3. India vs Pakistan, Asian Test Championship 1st Match, at Kolkata 1999
India vs Pakistan 1999 Test (Source: Twitter)
Whenever India and Pakistan clash on the cricket field there’s some extra bit of excitement among the crowd. Back in 1999, there was another epic clash between the two nations. In the first match of the Asian Test Championship, India were set a target of 279 in the fourth innings and were cruising at 143/2. However, a runout incident turned the match on its head. India’s star batter Sachin Tendulkar had a collision with Shoaib Akhtar who was collecting the ball at the stumps which resulted in his runout.
The incident infuriated the crowd at the Eden Gardens who thought that Pakistan had cheated to get Tendulkar out. The crowd began throwing stones and hurling abuses at Pakistan players. The match had to be stopped and Tendulkar had to go around the crowd asking the crowd to calm down. The match resumed after most of the stands were emptied and Pakistan emerged victorious by 46 runs.
