The epic that was never recorded
It was perhaps the greatest World Cup knock ever played by an Indian, but apart from those present in person at Tunbridge Wells, no one has ever seen motion footage of the innings. On that day, the BBC technicians were was on strike, and did not cover the match.
It is said that the organisers of the game were fearing that the game would end before lunch, looking at the way the Indian batting collapsed. Even the BBC, which wasn't covering the game, called up the Zimbabwe Cricket Union for an interview, with the stakes of a Zimbabwe win being high.
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