Asia Cup T20 2016: India vs UAE - 5 Talking Points
India secured their biggest win in T20 internationals in a game whose outcome was largely inconsequential for both teams. While the game will be remembered for UAE’s inept batting and the sparkling cameo by Yuvraj Singh, we take a look at five major talking points that emerged out of it.
#1 A poignant start
The cricketing world lost one of its favorite sons with the passing away of Martin Crowe.
The match started on a rather poignant note - the players and match officials wearing black armbands and observing silence for the departed soul.
Among the match officials was Crowe's brother, Jeff, who decided to keep his personal loss aside and carry on with the tournament in the capacity of an ICC Match Referee. Martin Crowe enjoyed a 13-year international career from 1982-95, including four years as captain.
He had a Test average of 45.36 in 77 matches and held a slew of New Zealand batting records when he retired, including most Test runs (5,444), highest Test score (299), most 50s (35) and most hundreds (17) -- the last of which still stands.