aspect of how great an innings is. Botham's headingley hundred had plenty of ugly hoicks too but that's absolutely a great innings for how it transformed a game (an important one, not 6th odi of the Vaaghbakri ODI tri-series)
 
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I don't actually think JAMODI innings are worthless. But if an innings can be disqualified from this debate on the basis of strength of opposition , then it can be disqualified on the basis of the game being unimportant too. Burgey's opinions on cricket are mind-numbingly stupid and I resent the comparison. Kindly apologize.
 
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subshakerz

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OverratedSanity said:
I don't actually think JAMODI innings are worthless. But if an innings can be disqualified from this debate on the basis of strength of opposition , then it can be qualified on the basis of the game being unimportant too. Burgey's opinions on cricket are mind-numbingly stupid and I resent the comparison. Kindly apologize.
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I mean, everybody has their criteria, but to me the game importance can be one too. Strength of opposition to me tho is far more important. Zimbabwe games should be seriously considered for greatest knocks ever.

Aside from Viv, the contenders for best ever innings are Lloyd 75 and DeSilva 96 being final knocks.
 
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