Saturday, March 1, 2008

Saeed Anwar:

The first batsman in modern cricket history to have had a beard. He is known for a legendary knock of 194 against India in 1997. The ball was flying all around the ground. so were the fielders.they fell and skidded and jumped in order to save runs,but it was later that they realised that they had done all this after the ball had crossed the fence.Spare a thought for the Indian bowlers.
They were disappearing to all corners of the park. He is also known for having made Anil Kumble cry, after hitting him for 3 sixes in a row in that very knock of 194. Strangely his other 500 matches were known to bring him less fortunate results. While he started off without a beard, he grew one later on. Coincidentally, his batting form depleted with the increasing growth of his beard.

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