When anger became art
September 19, 2007
The Context
Tournament
T20 World Cup
Match
India vs England
Venue
Durban, South Africa
“Andrew Flintoff said something.
Yuvi heard everything.”
Pressure. Anger. Release.
Ball by Ball
Six deliveries. Six moments. One over that changed everything.
First
Full toss. Dispatched over mid-wicket. Anger finding release.
Second
Short ball. Pulled over square leg. The pressure building.
Third
Length ball. Smashed straight down. Broad realizes what's happening.
Fourth
Full toss again. Over long-on. History within reach.
Fifth
Slower ball. Doesn't matter. Over extra cover. One ball left.
Six
Full toss. Over long-off. Time stops. Immortality.
What It Meant
6
Balls
6
Sixes
36
Runs
Fastest T20I Fifty
12 Balls
“Records aren't broken.
They're obliterated.”
The Aftermath
Bat raised high. Crowd on their feet.
Stuart Broad in disbelief.
The world watching in awe.
Anger released. Pressure transformed. Art created.
This is what legends are made of
“That night in Durban,
cricket became poetry.”
Six balls. Six sixes. One moment.