Follies of the World Cup
Every now and then we have people coming up with some kind of lists. However, this list is a bit different – a list of those moments of madness. You might be forced to ask: What were they thinking?
- Imran Khan and his World Cup winning speech (1992): Imran Khan’s ‘Cornered Tigers’ won the world cup. However, the inspirational captain forgets to mention any of his team mates or coaching staff in the final speech. They say Javed Miandad is sulking since.
- Sultan Zarawani’s no helmet show (1996): Let’s face it, you must either have some serious insurance or mentally unstable to face Allan Donald without a helmet. Zarawani was down and on the count first ball!
- Hansie Cronje and his ear plugs (1999): An earplug was plastered to Hansie’s left ear. Officials asked the South African skipper to remove it. Tech-savy coach Woolmer and Cronje’s idea came crashing down, and an investigation was ordered by the ICC.
- Zaheer Khan sledges Gilchrist and Hayden (2003): The first over of the innings by Zaheer went for 15, plus he was sledging both Gilchrist and Hayden. The sledging back fired and both got stuck into him.
