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Pakistan somehow managing to bowl 20 no balls clearly the difference in that game. India only bowled 2.
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20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)
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OverratedSanity
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FFS they're going to run out of India odis and the top 10 isn't going to have any
The India / England one had zero merit. The others arguably did.
But they are going to need to find room for the Miandad six, the 83 final and arguably the 2011 final so it’s starting to get excessive
That said, this was a great match. I took a “sick day” off work in NY to watch at Handi restaurant on 27th street
But they are going to need to find room for the Miandad six, the 83 final and arguably the 2011 final so it’s starting to get excessive
That said, this was a great match. I took a “sick day” off work in NY to watch at Handi restaurant on 27th street
That whole series was a thing on Wall Street given how many Indians and Pakistanis worked there.
A head of a desk at the Norw defunct Credit Suisse First Boston told the team he knew exactly what was going on if people took “sick days” or “unexplained travel” or “doctors appointments”
A head of a desk at the Norw defunct Credit Suisse First Boston told the team he knew exactly what was going on if people took “sick days” or “unexplained travel” or “doctors appointments”
Sunil1z
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Remember that IND vs SL , 414 vs 411 game in 09/10
IND vs WI tie in AUS in 91
Hero Cup SF vs SA ( Sachin last over )
Dhoni last over 16 runs vs SL (2013)
IND vs NZ tie in 2014
The Sean
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There's also no way they'll leave out Tendulkar's 200.
subshakerz
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Glad this got included.Number 10:
Inzy, Dravid, Karachi, 349
When India went on the momentous 2004 tour of Pakistan, proceedings started with an utter classicwww.thecricketmonthly.com
The Miandad 6 match will surely be in the top 10. Likely the 2003 India Pak game too.
subshakerz
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Yes you are right. Even in the context of that game, it felt like it wouldn't dent either teams chances so it was relatively low stake.
Molehill
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I have a feeling that if free hits were a thing then they might've bowled fewer.
Anyway, another ODI that no one here had even considered. They really are playing to their main audience (and they wonder why others are switching off from it).
The Sean
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I'm not sure if it has been mentioned yet (even by me) but one of the absolutely most memorable ODIs of my youth was this one:
AUS vs ENG, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1986/87, 4th Match at Sydney, January 22, 1987 - Full Scorecard (espncricinfo.com)
It was a genuine classic of the era, went down to the penultimate ball, and England pulled off what looked to be an impossible win when Allan Lamb, needing a basically-unheard-of 18 runs off Bruce Reid's last over, got them with a ball to spare. It was insane stuff, and IMO definitely worth a spot in this countdown ahead of most of the ones we've already seen. However, now that we're into the top nine from here on I don't hold out much hope of it appearing any more.
AUS vs ENG, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1986/87, 4th Match at Sydney, January 22, 1987 - Full Scorecard (espncricinfo.com)
It was a genuine classic of the era, went down to the penultimate ball, and England pulled off what looked to be an impossible win when Allan Lamb, needing a basically-unheard-of 18 runs off Bruce Reid's last over, got them with a ball to spare. It was insane stuff, and IMO definitely worth a spot in this countdown ahead of most of the ones we've already seen. However, now that we're into the top nine from here on I don't hold out much hope of it appearing any more.
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_00_deathscar
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Yesterday’s game was pretty good. Better than half on this list.
The Sean
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Thinking more seriously about today's entry, I think had Cricinfo before the start of the top 20 mentioned a bunch of other terrific games which were on their shortlist for consideration but didn't quite make the final cut, then this match would have been worthy inclusion on the "nearly" list because it was a bloody good game of cricket. But it didn't just make the shortlist. It didn't even just make the final list. It has made the all time top ten. That just feels to me like such a wild over-rating of this match given all the other contenders that you wonder where they go from here.
Let's not forget his match-losing but statistically novel hundredth hundred match.
In geographical terms I'm not sure they'll be going anywhere.
Should've just created two lists - best matches involving India and the best matches of all time not involving India.
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Haha yeah I remember I was working my part time/ after school job that night on the loading dock at the old Fielder’s bakery at Granville. Was listening to it on the radio and giving score updates to the machine operators. No one could believe England won from where they were
The Sean
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Trying to look at this objectively and perhaps playing devil's advocate a little too, in terms of sheer quantity India aren't dominating this countdown quite as much as it feels like they are - they've had five entries on the list so far, while Australia and WI have both had four. And the Windies four came in a run of five, including three in a row.
The difference I think is in the focus of each entry. For example, in two of the West Indies' matches, they were the victims on the receiving end of two (very different) all time great innings from De Villiers and Bevan, and their involvement was largely immaterial as to why the matches were included. It's similar for a couple of Australia's. Firstly, there was the 1975 World Cup Final, which was more a catch-all article about the 1975 World Cup generally, with the later focus on the final (rightly) being more on the West Indian winners than on Oz. And of course Australia's most recent entry was the Desert Storm match, which was essentially an Ode To Sachin - the fact that Australia not only participated but were inconsiderate enough to actually win that game was largely an afterthought in the article.
On the other hand, India's five entries have come in a streak of five out of the last six - including the last four in a row - and in each of them the Indian team and/or an individual Indian player has been front and centre to the story. Therefore they seem to be exerting a much greater dominance over the countdown than seems balanced.
The difference I think is in the focus of each entry. For example, in two of the West Indies' matches, they were the victims on the receiving end of two (very different) all time great innings from De Villiers and Bevan, and their involvement was largely immaterial as to why the matches were included. It's similar for a couple of Australia's. Firstly, there was the 1975 World Cup Final, which was more a catch-all article about the 1975 World Cup generally, with the later focus on the final (rightly) being more on the West Indian winners than on Oz. And of course Australia's most recent entry was the Desert Storm match, which was essentially an Ode To Sachin - the fact that Australia not only participated but were inconsiderate enough to actually win that game was largely an afterthought in the article.
On the other hand, India's five entries have come in a streak of five out of the last six - including the last four in a row - and in each of them the Indian team and/or an individual Indian player has been front and centre to the story. Therefore they seem to be exerting a much greater dominance over the countdown than seems balanced.
Molehill
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It's the obsession with certain Indian players which is grating and thr assumption that they're greater than anyone else who has played the game. The Aussies won 3 World Cups on the trot, where is Ode to McGrath or Ode to Ponting?
Have we even had our pilgrimage to Dhoni yet? If not, it's surely coming.
Have we even had our pilgrimage to Dhoni yet? If not, it's surely coming.