5 eye-catching coincidences in Indian Cricket
We all have heard the saying about Cricket that it’s a very unpredictable game, you never know what comes up the next moment. This unpredictable sport over the years has witnessed some bizarre as well as amazing and captivating coincidences in Indian Cricket history, the instances that have been common in some aspects in two or more games.Let’s take a look at 7 such coincidences in Indian Cricket.
#1 MS Dhoni -The Luckiest non-striker
We have all known Dhoni as the best finisher, best captain, and by many more titles like these, we have witnessed Dhoni take India home on several occasions by his finishing abilities. How can anyone forget his 6 of Nuwan Kulasekara that made India lift its second World Cup in 2011.
But except for all this, Dhoni has also been the luckiest non-striker in the history of Indian Cricket. He was in the best place to witness some of the best innings ever played in Indian Cricket. Dhoni was the non-striker when Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes of Stuart Broad in the inaugural edition of the World T20 in 2007. Also, he was the first person to congratulate Sachin Tendulkar when he scored the first 200 in ODI’s on 24 February 2010 as he was on the other end.
Months later he witnessed the first T20 international hundred by an Indian when Suresh Raina scored 101 against the Proteas in the World T20 2010. Next time, it was Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni in the centre when the former smashed 209 of just 158 deliveries against Australia in November 2013.
This was Rohit Sharma’s first and overall 3rd double hundred in ODI cricket by that time. MS Dhoni would cherish these moments all his life that he had the best seat in the stadium when history was being made.