Greatest Sporting Moments

Heres my list of the greatest sporting moments that I have been witness to (there may be many moments which I was unfortunate not to have witnessed it)

10) India vs Pakistan Jan 1999,Chennai,First Test Match

The first Indo-pak test series in 10 years.After watching a masterclass by Sachin tendulakar go in waste as India lost,the entire Chepauk crowd rises and applauds as the Pakistan team takes a victory lap.Sport once again proved how it can bring people nearer.

9) Michael Schumacher becomes World Champion,Susuka,Japan 2000

After 19 years Ferrari produces a world champion,Michael Schumacher and for 5 years dominated the sport like none.

8) Pete Sampras U S Open Champion,Flushing Meadows,New York 2002

In his final U S Open(In fact his final professional match) Pete Sampras becomes the U S Open Champion in front of an emotional New York crowd to bid good bye to tennis.

7) Abhinav Bindra becomes India's first individual gold medalist in Olympics,Beijing,2008

After years of wilderness in Olympics sports(barring the hockey succeses) India finally gets an individual gold medal.

6) Sachin's two gems:The Sandstorm and The Happy Birthday,Sharjah,April 1998

Two glorious knocks, one to propel India into the finals (fighting a sandstorm) and the other to win the tournament(on his birtthday) were much more than a masterclass against the best team in the world.They defined Indian cricket of the 90s.It was a one man team whose fortunes and so were a billion hopes solely depended on a 5 feet 5 inches tall superman.

5)Very very special Laxman,Second Test,Eden gardens,2001

1-0 down,following on,4 wickets down against a rampant Australian team on the look out for a world record for most number of consecutive wins.You can't imagine a recovery.But Laxamn in company of Rahul Dravid achieved a feat that in history of test cricket will be unsurpassed.

to be contd.............