Cricket produced many iconic moments in the history of sports. Today we will see about such 7 iconic moments in cricket.
Shane warne's ball of the century:
In 1993 Ashes series, Shane Warne bowled a ball to Mike Gatting which spun from outside leg stump to hit the off stump. This Ball is considered as "The Ball Of The Century".
Sourav Ganguly's shirtless celebration:
On 13th July 2022, India played against England in the final of Natwest series at Lord's. Revived by the partnership of Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, India won that match by 2 wickets, After winning the match, Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt and waved from the balcony. This was in response to Andrew Flintoff's shirtless celebration at Wankhede. This is considered as one of the most iconic and controversial moments in cricket history.
Yuvraj Singh's 6 sixes:
In the inaugural T20 worldcup conducted in South Africa, India was playing England where there was a heated argument between Yuvraj Singh and Andrew Flintoff. In the following over bowled by Stuart Broad, Yuvraj Singh smacked all balls out of the park.
Sachin Tendulkar's 200:
In 2010, Sachin became the first ever cricketer to score a double hundred in ODI cricket at Gwalior. He scored 200 out off 147 balls with 25 fours and 3 sixes.
AB devilliers fastest century:
In 2015, AB devilliers scored his century in 31 balls with 16 sixes and 9 fours against West Indies.
He then added 49 runs to his score and got out at 149 runs out of 49 balls.
Brendon McCullum's fastest test century:
Brendon McCullum scored a century in 54 balls against Australia which is the fastest test century. And what even more special is this was the last test match of Brendon McCullum.
Ben Stokes Heroics:
In the Ashes series of 2019, England was 286 for 9 wickets while chasing 359. Ben Stoked then, scored a heroic 135* leading England to the victory alongside his partner Jake Leach.
These are 7 iconic moments in cricket history
