35 moments in cricket that will make you feel old

16 years ago…

15 – Shiv Sena activists dug up the pitch at Kotla, Delhi to prevent the visiting Pakistan team from playing on Indian soil.

14 – Despite this, the match was rescheduled and Anil Kumble became the second bowler in cricket history to take 10 wickets in an innings. Wasim Akram was Kumble’s tenth victim, and he finished with figures of 10/74.

13 – Debutant Shoaib Akhtar brought Eden Gardens to a standstill after dismissing both Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar off consecutive deliveries in the Asian Test Championship match.

12 – Sachin Tendulkar was given out LBW while ducking to a bouncer from Glenn McGrath in a Test match at the Adelaide Oval, in Dec 1999.

11 – Bangladesh upset Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup match, sparking allegations of match-fixing.

10 – “You’ve just dropped the World Cup, mate” – The (alleged) immortal words of Steve Waugh after Herschelle Gibbs dropped his catch in a Super 6 match of the 1999 WC.

9 – South Africa and Australia fought out a nail-biting tie in the semifinals of the 1999 World Cup.