Episode 2 | Spinwash '93 Documentary | Mohammad Azharuddin makes England pay!

[@abhishektoshniwal7694]

It’s almost criminal that Indian broadcasters who have substantially higher value cricket broadcast deals and astronomically high number of cricket fans don’t invest in these kind of high quality documentaries with stellar production. Great job Sky, I hope your counterparts here in India learn a thing or two.

[@Albetroz1415]

They will only invest all that money for education abroad for their children & those children will eventually get a citizenship there.

[@_shreyash_anand]

They'll only increase the duration of their pathetically one sided, India favouring Kent Cricket Live. So envious of the Sky Coverage

[@abhishektoshniwal7694]

@@_shreyash_anand Really man. Envy. That’s the word. We do that moronic Super V nonsense.

[@nightwing8446]

@@abhishektoshniwal7694 fr dude super v is crap ffs

[@nitin3837]

The BCCI control tv production of the cricket on Star. The broadcasters are all contracted to the BCCI. Sky on the other hand have complete control of what they can produce. I live in the UK and the coverage is so good but when I go to India it’s sad they don’t put more effort into documentaries and analysis/punditry because they have access to some great footage and finance.

[@venkataramanareddyta]

I was a 5-6 year old when england toured India. I still remember the More stumping. I remember running around my house celebrating high fiving anyone who cared to engage with me. Doordarshan also used to have these ridiculous intermissions to telecast the news for about 30 minutes. Those 30 minutes never seemed to end. It was this series and the hero cup that sealed my lifelong love for cricket.

[@bhalchandrashewale6064]

Same here..i was also just around 9 years old during this series win..and after this series I started to believe that no team in the world can face Indian spinners (however it was just my childhood and I neglected the fact that it was home series and I wasn't aware of home pitch factors and conditions plays huge role in cricket, and India was very weak team whenever it plays in foregin conditions)

[@Smartlib_lol]

What a production! This is a masterclass.

[@ajeebdastaaan396]

The cricket broadcast was produced by Transworld International(TWI) who in turn sold the broadcast rights to Sky Sports in England.

[@amatya.rakshasa]

Till the time Azhar played for India, he was the best batsman in the team. Even young Tendulkar hadn’t quite reached his higher gears at that point.

[@daveborder7751]

Kumble played against England on the 1990 tour-no idea why they keep saying they had never seen him.

[@ritishp]

Selective dementia may be.. 😀

[@marktaylor6491]

Test 1 - Didn't play Test 2 - 105-3 and 65-0 Test 3 - Didn't play They saw him briefly, and were distinctly underwhelmed. 3 wickets at 56.67. Guess they all just forgot about him.

[@vishaldhar420]

Mark Taylor Interesting

[@daveborder7751]

@@marktaylor6491 Possibly, although he also played in the two ODI's & won Man Of The Match in one of them.

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@marktaylor6491 In a way this is the series along with tour to south africa in 92/93 that made him as a bowler.

[@unmeshduttachowdhury]

The placards were so interesting and cheeky. Im a proud bengalee. Kolkata and eden gardens know its cricket certainly.

[@ayushsharma1315]

"Barmuda triangle" of Spin Raju,Kumble, Chauhan❤️

[@dfb1976]

Barmuda...

[@sugoshiyer1540]

The previous home series we Ayub , Maninder and Shastri !!!

[@ayasswain]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Correct

[@leehaseley2164]

Athers, not only are you the England captain with a special place in my heart, but you also did a fantastic job of this!

[@thilinikalupahana4873]

Azhar is our all time favourite caption and batsman and also fielder lots of love from srilanka ...

[@arvindjaissy1955]

Michael Atherton's voice is a fanfare..

[@piousbroods]

Test games those days with fans with their own signboards trying to get the attention of camera!! players were scared to slide on the field bcz of hard raw surfaces.

[@sizzlingschumi9005]

Wow never saw so. Much coverage of this unbelievable series.. I did see those matches live.. Didn't realise then how much significant they were.. England didn't tour after that...in that century.. Only toured in 2001...

[@MegaPareshjoshi]

Commentary by Charles cholvy and Henry Bloffled and bowling of Devon Malcolm were the attraction for me ❤️❤️

[@VARMOT123]

azharuddin is one of the greatest middle order batsman in history . only own to capatin india in 3 world cups and first to 9000 odi runs

[@tanmaymishra2599]

Captain krne se kya hota hai?? Ek bhu jitwa nahi paaya aur hamesha underperform kiya world cup mein

[@shravp769]

Good match fixer too

[@nitlover8319]

@@tanmaymishra2599 Yeah like Dhoni won WC single handedly 😂

[@tanmaymishra2599]

@@nitlover8319 YEs he stepped up when it mattered the most. when sachin got out in the semi final against Sri lanka in 1996 ,he being the seniormost player should have stepped up and take india to the finals.

[@debayanbhunia7084]

@@tanmaymishra2599 Sachin had to carry these idiots always back in the 90s . Until Dravid and Ganguly came he had no support

[@anwarahmed7123]

Azhar was such a polite and simple man those days

[@bankingaspirant448]

India 3spinners England 4seamers In 2050 also eng gonna play one spinner in spinning tracks Decade may change but balance of attack wil never change

[@zhanruide84]

Dermot Reeve’s mum - who isn’t interviewed in this documentary? Epic

[@jshaers96]

Even though this tour was a disaster we still had several very good batsmen with healthy averages. Today our top 6 only has one player with an average over 40, the rest average about 30. For all the money that's poured into the game since then it isn't good enough.

[@sauron2000000]

But you bat deep now. Only guy with a 40 + average were probably Gooch and Smith.

[@mrkipling2201]

Mind you, look at our test team now !! Just won 3-0 in Pakistan playing some of the best and most exciting cricket I’ve ever seen us play in 35 years of watching England.

[@riyazahmed208]

After this test match Azharuddin Domestic dominance as captain begun , and next 6 years it continued. sachin, dravid laxman and saurav and kumble were youngsters for whom Azhar was their first captain. After Azhars exit, Saurav took the team to the next level of success, and Dhoni got a good platform from Saurav to increase the success rate and now Virat is enjoying the legacy of leadership which has come to him.

[@anantharengankannan778]

My first test series as a viewer. I was 9 years old and got hooked into test cricket after this series. It was the series which catapulted Anil Kumble as a serious match winner. Those were great times.

[@ajeebdastaaan396]

Did you watch it on Star TV back in 1992-93?

[@anantharengankannan778]

@@ajeebdastaaan396 it was televised on Doordarshan also.

[@ajeebdastaaan396]

@@anantharengankannan778 👍

[@sauron2000000]

Yeah, great times. Rise of Kambli.

[@xhrajo1]

@@anantharengankannan778 ya i also watched it in DD

[@aravindg554]

Wonderful documentary! Brought back childhood memories of watching this series!

[@charliezobel511]

I miss Sir Geoffrey's wicket inspections, a living legend and one of a kind. Here's hoping he wins the health battle he's fighting at the moment 🙏

[@Alhamdulillah.e.rabil.alameen]

Mohammed Azharuddin was a pure class attacking batsman whom took the ballers on and showed no mercy. It's a shame how his career ended and he was stuck on 99 Tests.

[@daveborder7751]

Did it to himself due to greed.

[@RP-kr2mg]

@@daveborder7751 It was unproved. The case was closed a few years ago and his ban was lifted

[@daveborder7751]

@@RP-kr2mg Sure-Cronje just pulled his name out of his rear end & he didn't confess to fixing matches in November 2000.

[@sanjeevharash4436]

Well said, he was a crook and he was reprieved due to his political connections. I hope Tendulkar grows a pair and publicly tells all!

[@aftab705]

He was an exotic batsman. Say what you may, judge him what you may.

[@rishirajmukherjee4046]

As usual, production of the highest quality. Sky sports you rock❤️

[@vishaldhar420]

Meanwhile bcci stuck at Doordarshan level

[@nightwing8446]

@@vishaldhar420 we have super v 😂

[@gurmeetsinghdeol09]

Mohammad Azharuddin what a stylish batsman 🔥

[@mohdqasim2311]

Wow, great production. Loved this documentary. 22:52- Swag of Azhar.

[@paulrichardson9843]

This is a great documentary that's been put together really well. Reeve did a brilliant job filming behind the scenes. Particularly liked the dressing room scene just before the first Test match started with Robin Smith trying to get in the zone.

[@sugoshiyer1540]

We had been on the road since 1989 to 1992 playing overseas to Windies , Pakistan , Eng , NZ , Aus ,SA...had lost mostly all the series so this was a big relief to play at home after 4 years...remember England remark in the times of India press that England won't underestimate India !!!

[@kirtigupta9753]

I still remember that they still had a rest day after the 3rd day in Tests. Kumble , Raju and Chauhan just ran through them.

[@imviiku]

Indian Stadiums & Outfield have come a long way since then , most of it is thanks to IPL & 2011 WC .

[@daveborder7751]

Embers always looked like a man in his 50's.

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

Even when he was 5

[@wigs666]

Saw him a couple of years ago. He's not aged since 1993.

[@samqr9184]

Absolute gold, still remember was in 10th grade with exams approaching however did not miss a single ball of this series. Azhar was in immense pressure and responded with a magnificent hundred. Sachin, Sidhu and Kambli followed up in 2nd and 3rd test. Every day a new excuse came up from England, first it was food, then air, then injuries and so on. Pommies actually took India very lightly with aging players and were beaten hands down.

[@HardiksinhJadeja621]

Same story in 2021 😂

[@ludaheracles7201]

Yeah I get, you guys have an Inferiority complex

[@oishikmandal1611]

This documentary is pure gold..Thank you Sky for bringing up this marvellous piece!!

[@Mus-Hydra]

Gram Coach would have tested covid positive had they tested him during that series..

[@TIGERZY2K]

As usual England cricket starts the test series on Indian pitches with a win but ends up loosing the series.

[@shrineelgolam0505]

This is truly a fantastic, marvelous documentary can't wait for the remaining episodes. Everything thing about this first two episodes have been mesmerizing and it's fascinating to watch the dressing room culture, the train journeys, etc🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@maidavalecricketclubtv7545]

Another excellent documentary- only to wish someone had made similar content covering the journey of teams through the world cups.

[@anirudhsharma6826]

22:55/24:01 Azhar being Azhar. 😎

[@sayanchatterjee355]

Great job, Mike Atherton! This documentary is such a treat

[@rushil6020]

dope music 9:35

[@xhrajo1]

eng were favs bfr this series, bcs indian team was gng through a very poor run for 2 yrs also a poor world cup perf, they had quite a few young players in this series like kumble, chauhan, tendulkar, kambli , i belong to tht gen having fondly watched this series, i still remb bfr the series even in ind we nvr tght ind will win 3-0, frm this series onwards ind started becoming formidable at home in test matches which still continuing now

[@mesky1193]

young kid asking for a autograph at 19:11 but that player responded with a no so arrogantly, pathetic.

[@MsThaider]

are yaar saab mangtehe aisa autograph..har kisiko thodi desaktehe..wo bhi insaan hi hai..

[@mesky1193]

@@MsThaider no Bhai these English aus players were arrogant then, there's was zero respect for India and Indians, most of these English cricketers then were alcoholic and clearly lacked maturity, look at the way they were behaving, worse than kids. Compare David Gower who is a complete gentleman and with manners.

[@MsThaider]

@@mesky1193 haa ab dhopi ke jaise dhone ke baad bohot sharif bangaye ye toh hahaha..

[@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535]

@@mesky1193 that's prolly because indian fans have zero regard for the privacy and the personal space of players unlike their english or australian counterparts, indian fans act extremely self entitled.

[@mesky1193]

@@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535 it's a young kid for god sake, what privacy are we talking about, the kid barge in the dressing or something, she was really respectful asking for a autograph

[@anilchauisms]

Kudos to the English for their ability to make a documentary on a series they lost. In India, only victories are celebrated and remembered.

[@stuartsaint4581]

It's crazy to think how recently tours were so haphazardly organised, probably much easier to reminisce than live through it!

[@SN-95]

Rajesh Chauhan was a brilliant off spinner who could turn the ball miles "just like Murli" as the narrator said. He was wasted by BCCI by not giving chances and plethora of spinners. In those days, every one wanted to be a spinner.

[@shobhitkukreti]

1:13 what a way to get out

[@aftab705]

Looks like Azhar was on a video call. Back to the future vibes

[@maxwebb6268]

Scary how similar the tactics were to the day night test at Ahmedabad this year

[@saketvaidya7321]

19:11 So arrogant of him 😡😤

[@davidjones1619]

Looks more like a stag weekend than a test tour...🥃🍺

[@shuveshek]

Just amazing to see how far the game has come

[@KP-lw1oi]

Happy for Vinod kambli for included in intro banner, Unique Talent tore away due to lack of self control, but I always say he is Brain lara of India...

[@kedarpollard6292]

Chauhan Sir, anil sir and raju sir 👌👌👌👌👌

[@sourabhmookherjee4218]

I was there. I was 17, and it was my first time watching a test match in the stadium.

[@voetstryer]

They did fade out with Street spirit (Fade out)-Radiohead played on guitar. Brilliant! Kudos to documentary makers.

[@arweljones4984]

Cheers I was wondering what the track was - couldn't recognise it

[@MAK335]

Ajju bhai was virat kohli of that era

[@BootstrapSup]

Amazing Content! British media on cricket never fails to surprise :)

[@janenash5938]

If Cricket Powers ever demotes test match, it will become ping pong

[@StarInTheOcean]

It is seriously a very good work. Thank you from a real cricket fan.

[@wajih498]

Please some one upload azhar 153 against zimbabwe

[@jtintheuk297]

Dermot's Mum taking over as official scorer says it all, different time

[@ravikirti5027]

It's soothing to hear Athers speak

[@umangu]

It is so incredible to see this in 2021

[@JamesFoxx]

Back in the day when a virus was just that... and no one went over the top thinking it’s the end of the world 😀😒

[@AkashSingh-xx6eo]

it's the biggest shame in indian cricket history that this man was our captain , atleast cronje had the courage to admit his wrongdoing , this man on the other hand became a politician and used his influence to clear his name.

[@AnkitSingh-xl6pt]

Let alone admit his wrongdoing, azhar bought religion into the equation to play victim card. Also, cronje for all his greed was by and large a far better captain, competing directly for the crown of the best team leader with wasim akram, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh, winning tests both home and overseas, though he couldn't accomplish a series win against Australia, unlike azhar who was a miserable skipper and team man when touring.

[@davidmeiklejohn9800]

Great doco! That come-hither hair sweep of Tuffers at 9:43!

[@bazfan1809]

Is this the series which was was seen in 93 bollywood movies Darr?

[@neel1901]

I am from USA , when I visit India , I also get the stomach bug everytime

[@saju7295]

Poor kid, never got that autograph

[@aravindg554]

Please post more such documentaries from England's tour of India.

[@RiteshShrivastavaBhopal]

How can all these players say that they had not seen Kumble ?He played his debut match in England during 1990 series .

[@shobhitkukreti]

They didn't see him much. Only one match

[@peternagy-im4be]

Come on they hadn't seen much of Kumble. A few England players had not seen him at all.

[@anand1450]

Watching cricket first time with interested I have watched all matches 😊

[@ameerhm]

Very good piece here by Sky sports...look forward for more productions like this.. just one suggestion though, sometimes it's difficult to predict whose voice it is when there are certain parts of the video being played..if there could be some graphic saying voice of... To mention who it is.

[@shivam9876]

11:41 vergin surface 😂

[@kikishaikh2312]

Class means azhar

[@viraj8849]

11:29 Eng still doing same mistakes till date

[@ayurmouli]

Now a days this kind crowd is missing in test cricket

[@raheelx4700]

"Viral chest infection doing the rounds..." Sounds familiar. Great documentary.

[@subhasishsingh7860]

The invincible Kumble..😎

[@Josemelwani]

Mohammad Azharuddin the greatest captain of the worst Indian team.

[@xavier7888]

Looter or wott ?

[@daveborder7751]

Hard to see how a captain match & spot fixing for many years can be great.

[@VishalGupta-fd6ni]

I would love to see a documentary on 2012 series...

[@thilinikalupahana4873]

Nice video thanks a lot please upload third test match between india vs england in 1996

[@vmanjunath1801]

Thanks for the recommendation Arnab Da ❤️❤️❤️

[@viraj8849]

Kumble greatest Indian bowler ever

[@thamarakalupahana9748]

Thanks for nice video please upload third test match between India vs england in1996

[@MH-ro3ww]

That stumping at 1:14 lol

[@ssvlogs3246]

What a Channel...🔥♥️

[@noschool-life]

Look at where the non-striker is standing when the batsman hits the winning run. No wonder why English players are real gentlemen.

[@freechordsthetruthmarceden8277]

Athers! This is an awesome document of a time in pro sport sadly (I think? 😇) never to return. Get it on BBC2! Wonderful

[@akray1153]

They were like the sidemen of the 90's

[@TheKiranMuni]

Ending credit song is called fade out by radiohead

[@littlemonkey.6224]

Azharuddin was greater than tendulkar ! ! .

[@KiranKumar-hd4hf]

19:11 😂😂😂

[@RK_EXITZ]

Make video on Vinod Kambli batting against England

[@Rajesh-aka-Rocky]

Those were the days when Indians enjoyed the real freedom

[@nikhilpuri6724]

Charles has been there for ages

[@johnmichaels1413]

“Can I have your autograph” “No”

[@kevinashby291]

Young Lions are gonna what? Young Goochie, GATT and Embers!

[@smitpethani4798]

It's 2021 and Eng still select 4 seamer where India select 3 Spinner

[@Reddylion]

Good.