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- 1999 Mohali ODI incident between India and Pakistan
- Talking to Sehwag made some clarifications about this match
- Shoaib Akhtar intentionally injured Sourav Ganguly
Mohali ODI was played between India and Pakistan in 1999. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made some clarifications about this match while talking to former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag. Akhtar said that in that match I was constantly trying to target the batsman’s head and ribs.
Shoaib Akhtar revealed after 23 years
All matches between India and Pakistan are always very exciting and exciting. In this, players are willing to do anything to win. Not all players are averse to hurting each other. Shoaib Akhtar, the former fast bowler of Pakistan, has made such a shocking revelation. He revealed about the India-Pakistan match played 23 years ago. In this, the Pakistan team made a strategy of deliberately injuring Sourav Ganguly and other Indian players.
Ganguly’s strategy of hitting the ball on the ribs
An ODI match was played between India and Pakistan in 1999 in Mohali. Shoaib Akhtar spoke to former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag about this match. Meanwhile, Akhtar said, ‘In that match I was constantly trying to target the batsman’s head and ribs. We devised a strategy to hit the ball on Sourav Ganguly’s ribs. Interestingly, this strategy was made by the whole team a day before.
A plan to injure an Indian player
Akhtar said, ‘I was told in the team meeting that I will only try to hurt the batsmen. I asked if the batsman should not be dismissed. Then in the meeting I was told that this is our job. You have the speed, you try to trouble the batsmen, we will see the rest.
Akhtar told Ganguly this after the match
After hearing this, Sehwag told Akhtar that I am sure Sourav Ganguly must be watching the program and will definitely discuss it when he meets. In response, Akhtar said, ‘Yes, I told Ganguly later that our plan was not to get you out, but to hit you in the ribs.’