4th innings!
Sachin 103*India chasing down 387...
Its like a dream come true...
I remember having long discussions with Sunny/Amit/Damle/Amrish during our Bhavans days arguing over Sachin's 4th innings connundrum. Infact, it was in Chennai in '99 when Sachin scored 136 but failed to reach past the finish line.
FLASHBACK:
Year: 1999
Venue: Kalra Shukla Classes
It was a Sunday afternoon 12th standard exam test series. In another part of the country, India were chasing 278 against Pakistan.
When I left for the exam, India were tottering at 86/5 and the match well beyond our grip. The exam started at 2 pm. India took tea then at a respectable 200/5.
I was blundering with Trigonometry...sin,cos,tan ka bhel puri, when I saw one of the inviligators pressing his ear to the transistor. The moment he came near my table I called out for him
Me:" Score kya hai?"
Invigilator: Shhh
Me: Yaar...bol na..
Inviligator: (looking around)... 245/6
Me: Waaaw!! Sachin haii?
Invigilator: Yes...Shhh
I was loud enough for Amrish to forget about the boring theta family.
Amrish: Kya hua?
Atul: Abey...India needs only 26 more runs!
For the next 5 minutes, both of us forgot we had a stupid test at hand...and were busy imagining the scenes at Chepauk stadium, with every passing moment.
The invigilator kept us updated...
Invigilator: 248/6
Invigilator: 250/6
Invigilator: 252/6
Suddenly, there was commotion...the invigilators started running out of the hall...They didnt speak much...and stood still.After ten minutes, I cudnt control my excitement and called the invigilator...
Me: Yaar...kya hua match ka
Invigilator: India LOST!!!
I was stunned!!!
9 years later, Sachin has exorcized the ghosts.An amazing day for India, cricket has finally bought a cheer on faces, who were shattered after the 26/11 mayhem.
5 comments:
So this is 1 match I saw LIVE while u made your AE a catspaw for the fuzz..
Chennai makes all this come true :P
so the tam boy speaks..haha... bt i think tht 99 test, sachin did his job.. it ws our tail... failed to wag at all..4 wickets down for 6 runs..
i was at the same sathye college taking the same stupid test, with my attention totally divided...only difference was, i dont know you then...:))
Hail the God!
Sachin Rocks!
Sachin and someone called Mr Mongia, can never forget that game and hence will never forget this one
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