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Herschelle Gibbs

South Africa·Batsman

A supremely talented batsman who famously 'dropped the World Cup' when he put down a catch off Sachin in 1999, and was implicated in the Cronje fixing scandal.

7 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

😂Mild

South Africa Chase 434 — The Greatest ODI Ever Played

South Africa vs Australia

2006-03-12

Australia scored a world-record 434/4 in an ODI and thought they'd won — then South Africa chased it down with 438/9, producing the greatest and most absurd ODI ever.

#438-game#south-africa#australia
🚨Explosive

Hansie Cronje Match Fixing Scandal

South Africa vs Various

7 April 2000

South African captain Hansie Cronje was found guilty of match fixing after Delhi Police intercepted phone calls between Cronje and an Indian bookmaker, Sanjay Chawla.

#hansie cronje#sanjay chawla#match fixing
🚨Serious

Herschelle Gibbs Dropped Catch Fixing Attempt

South Africa vs India

19 March 2000

Hansie Cronje offered Herschelle Gibbs $15,000 to score fewer than 20 runs in an ODI against India. Gibbs agreed but then scored 74, failing to carry out the fix.

#herschelle gibbs#hansie cronje#south africa
🚨Explosive

Cronje Fixing During India Tour of South Africa 2000

South Africa vs India

9 March 2000

Delhi Police intercepted phone calls revealing Hansie Cronje had been in contact with bookmaker Sanjay Chawla during the 2000 India tour of South Africa, sparking the global match-fixing crisis.

#hansie cronje#south africa#india
🏏Moderate

Allan Donald Run Out — 1999 World Cup Semi-Final

Australia vs South Africa

17 June 1999

Allan Donald was run out in the most dramatic fashion in the 1999 World Cup semi-final, but South Africa argued the initial call by the square leg umpire was premature.

#donald#klusener#run out
😂Moderate

Herschelle Gibbs Drops the World Cup — Dropped Tendulkar

India vs South Africa

1999-06-05

Herschelle Gibbs dropped a catch off Sachin Tendulkar after celebrating prematurely, reportedly prompting Tendulkar to tell him 'You've just dropped the World Cup, mate.'

#herschelle-gibbs#sachin-tendulkar#dropped-catch
Serious

Sunil Gavaskar — The First Batsman to 10,000 Test Runs

India vs various

1987-03-07

Sunil Gavaskar became the first batsman in history to score 10,000 Test runs in March 1987 — completing a career of extraordinary technical excellence in which he faced some of the world's fastest bowling without a helmet in his early career.

#sunil-gavaskar#10000-test-runs#record