00:00In this video, witness the graceful and fluent batting display of young Vinod Kambli, who
00:05crafted a delightful 59 runs of 94 balls in 142 minutes, including six elegant boundaries,
00:13against England in the second test at Chennai in February 1993. The left-hander just in the
00:19early stages of his career showcased remarkable composure and class beyond his years. With superb
00:26footwork, Vinod Kambli confidently danced down the track to the English spinner skillfully turning
00:32the ball of the break. His back-foot play was equally commanding, punishing anything short
00:37with timing and precision that left the baller searching for answers. It was a vintage display
00:43of youthful flair mixed with solid technique, the kind that made cricketers believe they
00:49were witnessing the rise of a protégé.
00:59Rebecca is out, caught behind off the bollinger Chris Lewis, and here's Vinod Kambli.
01:04Well, there's Dermot Reeve, who's fielding substitute for Robin Smith,
01:08who's probably reached the hotel the team are staying in, and he's like Graham Gooch,
01:14watching television. Maybe they're watching together. Let's hope you both get better,
01:18but particularly Robin Smith, because he's playing in this match. Dermot Reeve is fielding substitute,
01:24and he's very much a live wire wherever he is standing.
01:37Oh, that's four runs through Gatting. That was a fine stroke by Kambli, using his feet. Splendid.
01:43Oh, it's in the air. It's gone through. Malcolm can't believe it. Kambli has taken his risk. He's got away with it.
02:01Well, that serves England lie. Right. No sympathy for him. No third slipping. The third slip is wide at
02:08fourth slip, and they've been bowling for this all morning at Kambli. There he is. You see,
02:13outside of stump, went perfectly to third head, how the physio is saying. A few of the players were
02:19eating the same meal last night. One goes down sick. The rest are okay. You must assume all the time
02:25in the subcontinent, when the teams pick the day before a test match, you're not in it. You could be next
02:29morning.
02:32Oh, that was Kambli on the back foot. There he's hit it for four.
02:35He didn't really stand up and hit it with a straight bat. It was a slightly cramped stroke,
02:40but it's four runs all right. Yes, well, he's ready for this was Mr. Kambli. He knows England are
02:47attacking him outside of stump, and there's no real pace in the ball from Chris Lewis. Never got up too high,
02:53and he really did crack it well. He was waiting for it, and then just a good, firm stroke.
03:05Good shot, and four. Finds the gap.
03:10Just up.
03:11Good shot, and four. Finds the gap.
03:14Just up.
03:15Good shot, and four. Finds the gap.
03:19Just a little bit of width outside the off stump, enough for Kambli to cut this ball away for four,
03:26and takes him up to 50 as well. So a landmark for this young left-hander.
03:30He's played very well indeed today. Hope the versity of everything sent at him, and that 50 comes off 84 balls, and including four fours.
03:43Peter Campbell is first 50 in test cricket coming in his second test match.
03:49Justifying the selectors faith, to give him his chance.
03:54Justifying the selectors faith, to give him his chance.
03:58And the test cricket coming in his second test match.
04:04Peter Campbell is first 50 in test cricket coming in his second test match
04:14justifying the selectors faith to give him his chance in test match cricket
04:20there'll be more runs here for him too there's no one of it on that ball's going to run away
04:27over the very fast boundary again and four more it's going to take family to 54 not out
04:34takes India to a hundred and thirty for one
04:41on the combat end to both the left-handed Cambly
04:46oh and that's a magnificent stroke four runs that was as good a stroke as any we've seen all day
04:53he made himself room and hit it too beautifully for words this really is a magnificent shot and it
05:01shows how we know Cambly has grown in confidence was a bit tentative to start with and now that
05:09he's got past his 50 he's unfurling all the shots that he has and I don't mind which side you support
05:16you see a stroke like that it really is absolutely marvelous
05:19well he's out he's got him Cambly has gone LBW to Hick who has taken his sixth wicket of this series
05:29and so India now have lost our second wicket at 149 and that is exactly the break England so desperately
05:37needed we know calmly not entirely happy with that decision that was a quicker one from
05:44149 for two
05:47we know calmly's batting average in test stands at an astonishing 54 runs the highest for any Indian
05:57test cricketer a record that underlined his immense talent yet surprisingly his test career ended when he
06:04was only 23 years old a chapter close to soon he represented India in the 92 and 96 world cups
06:12leaving behind glimpses of brilliance in both tournament in odys he registered two centuries
06:18achieved a rare feat three consecutive centuries in three innings against three different countries
06:24showcasing his adaptability and hunger for the big scores however his cricketing journey was not
06:30without turbulence of the field issues and lack of discipline shadowed his immense potential his
06:36accent centricity even extended to his bat famously rapped with nine grips at one point symbolic of his
06:44quirky personality so cricket fans relive the artistry of when you're calmly innings and share your thoughts
06:50below was this the glimpse of what could have been one of the India's greatest batting carriers
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