The lone hand - Salim Malik takes the game away

At Kolkata in 1987, India breathed a sigh of relief when they dismissed Miandad cheaply during another Pakistan run-chase. But like a bolt from the blue came Salim Malik, who smashed 72 from 36 balls from No. 7 and shepherded the tailenders past the target.

What rameez raja says about the match in kolkata:

When Malik came in at 161 for 5, we didn't really think we had a chance - we needed about 80 runs still and there were no batsmen left apart from him. In those days, that sort of run-rate was considered impossible to achieve - we needed six an over at the start, which was high, and then when he came in, it was about eight or nine.

We only thought we were in with a chance with about four overs to go, and in particular after Malik blasted Kapil for five fours in an over. He square-drove him, hit him over fine leg, and through third man. Their field placings were just following the ball after that. Those boundaries were part of seven he hit in a row.

All India needed to do was control the boundaries; they had a fairly decent attack with Maninder and Roger Binny. But they couldn't. Malik seemed in complete control of the situation. And he did it single-handed.

He won it with another drive, typically wristy, through cover-point for another boundary. Amazing.

Bazigaar:

one of them..salim malik

YAR ab SUNNY MALIk to hai na

haan waysay yeh S-Malik achaa tha

yup yup...

he came and played against west indies with broken hand too i thik 1986 or somehting

Bazigaar:

yup yup...

he came and played against west indies with broken hand too i thik 1986 or somehting

haath sahi he hoo ghaa waysay he BAHANAA

waysay to aj kal to khelnay henhi daytay
payylay DOCTORY

wafakadard:

Bazigaar:

yup yup...

he came and played against west indies with broken hand too i thik 1986 or somehting

haath sahi he hoo ghaa waysay he BAHANAA

waysay to aj kal to khelnay henhi daytay
payylay DOCTORY

nahi sahi mae toota hoa thaa