Cricket has been a very fascinating game and we have seen many ups and downs in the Covid crisis but this year 2021 has been the year of coming back of cricket because there was very minimal cricket in 2020 and in 2021 cricket was at its brutal best. There are a lot of things to talk about but we will choose the Top 5 moments in cricket of 2021.
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1. When India breached Gabba Fortress
One of the best series of all time you can say the India Tour of Australia of 2020-21. It started with the great humiliation of the Indian batting lineup in Adelaide when they were just blown away on 36 in the Pink Ball test and everyone thought that things will only get worse for India from here but who knows. They wrote the most difficult script down under for the rest of the world with their own skills, grit, resilience, and determination.
The last match of the series started at Gabba on 15th January 2021 and India was playing without Kohli, Bumrah, Shami, Yadav, Ashwin and Jadeja but not without courage, mental toughness, and inspiration. Australia scored 369 in the 1st innings and at one moment India was done and dusted but Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur showed their skills with the bat and got their side back into the match India's total was 336. In the 2nd innings, Australia scored 294 and set the target of 328 in the final innings.
Nobody even thought that India can draw that on the final day at Gabba the most favorite ground for Aussies and then that lethal and ruthless bowling attack but Indian batsmen closed another way. Rohit went earlier but the partnership between Gill and Pujara showed them the ray of light. Pujara received unlimited body blows from Cummins and Hazlewood and his knock came to the end with the 2nd new ball against Cummins but right from there Rishabh Pant stood up for a country of 1.25 billion and played his most valuable innings of the life of 89 not out and made sure 2nd series win for India in Australia in the most dramatic way and breached the Gabba fortress after 32 years.
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| Team India after series win in Australia |
2. Kyle Mayer's miraculous innings
Things started in cricket in 2021 in some style and we have witnessed one of the best chases in cricket history in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is not an easy place to visit especially when you don't have your regular players but Kayle Mayers said who cares. West Indies lost the ODI series without competition but the story started on 3rd February from the 1st test.
West Indies required 395 runs to win in last innings with pretty new side every one thought that it will be a cakewalk for the home side when West Indies was 59/3 but after that, the partnership between Kyle Mayers and Bonner took the match in other way and Bonner got out when the total was 275 and still required 120 runs and Kyle Mayers did that single-handedly and stunned Bangladesh by 3 wickets. He scored 210 not out in his just 2nd innings of International Cricket.
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| Kyle Mayers |
3. Nice Guys finally got their hands-on ICC Trophy
New Zealand is one the most consistent side in the modern era irrespective of formats but they received some major heartbreaks in the 2015 World Cup final and Then the most famous 2019 World Cup final where England won the World Cup with bearest of the margins with boundary count. But New Zealand kept their heads high and right after 2 years they were once again at Lord's for another ICC final but this time it was the final of the longest format of cricket the final of ICC World Test Championship against India.
The 1st 2 days were washed out due to rain and ICC allowed a reserve day and that was the day New Zealand was waiting for. That was a good test match but the collapse of Indian batting in the 2nd innings cost them. India set the target of just 139 and New Zealand chased that down with 8 wickets to spare and Captain Cool and Calm Kane Williamson lead the way for his side to get the mace.
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| Team New Zeland after WTC Final |
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4. High Voltage battle of cricket Pakistan Vs India
Every game between the Arch Rivals is a high voltage game but that game of 24th October was the most-watched cricket game and that should tell the story. It was the match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and Pakistan beat India 1st time ever in ICC World Cups. Things started from the really fast and furious spell from Pakistan's pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi he got Rohit Sharma on his 1st delivery with fast and inswing Yorker and then in 2nd over he knocked over KL Rahul and Nasir Hussain said in the commentary box," they can't play him" which are most famous words in cricket in 2021.
After that Virat Kohli showed his class and scored a fighting fifty and India set the total of 151 on the board. After that we have seen the batting master class from Pakistan batting master Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan, Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets to break the streak of India in the most comprehensive fashion.Pakistani fans will truly remember that moment for the ages.
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| Virat congrats Babar and Rizwan |
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5. The battle of Ashes
The eldest rivalry in cricket has started in Australia after 2 years but it has been the complete domination of the Aussies over the English side. They are still not arrived even after 3 matches and Australia won the Ashes in just 3 matches by 3-0. In the 3rd test, there was more humiliation for England as they were just blown away on 68 runs in their 2nd innings by 32 years young debutant Scott Boland. He made his debut in this match and destroyed England in 2nd innings in just 4 overs by claiming the figures of 6/7. That's should tell you the story of England against ruthless Aussies and just have to play for their glory and some pride.
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| Aussies are celebrating a wicket |
So that was the Top 5 best moments in cricket 2021 according to me I think you will enjoy it after reading this.
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