The final Test match of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), during India’s 2003 Australian tour, turned out to be one of the most memorable o🉐nes for various exclusꦛive events.
It was legendary Australian captain Steve Waugh’s final Test match of his career. Also, ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar brought up hi✤s career-best knock of 241*, continuing his love🐽-affair at Sydney.
The knock 🌟holds a special place in cricketing history as Sachin did not play a single cover drive throughout his epic innings. Thereby, he displayed a great amount of resolute and discipline, proving to be an inspirational lesson for one and all.
Before his iconic Sydney double-ton, Sachin was repeatedly getting dismissed while playing the cover🙈 drive, for which he was famous for.
However, former Indian opener Aakash Chopr𓆏a, who displayed great courage in the preceding Melbourne Test match, had a forgetful outing at Sydney.
Chopra started off brilliantly, performing his watchful duties uꩵp-front, batting of 45. His knock was cut🤪 short with a 147.5 kmph thunderbolt which beat Chopra all-ends up.
The video of the dismissal st✅arted doing rounds on Tw🎉itter when it got the attention of socially active Chopra.
Here’s the video:
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Ind v Aus, 2 Jan 2004, SCG
Aakash Chopra don💦e by a 147.5 kph Brett Lee yorker 🔥
— The Cricket Wire (@TheCricketWire)
The cricketer-turned-broadcaster retweeted the post and wrote, “I’ve seen this a thousand times…played it in my head same number of times too. Unfortunately, for the exact same result. Why waste such a good delivery on me?? Should’ve saved it for @sachin_rt….I got out, he walked in and we know what happened next. 241*.”
I’ve seen this a thousand times…played it in my head same number of times too. Unfortunately, for the exact same result. 🙈😐 , why waste such a good delivery on me?? Should’ve saved it for ….I got out, he walked in and we know what happened next. 241*🤗
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
The match, which ended in a stalemate, was also special for the Indian team as they posted a record 705, which was their highest total in Test Cricket 𒐪until then.
