5 Myths In Indian Cricket Which Have Been Proved Wrong

Aug 1, 2020 at 2:21 PM

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5 Myths In Indian Cricket Which Have Been Proved Wrong

A myth is something that is widely held but false belief or idea. It is always a never-ending story as people keep on circulating it as they believable fancy stories. Here we look that 5 of those myths which were actually wrong but became very popular over the years.

5 Myths In Indian Cricket Which Have Been Proved Wrong

1. Australia stopping follow-on after epic Eden test

One of the greatest test matches ever played, Eden Gardens was surely a milestone in Indian cricket as the stories of that match will be told even in the coming generations. The myth, however, was that then Australian captain Steve Waugh has never enforced a follow-on after the epic test match. But the truth is that Steve Waugh has enforced seven follow-ons after the epic Eden test and has won all seven of them quite comfortably.

2. Yuvraj’s debut 84 vs Australia

5 Myths In Indian Cricket Which Have Been Proved Wrong

One of the finest batsmen India has ever seen and the man who played the most key role in two world cup wins for India, Yuvraj Singh has announced his arrival to International cricket with a masterly crafted knock of 84 against mighty Aussies in the ICC Knockout trophy 2000. However, the myth was it was Yuvraj Singh’s debut match. But the southpaw had already played against Kenya in his debut match and has even bowled. But the fact is that the innings against Australia was his first innings as a batsman in his second match which most fans often get confused.

3. Sourav Ganguly never won a Test series outside Asia except in Zimbabwe

One of the finest captains Team India ever had, Sourav Ganguly has laid foundations for a team that the future could build on. The team had some of the finest overseas victories under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly which no other team could replicate even the team under MS Dhoni. However, India has never won a test series against any team outside sub-continent under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. The teams have gone to on to win a test series in England and West Indies under Rahul Dravid and also won a series against New Zealand under MS Dhoni in 2009.

2. Sachin century and India losing

Sachin Tendulkar,Top 5 Batsmen To Score 2000 ODI Runs In Least Innings Against A Team
Sachin Tendulkar.

This is one of the popular myth precisely crated by some of the haters of Sachin Tendulkar which has become very popular, thanks to social media. However, if we look about the centuries of the God of cricket, the myth can be easily busted. Out of 49 ODI centuries, Sachin scored, India have lost only in 14 matches where he almost played lonely with no support from the other batsman.

1. Sehwag’s “Baap Baap hota hai, beta beta”?

Virender Sehwag, one of the great destructive players of all-time, has talked about a Test match in which he was batting near 200 and Shoaib Akhtar was peppering him with short balls and also challenging him to either hook or pull them. Virender Sehwag then showed Sachin Tendulkar who was on the non-striker end and said,  “Woh tera baap khada hai non-striker end pe, usko bol wo maar ke dikhaye gaa” (Your father is at the non-striker’s end, ask him to play the shot).

After an over, Akthar bowled a bouncer and Sachin hit for a six which made Sehwag say, “Beta beta hota hai, baap baap hota hai.” (Son is son but the father is always the boss).

However, if we look, Sehwag has reached near 200 four times in Tests against Pakistan and Akthar has played in only two of them which are played at Multan and Lahore in which Sachin never hit a six. However, before drawing conclusions, it can be considered a prank played by Sehwag on Akthar? The answer can be known only to both of them.

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