Author: Tom Alter
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 189
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140287515
Description
In this absorbing and informative book, Tom Alter and Ayaz Memon, both passionate admirers and students of the game, relive India's ten most exciting World Cup matches between 1993 and 1996. Packed with anecdotes and interesting facts, this book is indispensable for the cricket-fan.
Writing with nostalgia and insight they recreate some of the most magical moments of Indian cricket history: Kapil's spectacular 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in '83; the finals of that World Cup at Lord's, when Mohinder Amarnath trapped last man Michael Holding lbw to beat the West Indies and stun the cricketing world; Chetan Sharma's brilliant hat-trick, the first in the history of the World Cup, against New Zealand in '92; and Jadeja's pyrotechnics against the Pakistani quickies in the final 'death' overs of our quarter-final battle against Pakistan in '96.
Contents
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
World Cup Woes
KAPIL ZAPS ZIMBABWE
The Kapilypso Nobody got to See
NOTHING AWESOME ABOUT THE AUSSIES
Binny rogers Australia
OH, TO BE (AT ENGLAND) IN ENGLAND
Cup'il's Devil Dazzle
THE NAWABS ARE LORDS FOR A DAY
We will never be the same again
THE MADRAS MADNESS IS MAINTAINED
Maninder in Madras
THE KIWIS ARE KLOBBERED
The Sunil and Chetan Show
100 WORLD CUP MATCHES TOO LATE
Pakistan Pounded Down Under
THE SUN SETS ON THE WEST INDIES
The Windies Wind Down
OPEN(ING) WAREFARE
Sanath v Sachin
THE BANGALORE BASH
Joltin' Javed has Left and Gone Away
EPILOGUE
1999-Maybe a Love Story
Appendix I
Appendix II