Indian Cricket Jersey - A Thread

1985: Benson & Hedges World Championship.

Shastri won an Audi, India's biggest ODI win in 80s after the World Cup.
1991: Third ODI between India v South Africa at New Delhi

First time in Indian cricket history when 2 batsmen scored hundreds in same ODI.

This was also South Africa's comeback series in International Cricket.
1991-92: Benson & Hedges World Series

India qualified for the final but lost both the finals against Australia

Tendulkar became the first Indian to score 400+ runs in a tournament/series (ODI).
1992: The First World Cup in Colors

India won only 2 games, against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, placed 7th in points table just above Lanka and Zimbabwe.
1992-93: The first 7 match ODI Series

India became the first team to visit South Africa after their comeback, lost the series 2-5.
1993: Hero Cup

India's first tournament played in flood lights. The 5 nation tournament was originally had 6 teams but Pakistan was excluded due to political reasons.

India won the cup.
1994: 4 match ODI series against New Zealand.

Tendulkar's first series as an Opener.
1994: The Singer Cup in Sri Lanka

Tendulkar's first ODI hundred, Prabhakar accused Kapil of match fixing, Shastri's first tournament as a commentator.
1994: Wills World Series

Tendulkar's last series without helmet while batting.

India won the tri-series, Prabhakar/ Mongia were dropped in between the series for playing slow in Kanpur, Dravid's first time selection in Indian team, Kapil announced retirement during the series.
1995: The Centenary Cup in New Zealand.

India won only one game - against Australia, and Warne as usual was expensive - 61 runs in 10 overs, and wicketless.
1996: World Cup

India's reached the semis for the third time, probably for the first time both the highest scorer (Tendulkar 523 runs) and wicket taker (Kumble 15 wickets) were from the same team.
1996: Singer series

Tendulkar's first series as captain. Youngest Indian ODI captain, first Indian captain to score hundred on debut match as captain.
1996: Titan Cup

Tendulkar's first win as captain. Tendulkar and Ganguly opened for the first time together and added hundred run partnership in their first match.
1997: Tri-series in South Africa

Lost all the games against South Africa, against Zimbabwe - won 1, lost 1, tied 1
1997: Independence Cup in India

The tournament started even before the hosts left the Caribbean shores.

Dravid scored his maiden ODI hundred in Chennai, in the same match Anwar smashed 194.
1997: India in Sri Lanka for bilateral series.

Lost the series 0-3. Robin Singh scored his maiden ODI hundred in a wash out game which was replayed.
1997: Quadrangle series in Sharjah

Tendulkar's last series as Captain (first term). India lost all matches.

Surprisingly England won the series under a new young captain - Adam Hollioake.
1998: Independence Cup in Bangladesh

The best of three finals in Asia. India and Pakistan played against each other 4 times in space of 1 week.

India chased down 300+ score in the third final with the help of Ganguly-Robin Singh's partnership.

Kanitkar's four made him famous
1998: The famous Coca-cola cup in Sharjah

Do I have to say anything else? The picture sums up everything.
1998: Tri-series in India

The matches started around 4pm to save the players from the heat. Kenya and Bangladesh were the other two teams.

India lost to Kenya at Gwalior but went on to win the finals at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
1998: Independence Cup in Sri Lanka

India won the final as Tendulkar-Ganguly added 252 runs for the first wicket in the finals.

Lele said in Tehlka tapes that Gaekwad got a call from bookie that match is fixed, but Tendulkar-Ganguly assured him that they will win the match.
1998: Bilateral series in Zimbabwe

India won the series 2-1 but the most important stat of the series was Tendulkar breaking Haynes record of most ODI hundreds.
1998: ICC Knock out tournament

India won the quarter final against Australia, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 3 consecutive ODI hundreds against Australia.

But lost the final Semi-final against West Indies.

South Africa won the final - their only major ICC win.
1998: Coca-cola Champions Trophy

India's fifth title of 1998.

Tendulkar smashed hundred in 4 finals. Scored 1894 runs with 9 centuries at 65.31 with strike rate of 102.15.

A record still stays with the master.
1999: Bilateral series in New Zealand.

A comeback series for Rahul Dravid.

Dravid smashed 123 in the first ODI and then went on to score 309 runs in the series. The most by any batsman on either side.
1999: World Cup

Not a great world cup as India lost crucial matches and Tendulkar lost his father.

Both Ganguly and Dravid had a good outing. Both scored 2 hundreds each. Dravid went on to become the highest run scorer of the tournament.
1999: Aiwa triangular series in Sri Lanka.

India won just one game in the tournament, it was the last league game of the series (against Sri Lanka).

They also played tri-series in Singapore in same jersey (lost the finals against West Indies).
1999: LG Cup in Nairobi

Sunil Joshi bowled one of the most economical spell of ODI history: 10-6-6-5.

India lost the finals against South Africa
2000: Carlton and United Series in Australia

Another disastrous series for India. Won only one match out of right. Ganguly became the first Indian to score an ODI hundred on Australian soil.

1 against Australia at Melbourne
1 against Pakistan at Adelaide
2000: Bilateral series against South Africa

The series is famous for fixing, Cronje and co were caught after the series.
2000: ICC Knock Out Tournament

India reached the finals again but couldn't win. Debut series for Zaheer and Yuvraj.

New Zealand won their first major ICC event.
2001: Bilateral series against Australia

Tendulkar became the first player to reach 10,000 runs milestone. He also took his 100th ODI Wicket in the series.
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