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Seven most heartbreaking moments in Indian cricket

New Delhi, Oct 2: Cricket is India's de facto national sport. The entire nation goes crazy and a festive mood prevails whenever India takes on any international squad. Indians associate cricket with national pride and


1996, India versus Sri Lanka, World Cup Semi Final


 

Tournament: Wills World Cup

Venue: Calcutta, India

India was cruising through at 98 for 1, chasing Sri Lanka's decent score of 251. But the spin Sri Lankan spinners extracted from the Eden pitch went on to dismiss seven Indian players within just 22 runs.

India's new found batting hero Sachin Tendulkar set the ball rolling with 65 runs, but that was not enough to arrest the surging run rate. With the fall of 8th wicket, the crowd went berserk. Clive Lloyd, the match referee had to abandon the match and Sri Lanka won by default. It was the moment of immense heartbreak for Indian fans and Vinod Kambli was seen shedding tears in front of TV cameras.