IN PICS: Cricket’s most memorable moments

Sports Desk: We’re on the verge of flagging off the final edition of Champions Trophy, and given the turmoil cricket finds itself in, the tournament assumes greater importance.

 

 

With the support of fans dwindling- and not without reason-it becomes imperative for cricket to do something special to redeem itself.

 

 

However, with evangelists like Sania Zaidi going around, faith in cricket is likely to be restored sooner than later.

 

 

Zaidi, a Pakistani sports journalist, visited India to cover the 2011 World Cup.

 

 

Nothing special there, except for the fact that Zaidi, who wishes for peaceful ties between India and Pakistan, is permanently blind.

  

Caught pants down!

New Zealand’s Lou Vincent gave commitment a whole new meaning when he, unmindful of his pants slipping away, thought it fit to redeem the ball first than redeeming his modesty.
  

Joker in the pack?

When Yule spirit struck the visiting English team in Australia in 1986, they got down to some serious fun.
England’s Phillip DeFreitias donned a red nose and a colourful wig to play a clown in one of the Christmas parties.
  

A test match by other name?

 

 

Three slips and a gully. That’s how we are used to see a fielding arrangement in place, in typically seaming conditions. When it comes to One Day matches, there are hardly more than 2 slips on view.

 

 

However, on Oct 23, 1999, the Australian team fielded all 9 fielders in the slip cordon, making a statement on not only opponent Zimbabwe’s batting, but also on the accuracy of its own bowlers.  

Now that’s getting even

 

 

Fired up by Australia’s peculiar field arrangement of positioning 9 men in slip cordon, Zimbabwe’s skipper Heath Streak returned the favour to Kangaroos in a practice match.

 

 

Streak placed all his men in slip cordon on October 1, 2003 against opener Geoff Marsh.  

Practice against pace

 

 

England’s Geoff Boycott found this unusual space to prepare for the West Indian speed demons. 

 

 

Pictured in January of 1981, the place belongs to West Indies’ St, Vincent island. 

 

  

Red corner

 

On Feb 17, 2005, in a match between trans -Tasmanian rivals New Zealand and Australia, Aussie Glenn McGrath bowled underarm in jest. 

 

 

The umpire responded by showing him a red card, a practice that doesn’t find mention in cricket rulebook. 

 

  

Is he spinning the bowl or his body?

 

 

One of those bowlers who gained fame owing to their bowling action than their exploits with the ball, South Africa’s Paul Adams confounded  lot of batsmen with his extraordinary action. 

On March 4, 2008, in a CB Series match between India and Australia, a streaker ran into the burly Andrew Symomds. 

 

 

Symonds pushed him aside, and later paid the fine for his assault.