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Extremes in the history of Cricket

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It is one of the healthiest of sports. All the parts and muscles of the body are fully moved  and exercised while playing cricket. It teaches the players to cultivate the virtue of  cooperation, patience and perseverance and while making the players sharp and prompt. It  helps to give them a healthy recreation. Cricket is a thrill both to play the game and to watch it and its importance is no less than  any  sporting event. The game also encourages team spirit, fosters discipline, helps build up character and brings out the quality of leadership. It fosters team-spirit. The game is played between two teams and not between two  individuals. The game can be won only if all the members of the team put all their efforts in  one direction. SMALLEST SIX IN THE HISTORY OF CRICKET LONGEST SIX IN THE HISTORY OF ODI - 250 METERS BY SHAHID AFRIDI 20 RUNS OFF 1 BALL - WORLD RECORD OF CRICKET ...

Historic 6th Victory of India over Pakistan in WCC 2015

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1992 - India won by 43 runs It was the first time that the two nations met at a World Cup match. India, buoyed by a young and emerging Sachin Tendulkar's fine unbeaten knock of 54 runs, posted 216 and bowled out Pakistan for 173 to register a convincing victory. 1996 - India won by 39 runs This quarter-final match, played at a packed M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, was keenly-contested. While opener Navjot Singh Sidhu scored an authoritative 93 to set India a strong platform, middle-order batsman Ajay Jadeja put the finishing touches to the innings, blasting a 25-ball 45 -- being particularly severe on pacer Waqar Younis -- to enable India post a commanding 287 for eight on the board. Pakistan's response was aggressive and their openers Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail threatened to take the match away. But a middle-order collapse, triggered by tight slow bowling by spinners Anil Kumble and Venkatpathy Raju, guided India to victory, despite the best eff...