In the latest 81allout podcast we rewind to the World Cup in 1987 – when Australia pulled off a sensational triumph.
We talk about Allan Lamb taking on Courtney Walsh in Gujranwala, Gavaskar scorching a hundred, Dave Houghton blasting 142, Navjot “Sixer” Sidhu clattering the big ones, Gooch sweeping India out of the World Cup, Gatting reverse-sweeping to his doom, and a young Australian side enjoying a fairytale ride all the way to the summit.
Also included: The behind-the-scenes stories to bring the World Cup to the subcontinent, Australia v Pakistan in Lahore being the cricket equivalent of Italy v Brazil 1982, and Walsh going home with a special carpet.
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee),
K Balakumar (@kbalakumar)
Vijay Arumugam (@vijayarumugam)
(Lead pic from here)
Great to see people like Vijay Arumugam with vast knowledge of the game having a say.
Don’t think I know anyone who knows about the history of the sport more than Vijay.
Thanks a lot. It’s been a pleasure to chat with Vijay from time to time. We hope to bring him on more often.
This was very good nostalgia. Pls discuss the Nehru Cup sometime. I neither find much footage of it, nor anyone discussing or remembering it. ☹️
Thanks. There was a piece by Rob Smyth on the Nehru Cup last year –
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/22/the-spin-nehru-cup-1989-ahead-of-its-time
India Today archive from 1989 – https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19891115-nehru-cup-tournament-of-upsets-heroics-and-swinging-fortunes-816710-1989-11-15