10 most heartbreaking moments in Cricket history

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Sachin touched the pitch, as if to seek blessings for his retired life

#1 Javed Miandad\'s six off Chetan Sharma

Javed Miandad’s six off the last ball destroyed Indian hearts

An unexpectedly poor delivery from an in-form Chetan Sharma cost India the title

The finals of the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Sharjah was a moment of great joy for one half of the crowd watching the game, and extreme dismay for the other.

With Pakistan requiring four runs to win off the last ball, a billion voices were silenced, as a Chetan Sharma full toss was swung over the fence by the destructive Javed Miandad, crushing the title hopes of the favoured underdogs.

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