Your happiest moment as a cricket fan

[nevada]

59 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

Good times.

 

And Rajesh Chauhan smashing that six over deep mid wicket off saqlain.

An under the radar gem, thanks for bringing this up! What an incredible moment that was! I was watching on TV and after a typical collapse, almost switched off  to but stayed on because Robin Singh was still batting and that gave some hope, albeit a very slim one. True to form, he hustled in his typical style, stitched together a partnership or two and somehow dragged the total close to the target.

After a seesaw battle, the moment of Truth arrived with Chaqlain bowling the last over.  He was a terror back then with doosras, Yorkers and other assorted bent arm crookery. Luckily, the ball was wet and slippery like soap, so his planned yorker turned into a full toss and Rajesh Chouhan smashed the ball and thousands of hearts at the stadium, sending it soaring for a stunning six! After this match, Saeed Anwar the losing captain explained/complained about the slippery ball ruining his team's chances. It felt so sweet, because for once luck favored our team. Back in those days, a win against Pakistan was rare and highly cherished. 

[Stan AF]

Man,you have a vivid memory. And yes saeed anwar was complaining about the wetness.

 

(Ch)aqlain . Now that's a witty nickname.

[motomaverick]

Lol yeah Saeed Anwar sooking about the wet and relatively harder ball made that win a lot more sweeter 

 

But the way Ijaz Ahmed made a mincemeat of our bowlers the very next game was tragic.

[goose]

Tendulkar back to back tons in Sharjah

Kolkata 2001

Natwest final 2001

Adelaide 2003

Tendulkar 200 Gwalior

[NameGoesHere]

On 9/20/2020 at 1:03 PM, NameGoesHere said:

My cricket revolution happened in 1983/

Which was just about right for me/

Between the start of the Maruti car/

And Nazia's first LP

 

^^ I'm pretty proud of that effort. Not only does it answer OP's question, it rhymes, is chronologically correct and references some iconic literature.

 

Just massive random props to anyone who guesses what verse the above references (hint: it's a poem).  @Mariyam could get it.

@Mariyam did you get it?  Just curious.

[Mariyam]

16 hours ago, NameGoesHere said:

@Mariyam did you get it?  Just curious.

Annus Mirabilis

by Philip Larkin

 

 

[OpeningBatsman]

WC 2011

Aus Test Series Win

Natwest Final, 2002

World t20, 2007

England Test series win, 2007

CB series victory 2008 

Tendulkar's Desert Storm Innings 

Edited October 1, 2020 by OpeningBatsman

[littlemaster1982]

Hero Cup 1993 win. First tournament win after I've started watching Cricket. Still remember how happy I was when the last wicket fell and our team started celebrating.

 

[punjabi_khota]

2007-08 Perth.

Edited October 6, 2020 by punjabi_khota