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Memorable Matches from the pages of cricket history 

 

Sachin Tendulkar: the first of the two desert storms

April 22, 2019

April 22, 1998. The day of the first desert storm. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the day Sachin Tendulkar launched into a murderous assault on the Australian bowlers to take India into the Coca-Cola Cup final.

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In Australia vs India Tags Sachin Tendulkar, Desert Storm, Arunabha Sengupta
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Sachin Tendulkar routs Shane Warne

March 8, 2019

March 9, 1998. Sachin Tendulkar launched an assault on Shane Warne that determined the fate of the Chennai Test, the series and the leg-spinner’s future performances in the country. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the spellbinding innings that turned the Test match on its head and won it for India.

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Gundappa Viswanath's Melbourne classic

February 4, 2019

On February 7, 1981, Gundappa Viswanath scored a magnificent hundred to help India square a series against all odds. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at yet another match-winning performance by India’s “Other Little Master.”

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In Australia vs India Tags Gundappa Viswanath, Abhishek Mukherjee
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Third-string Australian side win series against India 3-2 after Adelaide thriller

February 1, 2019

The outcome of a fiercely-contested series depended on the final day’s play on February 3, 1978. Abhishek Mukherjee one of the greatest fourth-innings batting displays in the history of the sport.

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In Australia vs India Tags Abhishek Mukherjee, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohinder Amarnath, Bishan Bedi, Bobby Simpson, Graham Yallop, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
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Sachin Tendulkar's Perth gem

February 1, 2019

On February 3, 1992, Sachin Tendulkar hit a magnificent hundred at Perth to stamp his eternal class on the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the fantastic hundred as, older and mightier names of the era collapsed around him.

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In Australia vs India Tags Sachin Tendulkar, Arunabha Sengupta
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