#2001

4 incidents tagged

Makhaya Ntini vs Sachin Tendulkar — Pace vs Perfection, Port Elizabeth 2001

South Africa vs India

18 November 2001

Makhaya Ntini bowled a ferocious short-pitched spell at Sachin Tendulkar during India's 2001 tour of South Africa. Ntini hit Tendulkar on the helmet and body multiple times, drawing blood in one delivery. Tendulkar's refusal to yield and subsequent boundary hitting off the back foot made the exchange one of the great individual confrontations of the tour.

#makhaya ntini#sachin tendulkar#port elizabeth

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The Future Tours Programme — Cricket's Binding Fixture Straitjacket

ICC vs Bilateral Cricket Freedom

2001-01-01

The ICC's Future Tours Programme — a binding schedule mandating which nations tour which — was introduced to guarantee cricket's commercial coverage but became a straitjacket that prevented bilateral series flexibility, forced unwanted tours, and contributed directly to the Big Three governance crisis.

#future-tours-programme#ftp#icc

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VVS Laxman's 281 at Eden Gardens — India's Greatest Test Comeback

India vs Australia

2001-03-14

Following on 274 runs behind, India were on the brink of a historic innings defeat. VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) added 376 for the 5th wicket to set Australia 384 to win — and Anil Kumble bowled them out for 212, completing the most miraculous comeback in Test history.

#vvs-laxman#281#eden-gardens

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Harbhajan Singh's Hat-Trick — India's First Test Hat-Trick in 70 Years

India vs Australia

2001-03-11

Harbhajan Singh took India's first Test hat-trick in 67 years — dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, and Shane Warne in the first innings — sparking India's comeback from following on that ultimately won the Test and the series.

#harbhajan-singh#hat-trick#kolkata