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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 22, 2019 5:57:14 GMT
I think the most surprising thing about that is India actually lost a series to the Windies in 2002..... 1997 5 test series between India & WI was decided by a single test. India just needed 119 to win but Ambrose, Bishop and Rose destroyed them for 80. 2002 series was also decided by a single test. India needed to bat for a few overs but they lost wickets quickly. Had they survived a few more overs they would have been safe as it started raining by the time they were having presentation ceremony. Rahul Dravid single handedly won them 2006 series by playing brilliantly on both innings on a minefield of a track in Jamaica. Rahul Dravid won them again in 2011 by playing another good knock in 2011. I remember all these Ind vs WI series as if they happened yesterday. In India these tests start at 7:30 pm and finish around 4:30 am. My father would shout at me to sleep after 10 pm when I was still a kid. I remember I told him I won't listen to you in one of the matches in 2002 and that was my big rebel moment. I saw that game till early morning India time. I remember doing that with the 1989 Ashes. I was 8-9 when it was on. It used to start at about 8pm. My parents hated that I could stay awake longer than they could and I’d sneak out and watch it all night....
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