The Multan Test between India and Pakistan in 2004 is recalled for Virender Sehwag’s swashbuckling 309 – the to begin with time an Indian cricketer scored a Test triple-century.
The Multan Test between India and Pakistan in 2004 is recollected for Virender Sehwag’s swashbuckling 309 – the to begin with time an Indian cricketer scored a Test triple-century. In any case, there was another occurrence from the Test coordinate that went on to gotten to be one of the disputable minutes of Indian cricket. With India batting on 675/5 and Sachin Tendulkar unbeaten on 194, captain Rahul Dravid chosen to announce the to begin with innings. Whereas the choice was taken by the Indian cricket group considering the coordinate circumstance, it implied that Sachin was cleared out stranded six runs absent from his twofold century. Sachin was obviously disillusioned with the choice and it was broadly scrutinized by both fans and specialists. Previous India hitter Aakash Chopra as of late talked around the occurrence and how Tendulkar was greatly “unhappy”.
“I was in the dressing room, but I wasn’t portion of that discussion. To be exceptionally legitimate, I didn’t indeed attempt to get into it since I was as well youthful. Yes, paaji wasn’t cheerful that day. I think I saw him despondent for the to begin with time. I never saw him lose mood, and he didn’t precisely lose mood that day but he was obviously despondent. Something wasn’t right,” Chopra told YouTube channel 2 Sloggers.
Chopra encourage said that it was the team’s choice to announce the innings and not Dravid’s alone. He included that Sourav Ganguly was moreover in the dressing room in spite of not playing the coordinate and he was a portion of the think-tank that took the decision.
“Rahul did call, but Dada (Ganguly) was portion of the dressing room that day as well. He wasn’t playing in that amusement, but he was in dressing room and I’m beyond any doubt he was portion of the think-tank. It wasn’t the captain’s choice alone,” said Chopra.
“After the amusement, Rahul did say that he wouldn’t have pronounced had he known the coordinate would conclusion inside 4 days. With Rahul, it is conceivable that in warm of the minute, you concur or oppose this idea. But you do not question his choice. You know that indeed if he was at a comparative position, he would’ve taken the same decision.”
