Pakistan star opener Saeed Anwar battered India in the Independence Cup match in Chennai on this day, smearing 194 off only 146 balls — then the biggest individual score in ODIs — in Pakistan’s 35-run victory.
None of his teammates got more than 39. It might have helped that he had Shahid Afridi as a runner from the 19th over — Anwar was free to concentrate on bashing boundaries, and he did: there were 22 fours and five sixes, three of them off consecutive deliveries from Anil Kumble.
The social media showered the legendary batter with praise as an honor and here’s what everyone had to say:
