Venkatesh Prasad’s famous send-off to Aamer Sohail remains one of the most talked-about moments in the history of India-Pakistan cricket. During the 1996 World Cup, Sohail had crashed Prasad for a boundary through covers and pointed his fingers at the bowler, almost mocking him to go and fetch the ball from the boundary. However, what happened on the next ball is remembered as one of the greatest comebacks of all time with Prasad knocking over Sohail’s off stump.
24 years later, Prasad recalled the incident, explaining what led to those memorable couple of deliveries. Chasing 288 to win, Pakistan had gotten off to a strong start putting 84 runs for the first wicket and the former India fast bowler revealed what spurred him after Sohail cracked a boundary off him.
“It was actually sort of a slap (via the off-side), he came down the track and hit the ball towards the point and extra-cover region. I didn’t expect that coming. It was a high-pressure game, with 35,000 people in the stadium,” Prasad told R Ashwin on his YouTube show, DRS with Ash.
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