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What the hell is that…
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Happy 36th Birthday to the Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar!
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**Viv Richards’ Coaching Masterclass
**The great Viv giving batting tips
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Thatwas a lot of fun - the one and only Vivian Richards. he coaches with the same positive attitude that he played with. He looks very young - must be an old video or he has the magix elixir for eternal youth.
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Re: DeSilva's decision, the umpire could not see the ball being dropped by Keeper - so it was a bang bang play. Quite close in real time. Also, while the bat appeard in, it was not clear of it was grounded all the way or exactly when it was grounded. It had crossed the plane of the crease, but not sure if it was grounded when it crossed the plane. Of course, on replay, if ump had access to ball being dropped, then indeed it is a terrible call. Otherwise it is a close call.
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^ That was not with naked eye. If I am not mistaken, De Silva was the third umpire and he got it horribly wrong despite TV replays
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^ OK - then the decision is ridiculous
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Imran Khan the Legend calling back Srikanth after he was angry at the decision of the umpire when he was given out LBW on Waqar’s Delivery and next delivery he got out lol
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^ sporting gesture by Imran although he was not obliged to do so after the umpire had given Srikkanth out. This was a boring series though. All 4 tests were drawn. Both Waqar and Sachin made their test debuts in this series in 1989
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**Allan Donald hostile spell to the Waugh brothers, 2nd test SCG 1997/98
**Totally owned the Waugh brothers here. some rib ticklers or what!
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RICKY PONTING - Best player of pull shot in modern cricket after Viv Richards.
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^ Wow - what a collection ofo pull shots.
And may I add - GA - person with the most apt and concise descriptions - enjoy your lead-ins. They are always on the money.
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^ Thanks
**Legendary Javed Miandad **- some of his best knocks I found on youtube
271 vs NZ @ Eden Park, Auckland, 1989
scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63502.html
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Miandad taking on Allan Donald: 107 vs South Africa - Buffalo Park, 1993
**As always he came out to bat in a crisis 7/2!
**scorecard: **http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0868
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The square cut for 4 (at 08:00) is one of the best shots you will ever see a batsman play
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Yes - that shot was classic Miandad, improvising at the last minute. he looked so much at ease - full of confidence. Footwork against spinners (NZ) rarely seen nowadays. Enjoyed it
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^ True
Even some very good batsmen nowadays do not have the best footwork
Sehwag in particular gets exposed on seaming tracks because of lack of footwork
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**Waqar Younis to Cullinan **(South African batsman)
This was not reverse swing but movement off the wicket
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**Imran Khan - 2010 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
**A very eloquent lecture by Imran
He always has funny stories to tell
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Jeff Thomson and Imran Khan on recording bowling speeds
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**Fitness test … Wasim Akram and Steve Ovett on an assault course for a quiz show krypton factor
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Steve Ovett
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^ Steve Ovett Vs Wasim Akram - pretty good contest! Akram landed badly on his knees once - but managed to hold on. this video must be ~ 12 years old? Since Wasim looks younger.
Us old geezers dont need an intro to Ovett :) Sebastain Coe and Steve Ovett used to rule middle distance running (800m, 1500m) ~ 1980-86. Ovett had a strong finish - and showed glimpses of that as he closed tha gap towards the end.