Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad’s well-known ship-off to Pakistan batsman Aamir Sohail within the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal match nonetheless stays one of the vital talked-about moments within the historical past of India-Pakistan cricket.
Chasing 288, Sohail helped Pakistan get off to a brisk begin. In the fifteenth over, he smashed a boundary off the previous India quick bowler and sledged Prasad by pointing a finger and the path wherein he hit the ball.
Prasad, throughout an interplay with R Ashwin on his Youtube present, revealed that have been phrases exchanged between him and Aamir, one thing that the previous Pakistan captain won’t ever settle for.
“He came down the track and gave himself a bit of room and hit me for a boundary, he showed his bat and showed his fingers towards the place where he hit the bat” Prasad stated.
“He said, he doesn’t accept that but he told me and I could hear him. We are quite close, I had completed my follow-through, he said ‘tujhe fir vahin marunga’ (I am going to hit you there next ball). I just heard him say that, I just used a couple of words and went back. There was a lot going through,” Prasad revealed.
Notably, properly-set batsman Sohail regretted challenging Venkatesh immediately as the previous India pacer knocked his off-stump off the very subsequent supply. No fan will ever overlook Prasad’s response after that – mouthing what can solely be imagined as expletives and gesturing Sohail animatedly to get out of the sphere.
Here’s the video of the incident:
When requested concerning the ship-off, the 50-yr-previous stated, “I would’ve been penalised for that sort of gesture because that’s when the ICC Code of Conduct had come into the picture during the ’96 World Cup; so I had to be very careful. And Shepherd was the umpire, so Azhar, Srinath and Sachin, everybody came to my rescue, otherwise, I would’ve probably been penalised or may be banned.”
Overall, Prasad scalped three wickets in his 10 overs and gave away 45 runs. Apart from scalping the wicket of Sohail, Prasad additionally dismissed Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq to tilt the match in favor of the Indian aspect.
Talking concerning the match, batting first, the Indian aspect scored a aggressive 287/8. Navjot Singh Sidhu was the catalyst of the Indian innings and scored a 115-ball 93. In reply, Pakistan may solely handle to attain 248/9 and misplaced the match by 39 runs. Sidhu received the Man of the Match award for his scintillating efficiency with the willow.
