6 Instances Where Players’ Drop-catches Cost Their Teams A Loss In International Cricket
Players’ Drop-catches that cost their teams matches (Image Source: Twitter)
Abdul Razzaq Drops Sachin Tendulkar, 2003
This incident took place when India took on Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup. In that match, Pakistan batted first. They put up a good total of 273 runs by losing seven wickets. Saeed Anwar scored 101 runs off 126 balls. In reply, India was struggling at 57 runs by losing two wickets of Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag.
Meanwhile, after that, they got the chance to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar. The former India great was batting on 32 runs. Wasim Akram was bowling but Abdul Razzaq dropped him. Regarding that incident, Wasim Akram screamed at Abdul saying, “Tujhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai (Do you know whose catch you have dropped)?”. In that match, Tendulkar scored a brilliant 98 and India won the match.
