#2000

2 incidents tagged

Shoaib Akhtar vs Brian Lara — Fastest vs Greatest, Multan 2000

Pakistan vs West Indies

February 2000

Shoaib Akhtar clocked 100mph against Brian Lara in Multan 2000 — the world's fastest bowler against its best batsman. Shoaib targeted Lara with ferocious short-pitched deliveries, staring him down after each delivery. Lara responded by hooking and pulling fearlessly. Their duel was one of cricket's most theatrical of the era.

#shoaib akhtar#brian lara#multan

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Curtly Ambrose's Retirement — The Last of the Great West Indian Pace Era

West Indies vs England

2000-04-18

Curtly Ambrose played his final Test in Barbados in April 2000, retiring with 405 wickets at 20.99 — the end of an era that had seen West Indies produce the finest fast bowlers in cricket's history across 25 consecutive years.

#curtly-ambrose#retirement#west-indies