West Indies vs England, Lords 1963: A thriller where all four results were possible till the very end
Lord’s witnessed one of the greatest days of cricket ever on June 25, 1963. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back a topsy-turvy match that culminated in one of the greatest heroic acts the world of cricket has known.
The very fact that Test cricket still exists is considered a miracle by many. In a dynamic world driven by impulse and haste the taste for quality seems to be vanishing at an alarming rate. Every now and then the purest version of the sport seems to be under threat as per the notions of the pundits — and after short periods in the doldrums — it emerges like a phoenix, thanks to timeless performances and matches.
Exactly 50 years ago England and West Indies were involved in one such encounter. It still remains one of the greatest Tests of all time — the balance of which shifted from one side to the other over the five-day period before culminating in one of the greatest climaxes cricket has witnessed.
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