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🔥Serious

Salman Butt's Attempted Comeback After Fixing Ban

Pakistan

2 September 2015

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt's return to domestic cricket after his spot-fixing ban attracted fierce criticism, with many arguing a captain who fixed matches should never play again.

#salman butt#spot fixing#ban
Serious

Imran Khan's Cornered Tigers — Pakistan's 1992 World Cup Comeback

Pakistan vs various

1992-03-04

Imran Khan's Pakistan were on the verge of elimination in the 1992 World Cup — five losses in seven games. His 'Fight like cornered tigers' speech transformed the campaign. Pakistan won their next five matches, including the final, to lift their only World Cup trophy.

#imran-khan#1992-world-cup#pakistan
Serious

The 1992 World Cup — Pakistan's Fairytale from Last Place to Champions

Pakistan vs various

1992-03-01

Pakistan entered the 1992 World Cup with a rain-affected, points-based format that threatened to eliminate them even before the knockouts. They won five consecutive matches including the final to lift their only World Cup — in Imran Khan's farewell tournament.

#pakistan#1992-world-cup#imran-khan
😂Mild

Viv Richards: 'You Know What It Looks Like — Go Find It'

England vs West Indies

1986-07-03

After Greg Thomas told Viv Richards he'd missed the ball, Richards smashed the next delivery out of the ground and told Thomas to go find it.

#viv-richards#greg-thomas#sledge
Serious

Kapil Dev's 175 Not Out vs Zimbabwe — The Most Important Innings Never Filmed

India vs Zimbabwe

1983-06-18

India were 17 for 5 against Zimbabwe in a 1983 World Cup group match. Kapil Dev, with no recognized batting partner, scored 175 not out off 138 balls — the highest ODI score at the time, a match-saving and match-winning innings that no broadcaster captured on film.

#kapil-dev#175-not-out#zimbabwe