"Lucky to have got them both" - Former Team India pacer revisits unforgettable 1996 ODI World Cup battle against Pakistan

Former Team India pacer Venkatesh Prasad recently took a trip down memory lane where the bowler revisited the match against Pakistan in the 1996 Men's ODI World Cup on an ask-me-anything hosted on his official social media account. The pacer played a key role in India's 39-run win against their arch-rivals.

In the second quarterfinal of the 1996 Men's ODI World Cup, India were up against Pakistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, with the hosts scoring 287/8. In reply, Pakistan could only manage 248/9 in 49 overs.

During India's bowling, Pakistani batter Aamer Sohail and Venkatesh Prasad had a little sledging battle with each other, with the batter showing where he would hit him for a boundary but was bowled soon after. Being asked a question about the same during the ask me anything hosted on his Twitter account on Sunday (January 19), Prasad replied that scalping both Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed was more important in the context of the game. He wrote:

"That got hyped because of what Aamir Sohail did the previous ball, but i personally felt that getting Inzamam and Ijaz Ahmad out was more crucial in the context of that game. Lucky to have got them both"

Take a look at the tweet below:

Venkatesh Prasad had an eventful game, picking up 3/45 in the 10 overs he had bowled. His spell and contributions from Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ajay Jadeja and Anil Kumble propeled Team India into the semi finals of the event.

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