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I have never seen anything better than what Tendulkar, Azharuddin did at Newlands: Conrad

Memory to cherish: The 222-run partnership between Tendulkar-Azharuddin was one of the most spectacular batting displays of all time at Newlands, according to Conrad. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Shukri Conrad has seen it all. He played cricket before and after the apartheid in South Africa.“Let’s say I played in the White side and yes, I played in the non-White side,” Conrad told The Hindu. “And then I was involved when unity came along. A little bit of everything. So yes, I have seen history.”At the moment he is pleased that India couldn’t make history when he is the coach of the South African Test side. India could not conquer the final frontier — a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation. The two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw. He is disappointed that there were only two Test...
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When Steve Rixon sledged Graeme Pollock and regretted right away

Mike Haysman was one of the hapless Australian fielders who watched Pollock turn the clock back in great style. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Graeme Pollock was 41 when South Africa XI took on Australia XI in the first Unofficial Test at Durban in 1985. That was the time when the only international cricket South Africa got was from the rebel tours, as the country had been banned by the ICC because of its apartheid policy.When Pollock played and missed a few times, wicketkeeper Steve Rixon sledged him. But the great South African batter went on to make 108. Mike Haysman was one of the hapless Australian fielders who watched Pollock turn the clock back in great style. “From the moment Rixon started to sledge him, every single ball hit the middle of Pollock’s bat,” Haysman told The...