Top match losing moments in Indian cricket history

[vvvslaxman]

I know not a pleasant subject to talk about. Just for fun.

 

I'll start with one

 

Tendulkar playing a rash shot when India needed 16 to win with 4 wickets in hand in Chennai Test. I know he was in pain. He had just hit saqlain for 4 consecutive fours.  Match was all but over. Then that happened. Rest is history.

 

[singhvivek141]

Sachin stumpout in 1996 ODI WC.
We collapsed from 98-1 to 120-8

Edited March 11 by singhvivek141

[vvvslaxman]

Kapil Dev's wild hoick when India just needed 5 an over in the last 10 overs. Back in those days that was easily gettable. This was world cup semi final , 1987 against England.

[neel roy]

Pant and Pandyas mindless hack in 2019 SF. They could have easily played sensibly in singles till 40th over. Both caught in deep. Pitch flattened out. 
 

Rohits unnecessary shot against Maxwell when 9 runs were already scored in that over

 

Pant hitting head after tea in Melbourne. We would have surely drawn the test. 
 

Ashwin reverse sweeping i think aijaz patel in 3rd test with 30 odd runs to get and getting caught behind. With Sundar playing well we couod have chased that. If we had won that test we would have been in WTC final probably as we only then would have needed 1 win and 2 draws in Australia. 
 

 

[goose]

WC 2003 final in South Africa, chasing that mammoth total, SRT skying pull shot off McGrath, think he was out on 4.

 

horrible, horrible moment, exacerbated by being there live!

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

25 minutes ago, goose said:

WC 2003 final in South Africa, chasing that mammoth total, SRT skying pull shot off McGrath, think he was out on 4.

 

horrible, horrible moment, exacerbated by being there live!

 

 

Nowadays there are so many set templates to chase down big totals. Not like it is easy. Back then they just got panicked. He should have let Sehwag take charge. Actually Sehwag did thrash Mcgrath for two sixes in one over.

[vvvslaxman]

Bumrah Noball moment is up there even though it happened so early in the match. It could have been different.

[neel roy]

8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Nowadays there are so many set templates to chase down big totals. Not like it is easy. Back then they just got panicked. He should have let Sehwag take charge. Actually Sehwag did thrash Mcgrath for two sixes in one over.

9 months ago India had chased 325 in Lords natwest final.. the indian team was same in the wc 2003 final as well. If you see the run rate india was in a good position even mid way. 

[goose]

16 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Nowadays there are so many set templates to chase down big totals. Not like it is easy. Back then they just got panicked. He should have let Sehwag take charge. Actually Sehwag did thrash Mcgrath for two sixes in one over.

 

yeh the 350+ chase was unheard of back then, standard procedure was needing to be up with the RRR from the word go

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, goose said:

 

yeh the 350+ chase was unheard of back then, standard procedure was needing to be up with the RRR from the word go

Ya. because we used one ball. Once the ball get softer it becomes harder. So attacking new ball was imperative.

[BacktoCricaddict]

I don't remember India losing even a single time. Either they haven't lost, or my memory is terrible. Not contributing to this thread.

[BacktoCricaddict]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

Once the ball get softer it becomes harder.

 

[vvvslaxman]

This one is  not important. But most recent. Arshdeep went for a wild hoick when we needed 1 to win.

[Bigg Brother]

Rohit Sharma in Final WC 23.  Tops the list and will remain on top forever. Brainless stuff, did same in Final few days back as well but there target was already achievable. Fatso had always horrible match awareness and that day he proved it again. 

[AuxiliA]

Pant recently in the Melbourne test 2nd innings. Completely needless shot given the situation. Had he batted 30 mins more Aus would have given up and we would have gone 1-1 into the Sydney test. 

[goose]

another one was a yuvraj clean bowled. i forget the game, think he was on 99 - massive shock! not really in the same league as some of the above mentioned but sticks in my head for some reason!

[Bigg Brother]

6 minutes ago, AuxiliA said:

Pant recently in the Melbourne test 2nd innings. Completely needless shot given the situation. Had he batted 30 mins more Aus would have given up and we would have gone 1-1 into the Sydney test. 

Yup. Disastrous that was. 

[vvvslaxman]

4 minutes ago, goose said:

another one was a yuvraj clean bowled. i forget the game, think he was on 99 - massive shock! not really in the same league as some of the above mentioned but sticks in my head for some reason!

Bravo slower ball in last over?

[goose]

8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Bravo slower ball in last over?

 

here it is., holy crap. 9 down and bowled, lose by 1 run. no wonder it stuck in the mind. this is up there !

 

 

Edited March 11 by goose

[Chakdephatte]

14 hours ago, goose said:

another one was a yuvraj clean bowled. i forget the game, think he was on 99 - massive shock! not really in the same league as some of the above mentioned but sticks in my head for some reason!

For some reason he was never able to read slower balls. As good as a hitter he was, he had some stupid looking dismissals because of not reading from hands.