Venkatesh Prasad responded to a Twitter consumer who claimed that dismissing Aamer Sohail within the 1996 World Cup was the Indian’s “only achievement in his career”, reminding the Pakistani fan that he had taken match-winning figures of 5/27 in opposition to Pakistan within the subsequent World Cup too.
Nahi Najeeb Bhai. Had reserved some achievements for later. In the very subsequent World cup in Eng in 1999 , took 5/27 at Manchester in opposition to Pakistan and so they have been unable to chase 228. God bless you.
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 11, 2021
Prasad joined in on the ‘Indiranagar ka gunda’ enjoyable on Sunday, posting photographs of his well-known duel in opposition to Pakistan batsman Sohail together with the hashtag which has been trending since Rahul Dravid’s ‘angry side’ was seen in a current commercial.
Twitter consumer Najeeb Ul Hasnain, who calls himself a “Sports Anchor & Analyst” in his bio, replied to Prasad’s tweet: “Prasad only achievement in his career.”
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Me to Aamir Sohail in Bangalore at 14.5- #IndiraNagarkaGunda hoon primary 😊 pic.twitter.com/uF7xaPeTPl
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 11, 2021
Prasad was fast to reply: “Nahi Najeeb Bhai. Had reserved some achievements for later. In the very next World cup in Eng in 1999, took 5/27 at Manchester against Pakistan and they were unable to chase 228. God bless you.”
#OnThisDay in 1999, Venkatesh Prasad picked up 5/27 in opposition to Pakistan within the males’s @cricketworldcup!
His 🌟 spell helped 🇮🇳 bowl out 🇵🇰 for 180, sealing a 47-run win!
WATCH 📽️ pic.twitter.com/EDnnKxwyKU
— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2020
Prasad performed 33 Tests and 161 ODIs in a global profession spanning from 1996 to 2001. He picked up 96 Test wickets and 196 ODI wickets and was a part of the Indian squad for the World Cups in 1996 and 1999. He additionally served because the bowling coach for the nationwide staff later. India continues to be have an unbeaten document in opposition to Pakistan within the ODI World Cup.
