5 times Team India surrendered after Sachin Tendulkar's wicket

#1 India vs Sri Lanka, World Cup 1996

The 1996 World Cup was played in India and naturally, the Indian team was under a lot of pressure. They had already won the high-voltage game against Pakistan and everybody was expecting them to win the semi-final against Sri Lanka.

But who can forget what happened at Eden Gardens, Kolkata? It was one of the darkest days in the history of the game. As usual, Sachin Tendulkar was playing and everybody in the crowd started sensing a win.

Chasing a target of 252 runs, India was on course. However, Sachin got out after scoring a hard-fought 65 in 88 balls. The score at this point was 98 and Sachin was the second wicket.

Then the world saw one of the biggest collapses in the history of Indian cricket. From 98/2, India was down to 120/8 in 34.1 overs. For the people who did not watch the game, it might be impossible to imagine a team losing 6 wickets in a shameful span of just 22 runs.

The crowd lost their cool and set a stand on fire. The game had to be stopped in between and Sri Lanka was declared the winner. The people who watched can surely recall the image of Vinod Kambli walking off the ground in tears like it was yesterday.