Indian #wicketkeeper #Kiran #More epic #face-off with legendary #Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad during the 1992 edition of the #ICCWorldCup. More was hilariously mocked by batting legend #Miandad when Mohammed Azharuddin-led Indian side locked horns with #Imran Khan's Pakistan at the famous at the #SCG in #Sydney.
Javed Miandad and Kiran More got into a conflict of opinions ending in some #slapstick #moments which have gone down as one of the curious moments of #India-Pakistan cricket history, that too in the first time India and Pakistan met in a cricket World Cup.
#Tendulkar sent one down the leg side. Miandad tried a nudge, and it went through to More. In an extravagant appeal for a quite remarkable non-event, More shouted long and loud, with his little frame leaping up and down in entreaty. The umpire was not interested and Miandad was not amused.
As Tendulkar ran in to bowl again Miandad, crouching in his characteristic chest open stance, suddenly pulled away with the teenager in mid-stride. Turning towards More, the Pakistani pro asked what seemed to be some pretty pointed questions. More’s answers were not exactly brimming with apology. After the rather needless exchange of words, Miandad pointed towards More and complained eloquently to the umpire. More retorted with a gesture that made no secret of his exasperation with the batsman.
Luckily the umpire in question was #David #Shepherd, the most unflappable official around. He simply asked the players to get on with the game.
Miandad pushed the next ball towards mid-off and took off for a single, and made a fast turn and got back to his crease as the throw came in quickly. More whipped off the bails, with Miandad well inside - and this did not amuse the batsman either.
It was now that Miandad went through the peculiar leaps that have been packaged as one of the landmark slapstick moments of cricket history. The two ends of the bat clutched in two hands, the batsman executed several spot jumps, bringing his knees up to touch his chest. Apparently it was supposed to mimic More’s appeals, but as imitation left a lot to be desired. Besides, it looked undeniably crass in the middle of a cricket pitch.
Azhar, moving in from cover, was seen fuming at Miandad’s antics.
More had the last laugh. He brought off two catches, a stumping and combined to effect a run out, while Miandad laboured for 34 overs to score 40 from 110 balls.
Umpires Shepherd and #Peter #McConnell reported the incident to match referee Ted Wykes - without the exchanged dialogue about which they had very little clue. Fortunately Wykes asked the team managers to sort things out, and the combatants escaped without the penalties of fines and bans.
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17 янв 2023
