1996 Times of India Coca Cola

1996 Times of India Coca Cola

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Titles 1996 Times of India Coca Cola
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Note Carlisle Best overshadows the 'King' By Sunil Gavaskar SHARJAH, January 10, After the smashing performance by the England Masters, the cal-culators in the Pakistani camp would have told them that they needed to score almost 300 runs to win and thus qualify for the finals. In much the same way as the Indians must have been aware before their game against England, the Pakistanis must have know that it was like asking to be on another planet. This West Indian side have been so used to winning in their salad days, that it is just an extension of that even in the Masters tournament. They are still without the services of Joel Garner, the captain, who is suf-fering from the after effects of the flu and Gordon Greenidge, their man of the tournament in the first Masters event in Bombay has also been out of action with an injury. The West Indies have been strengthened by the presence of Mal-colm Marshall and Desmond Haynes. Haynes has been leading the side and his superb century against Eng-land had already ensured their entry into the finals. His hopes of repeat-ing the performance were dashed when Sadiq Mohammed dived in front to pick up a marvellous catch. Alvin Greenidge, promoted in the order, did not make much use of the opportunity, but Carlisle Best who had got run-out for a duck in the pre-vious match made up for that. Batting with Viv Richards is never easy, sim-ply because all eyes are focussed on the 'The King' and one has to bat bril-liantly to draw attention away from Richards. That is the disadvantage, but the advantages are many for the bowlers ae demoralised so quickly in 'The King's' presence that the batsman batting with him can also make merry. It is also good to be the silent part-ner with Richards and give him as much of the strike as possible. Best managed to do his own thing, not quite following the usual pattern of Richards' partners. He is reputed to give a running commentary when he bats and it would have been interest-ing if he had been wired like the fielding captains are. He must have to do a long stint because he went on to become the highest scorer in the tournament. He kept smashing the ball to all parts of the ground and over it as well. The Pakistani bowling simply wil-ted and even after Richards was out, Best and Kallicharan piled on the runs and the agony for the Pakistanis and the Windies score of 295 for 3 was easily the highest in the tourna-ment. The Pakistanis had to get in 38 overs to quality for the finals and with Marshall in the opposition ranks, it was going to be a nightmare. That was what happened as 'Macko' ripped out the first two wick-ets and Moseley too chipped in with a couple. Zaheer tried to ensure that there was no rout under 100 and Best completed a fine day for himself by getting the Pakistani captain caught in the deep. Wasim Raja and Aftab Baloch, knowing that the target was beyond reach played quietly even when Haynes brought on all his irregular bowlers in order to finish the match quickly and to ensure that his main bowlers were kept relatively fresh for the Friday final. That should be something to look forward to as Eng-land is getting better with every out-ing and the West Indians are looking as invincible as in the past. To the followers of the Indian and Pakistani teams, there must have been disappointment but the fact is that they are not even half as fit as the West Indian and England teams and have really looked their age. They battle for the third and fourth place (Professional Management Group) ALWAYS Coca Cola CRICKET
Abstract This is an ad for Coca Cola. It is not stated who the manufacturer is. The ad contains a story titled 'Carlisle Best overshadows the 'King'' by Sunil Gavaskar, which describes a cricket match between the West Indies and Pakistan. The ad contains an image of a bottle of Coca Cola, with the words 'always cricket' around it.