36 Memorable and Iconic Photos In The History of Cricket That Every Cricket Fan Must See

Nikhil Dhawan
19:57 PM | 21st Of March

There are different numbers of game that are played daily in the whole world. Cricket is one of the most loved game by every age group. Like every other sport ever played, there are some moments, that come and went away but those moments make themselves recorded in the pages of history. These iconic and memorable moments have been captured forever through photographs. Here are 44 iconic and memorable photos that we are bringing in front of you that will make you smile in an amazing way.

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These 44 photos are the witness of historical & memorable moments that even you have also not seen. You will definitely like these pictures as thee pictures making you aware of some unusual and amazing things happened in the game of cricket.

1. The Last Match of Sachin Tendulkar.

The Little Master coming out from the dressing room to bat in his last match against West Indies in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

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2. A Selfie of the Great cricketers together.

Lord's had completed 200 years and a match was scheduled with 22 legends of the game. Sachin and Warne captained the teams.

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3. The Beautiful Galle Stadium in Sri Lanka wrecked after the Tsunami Hit.

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4. Anil Kumble taking 10 wickets at Ferozshah Kotla.
Kumble took all 10 wickets in one innings against Pakistan, leading India to victory and setting a world record.

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5. Steve Smith had dedicated his Century to the Late Phil Hughes, Who was Australia`s 408th Test Player.

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6. Trevor Chappell`s underarm ball when New Zealand 6 off the last ball.
The Australian bowler was instructed by his captain and brother Greg Chappell to deliver an underarm ball to Brian McKechnie as the Kiwis needed 6 runs off 1 ball at the MCG in 1981.

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7. Sir Donald Bradman gets out for a duck in his final innings, failing to reach an average of 100.
Don Bradman needs 4 runs more to reach at an average of 100 but in the last match of his carrier he gets bold on a duck without making it complete to get an average of 100 and retired at 99.4.

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8. Javed Miandad raises his bat at Dennis Lilee during an arguement.
Miandad took a single off Lillee but the bowler stepped in his way leading to a small collision and later kicked Miandad as well. Miandad got angry and raised his bat.

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9. Both West Indies batsman were injured and need runners.
Both Shivanarine Chanderpaul and Ridley Jacobs got injured and needed runners. Marlon Samuels and Wavell Hinds came out to assist the batsmen but the partnership only lasted for 7 runs.

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10. Dennis Lillee had 9 slips deployed vs New Zealand in 1977.

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11. And the Aussies repeated this thing again against Zimbabwe in 1999.

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12. The God bids good by to the cricket pitch during his last match.
Sachin at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, after his last Test match.

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13. The Australian team in 2007 after winning the World Cup for the third time in a row.
The Aussies completed the treble by winning World Cups in 1999, 2003 and 2007.

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14. Jonty 'Superman' Rhodes dives to dislodge the stumps and run out Inzamam in the 1992 World Cup.

15. Clive Lloyd lifts the very first World Cup trophy after West Indies beat Australia in the final in 1975.

16. Alan Donald's diamond duck run out in the 1999 World Cup semi final.
South Africa needed a run to win whereas a tie was sufficient for Australia to reach the finals. Donald did not listen to Klusener's call and ran late.

17. David Shepherd's famous hop, skip and jump at a full nelson.
Whenever the score reached 111 or its multiples, David Shepherd performed his famous hop, skip and jump routine.

18. Brian Lara kisses the ground after scoring 400 runs in an innings vs England in April, 2004

19. Chris Gayle bows down to AB de Villiers' fastest ODI century off just 31 balls.

20. Yuvraj Singh touches the feet of his idol.
Sachin was the captain of the MCC team and Yuvraj played for the Rest Of The World team.

21. Tribute to the charismatic late Tony Greig for his amazing contribution to the game.

22. The moment a billion hearts were waiting for.
India lifting the 2011 World Cup.

23. Freddie Flintoff shows the spirit of the game as he consoles Brett Lee after England won by 2 runs.

24. Heroic captain Graeme Smith comes out to bat with a broken finger.
South Africa needed to play out 8.2 overs to draw the match against Australia and Smith tried his best. Even though they lost, his effort was commendable.

25. Tony Grieg cradles Gundappa Vishwanath like a baby after Vishwanath scored a century.

26. Mike Brearly holds up play as Dennis Lillee comes into bat with an aluminium bat called the ComBat.

27. Anil Kumble came out to bowl 14 consecutive overs with a broken jaw in Antigua, 2002.

28. Aamir Sohail mocked Venkatesh Prasad after hitting a four in the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal.

29. And Prasad dislodged his off stump on the very next ball.

30. Sachin Tendulkar finally reaches his 100th century.

31. The Sri Lankan cricket team being airlifted from Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore in 2009 after a terrorist attack which left several players injured.

32. The first women's ODI match to be played at Lord's on 4th August 1976.

33. One of the best Indian fielders in history, Eknath Solkar takes an amazing catch to dismiss Alan Knott at The Oval in 1971.

34. Bermuda's Dwayne Leverock's spectacular diving catch at slip to dismiss Robin Uthappa at the 2007 World Cup.

35. Keppler Wessels leads South Africa to victory against his former side, Australia, in the 1992 World Cup.

Keppler is one of the few players to play for two countries. He had played 24 Tests for Australia but after the ban from South Africa was lifted in 1991, he was chosen as captain and scored 81 not out to beat the Aussies in the opening game of the '92 WC.