India’s Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri,and Skipper Sunil Gavaskar with the 1984 Rothman’s Asia Cup in Sharjah. India beat Pakistan by 54 runs after making only 188/4 in a 46-over final1972 – First baseball players’ strike ends after 13 days1984 – India beats Pakistan by 58 runs to win first Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah. The inaugural tournament had just three matches; Pakistan and India beat Sri Lanka in the first two and went on to play the final1992 – The birth of a left-arm fast bowler who in a matter of a year went from being one of the brightest prospects on the world stage to a cricketer mired in the shame of spot-fixing. Mohammad Amir, who made his international debut at 17, could bowl in the high 80mphs and was crucial in Pakistan’s title run during the World T20 in 20091994 – United Arab Emirates’ first official ODI, losing to India

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