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How will you take it when you feel like you have been robbed from a victory you knew you will most likely win it. You obviously would feel heartbroken and in disbelief of what happened with you and your team. This is what happened in the Semi-Final of World Cup 1992 with South African cricket team against England. The huge scorecard at SCG placed between Coke and Foster's banners read SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN NEED 22 RUNS OFF 1 BALL What Actually Happened? The second semi-final of the 1992 World Cup, between England and South Africa – playing their first World Cup since the end of their 21-year Apartheid-induced isolation.(Apartheid induced isolation is covered later in this blog). England managed a competitive 252/6 thanks to a worthy knock of 92 from Graeme Hick. The first innings were stopped at 45 overs as South Africa had bowled their overs slowly.  In reply, the Keppler Wessels-led side were trudging on as they lost their way after a decent start. Jonty Rhodes did the ...

With the cash-rich league (Indian Premier League) being postponed till April 15, RCB player opened up on the possibility of an international comeback. “Let’s wait and see what happens. My focus is on the Indian Premier League at the moment and helping Royal Challengers Bangalore realize  our full potential. Then we will sit down and have a look at the rest of the year and see what is possible,” De Villiers said as quoted by Sportstar. The 36-year-old had retired from international cricket in 2018. He did try to get into the South African squad before the World Cup 2019. However, the team management didn’t let him. In the end, the World Cup turned out to be disastrous for South Africa cricket team. Talking about his decision of retiring, he said, “Each player must consider his own circumstances and make his own decision. I reached a point where I wanted to see more of my wife and two young sons and seek a reasonable balance between family and cricket. The mental and physical...

The Scandal:- The 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal , also known as the Sandpaper-gate scandal , was a cricket scandal surrounding the Australian national cricket team. In March 2018, during the third Test match against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town, Cameron Bancroft was caught by television cameras trying to rough up one side of the ball with sandpaper to make it swing in flight. Captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were found to be involved and all three received unprecedented sanctions from Cricket Australia. Although he was found not to have been directly involved, Australia's coach, Darren Lehmann , announced he would step down from his role following the scandal. Smith was replaced by Tim Paine as Test captain, and Aaron Finch as T20I and ODI captain. About The Documentary: The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team is a new documentary from Amazon Prime Video that will show fly-on-the-wall coverage of the Australia men’s cricke...