Mohammad Azharuddin on IND vs NZ WC 2023
Wankhede Stadium WC 2023 IND vs NZ: A legend who had announced his retirement was injured, a very talented spinner never regained his old form, an inspirational captain had to step down and a 14-year-old boy was watching from across the boundary line of the Wankhede Stadium. Maybe he swore his story would be different. The teenage player was, of course, Sachin Tendulkar, while the veteran who was hurt by the loss was Sunil Gavaskar, who had already announced his retirement and never played for the Indian team after India’s loss to England in the semi-finals of the 1987 World Cup. .
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After this world class left arm spinner Maninder Singh never got to show his special charm while Kapil Dev lost his captaincy. This is what happened on November 5, 1987 at the Wankhede Stadium when England’s Graham Gooch gave a brilliant example of a sweep shot and scored 115 runs and England never looked back. India lost the match and the spectators had to return home disappointed.
On Wednesday, when the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma (IND vs NZ on Rohit Sharma) takes on New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final (WC 2023 semi-final), the home fans will be praying that they don’t have to return home. Disappointment After this, although India won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011, the defeat of that day still haunts some of the players who were involved in the 1987 semi-final.
Mohammad Azharuddin, the only player to have captained India in three World Cups, told PTI, “I was injured badly twice in my career. The first time was in 1987 when we lost in the semi-final at the Wankhede and the second time was in 1996 when we lost to Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens. He said, “On both occasions our team was very strong and we were well aware of the conditions. We will lose. We lost five wickets for 15 runs in 1987. After Paji (Kapil Dev) was dismissed, the fate of the match changed.
Maninder also regrets the 1987 defeat, but believes the story could have been different if the Decision Review System (DRS) had been implemented then. Maninder said, “To this day, people say that Gooch swept our balls throughout the match, but if anyone watches that match, you will know that he was in trouble many times because of the turn of the ball. Some balls went close to the wicket. Some went straight. He missed while trying to sweep the ball but there was no DRS at that time. You didn’t get LBW to the front foot at that time.
He said, “Four-five players had tears in their eyes that day. That team is doing very well as is the current team. We used to enjoy each other’s success a lot.” So the current team should be wary of New Zealand, Maninder said, “No, this time New Zealand will have to be wary of India.”
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