142, one of Sachin Tendulkar greatest inning in ODI

what do you reckon will be the plan of campaign will 10 do could go out as he has been in all the matches or will he try to play a sheet anchor job today well I'm just seeing the way he's been playing of late I think he starts off in a hurry he's looking for the boundaries he doesn't mind taking the aerial route but then after about 8 or 10 overs he settled down settles down picks up the ones and twos tries to work the ball into the gaps and then goes on to play a long innings but I think one of the top three will have to get a hundred-year I've been very impressed with why Ganguly is parrot in the last couple times I've seen him in fact if anything he's managed to keep up with ten dhoka which is going something that's a great compliment for him and they complement each other extremely well both these batsmen he is the left-hander in Dulquer is the right-hander and the thing about Ganguly is that he's a lovely timer of the ball and off lady has been really finding the gaps and he gets a lot of boundaries big crowded now they've all come in after work the lights are on and India has a chance to move into the finals of this coca-cola Cup take you through the first section of play in the second part of the match he and Chappell awaits us in the comedy box alongside him is Sunil Gavaskar thank you very much Richie and ghuli to take strike it's going to be Damien Fleming who come from the charger Club in booming has been in very good form he'll be rested he missed the game against New Zealand and girly with a century against New Zealand it's a single figure score against Australia Tyndall correct the non-striker's in another great player he was a great batsman whether it be Test cricket or one-day internationals Viv Richards sunny he used to come out a lot of times and he goes smack bang crash wallop and you'd think in the field we've got a chance of getting this guy out for the first 20 runs he'd hit the ball in the air and he'd play a lot of shots and you think we've got a chance with this guy and then suddenly just settle down and then you knew you didn't have much chance I'm just wondering with what Ravi was saying what sort of approach do you think Sachin will take tonight well I think such in knowing him we'll be looking to get to 84 you wonder looking at to 54 mark immediately could be that he's the seed anchorman and the session will be looking to push it on its I think he's a very very positive thinking cricketer Sachin finding perso right now even in the in the dressing room as he must have been putting on his pads he mustn't have been thinking in terms of getting India to a score of 250 for what he would be thinking is how am I going to get India to a score past 284 and that's a very positive thing so I think he know that it's a big big score that he's got to go to get and therefore he might just start to bang straight away that is where the Australians have a chance because the ball is moving we have seen the ball move Fleming gets the ball to move earlier on that is going to be a crucial period yes it's a it's a reasonable approach in because that's why you play the game you play the game to win not to just sneak into the finals through the backdoor exactly right I think that's what such interloop has always played for to win and win you know in a positive manner when in as emphatic manner as possible so I think he will be really lucky to get his site up to a good start whether he's going to use the first if you deliver their site as and then start hitting it really depends gets in the bus view over sir you'd be quite happy to get his legs moving with quick ones and tools it's so essential that when you come in after a break or 45 minutes when you've been in probably a condition dressing rooms to be able to come out there and when you come out into this heat to get those next moving the legs can be just a little bit stiff the other thing about taking that positive approach in trying to win the game if India do win the game obviously they then go into the final but they go into the final with a bit of a psychological well if not a psychological advantage at least they're psychologically up whereas if they get into the final through the backdoor that's really not going to do much for their mental state that is absolutely right I think if they get back to 84 they will be really on a high then just get the feeling that whatever Australia score then in the finals we'll still be able to make it so it's very important this game not only for India just to qualify but basically to try and get their morale up and Google will be annoyed with himself for missing that great opportunity for the square cut that one's going above the shoulder was a pretty well directed bouncer from Fleming I think he was quite happy to concede the single for the no ball why when he over a score of 24 backing you then you don't mind considering the odd no ball but at least what it has made it it's made such antenna could think twice he was coming on to the front foot even before the ball had been delivered I will think twice no fine leg that's away for for Sonny just going to trickle there and Michael Kassovitz didn't chase hard I think he realized it was just going to get there umpires not sure that it has reached and guess with its saying that it pulled up just short so it's only what they ran well Michael Kassovitz is a very honest cricketer and he's certainly not going to tell any pork pies to the umpire so it's what they ran that's well played got a fine why you from Fleming like there's Tom moody a third man that'll ease the pressure considerably that boundary solar Gamla just opening the face of the bathroom guiding it past the peanut gallery if they had been a feeler they're very well played but I did mention cigar things over simply because it's a left-hander who's on strike but yes there are so many experts in the crowd well that's a good delivery not all that short and lifting up into the ribcage area ganguly just practices the hookshot yes I think that got him by surprise because you don't normally expect a ball coming around your ribs in one day cricket and particularly not on a pitch like this this has been a pretty slow pitch but this is taken off quite nicely awkward height to sorrow Ganguly you have to fend at it send oka sent back but there wasn't a running it's our gondola very rightly sending Tendulkar back he sees Damien Martyn coming in very quickly and then he was struggling just a little bit over there oh that's six football theft was well struck that's just what the doctor ordered as far as India is concerned it's been pretty quiet going something had to give then we can charging down the pitch to kasparek as if he's a top spinning fact Castro did all these Lord with the spin on the up into the deep midwicket stance another six India mas I saw it obviously that Desert Storm match and when everybody had given up I think it was an amazing match and the way such in place and the confidence he has in himself as something fantastic that's what I like about such in he doesn't show it out and it's quite cool about it and he knows that he can do something and he does it very coolly allows to bang Bang's in the ball this guy's bang bang you're dead the charge with the first one second delivery Esav it's hanging it in short and that went way back into the trout it was a Dios that one ganguly hast made off to the when he's hitting the ball hard that's what he should be trying to go tyre to hit him through the gap but even the pressure is showing on Ganguly because his anomalies a very good player of the ball this time is we need to get straight to the fielders not this one this one is lofted it wide of the fielder at mid off that will make me feel a lot more confident oh that's brilliant piece of building that was hit like a rocket crowd really enjoying what's going on at the moment this is exciting cricket a good balanced combination Tendulkar and Ganguly left hand right hand and Guney does a pretty good job out that's the last very good job you're doing out there this evening and Damien Plumbing has got him there wouldn't have been much in it coming over the wicket they're always a question for the umpire whether it is pitched in line with the stumps and that one must have been right on mixed up yes no doubt about that that would have crashed into the leg stump it pitched online as well Ganguly playing cross the line they're messing that one all together and in the end finding that he has to walk back to the pavilion he's out for 17 Indian lose their first wicket 38 runs on the board so interesting move here by the Indians promoting nine manga and the order comes ahead of the Indian captain while mother's routine obviously with strict instructions to have to carry out their 95 matches at premier bursts of 69 against Pakistan and that was here in Sharjah it a peaceful knock against New Zealand then that last game 22 also open the writing for Indian Test matches said we could have syrup and girly touching it there but they'd look to serve pizza just on next up is so difficult to get in OVW and Fleming don't pass the outside edge a couple of times tonight now's had some reward that beats the outside edge again he finds the gap finally and opens his account with the boundary I mean we'll be livid with himself for doing that one right up and slot there the one thing munguia wanted was the chance to get on the front foot and she's first scoring stroke for from seven balls based 45 for one India but a very good turnout here today for this game we have support for the Indian team and it takes the Aryan routier munguia this will be a second boundary that's what he sent out to do right out that's what his job was now is up to nine from ten balls ideally from his point of view he'll go on with it but he's now going to stop up level so after the set the in period wasn't wasted as he picked that one up nicely yes he's put this one away just straying on the leg stump this time then we'll go got some bad on it that's not but Aeschylus had in mind don't a couple 210 dukkha and earlier over the disappeared over the boundary magnificent history six lovely shot of the back foot tremendous timing and consecutive boundaries Hotel danke is one of the best shots you'll see it a long time he has played a purely defensive stroke too and not all that bad delivery he's got it away wider the man had short cover nice defensive push what must be going through the bolas mine now that was it straight back there was a catch but it was a no ball as well checking with the empire how far head he had gone from the lane just it wasn't well it was a noble and that might have taken cash with its his mind or things yep definitely level straight over the top of Moody's first delivery one bounced over the rope he hasn't completed the job yet but it's quite a good effort so far three fours in his 15 and his face 18 balls and he goes again this time on will be Don and this time it goes all the ropes Oh six of the next one put on Modi to the boarding place at your curling is a very big hit beautifully time with no great amount of factoring there Indian eating 285 to win this final man around game have made a good start 77 for one from 17 overs 10 daughter was still there on 32 munguia was sent in at number three as the pinch-hitter he's been quite successful the real Blaster to start with was Sachin Tendulkar two sixes in a row from Michael Casper witches bowling this was the first of them who has given him the charge has picked that floor one up and when it hit the middle it was certain to go a long way which it did this was pretty silly of Kaspar wish to pitch it short because the batsman knows that having it in for a six of the previous delivery the next one's going to be short then Luca was ready for it this looked very clean at the previous delivery hit hit for a boundary one bounce this time he cleared the ropes so long we are doing the job that he was sent forward you're still in bullying very impressive there Fleming at 18 and he's taken a wicked Casper which went for a few main lyrically all that are solved by such independent machine one terrific figures there five runs of three overs Tom Morey just about getting into the rhythm of things here we'll be on strike and they're still needing 208 runs to win they have 33 overs left if you get them at 6.3 and over is still a heavy task so big ask Hudson Tendulkar you always feel is the key to it the Australians can get rid of 10 daugher the change could easily come over this game but India still have Ezra Dean Laxman ja deja and his car I've in de boom bleh frustrating shane warne with his little dad around the corner hard running second time he's played that shot touching them picking it up from around the off stump it is debited to define leg he's even filled up and it's wider the field that's the sort of thing they need forming in with a or two to give support to ten dog 4:55 the ship between these two very very useful partnership amazing how open you send out a pinch-hitter and it comes unstuck but Boni has done a very good job for his team yes he has he's been in this tournament to work on the big shots needs to win it or at least get very close to Australia to qualify for the final team who will be a little bit nervous tonight will be New Zealand their fate is in the hands of these two teams Shane Warne to continue lashing shop well struck from moody coming around not too often does one see a flat padded cover drive just a little bit of width and that's a flat padded cover drive there by such intend over well Barling is Sachin Tendulkar is hard in any circumstances because I think he's the best batsmen in the world and probably daylight second I think he's that good and I think in the conditions in charge now they do favor batsmen and it is hard to get somebody like that when he gets in that Moody when he gets on a roll of momentum guarding the crowd behind him you know he's just about he's so focus his concentration is so good and the best thing about him is that I think in the cricketing world I've seen the coolest coolest coolest possible head on any shoulders that's such intent Bobo tries to pull shot round the corner quite get the charming your place minion Harvey comes around good running good cricket Shane was not amused at all we thought that there should have been just one run in it and because he and how he has not been playing in a game he hasn't to bold he thought that he and how he should be fresh and therefore attack the ball that's the reason Caspar which has been removed from that position and got to show third man nasty plight as well to the gap he'll be looking for - yes he comes back now in comes us right on the other end this will be close now his arm that's good running munguia was out of the traps fast and he came flying back in response to that tindoga call this is turning out to be a really useful partnership 66 of 78 balls long he has played a little gem of an inning so far and 10 dukkha is on 49 tindoga has made 50 when the top where it's tough the tough get going and it looks today if Tendulkar has set himself to get 100 yes he's been helped by munguia too because monkey is taking a few risks and that means that $10 can play is natural game in the air Dan de wardes shared man it'll bounce a couple of times to the fields but munguia touches down Becky comes in comes the throw over the bails well it's all happening the Australians now if they get a wicked or two now the Indians will have their backs right to the wall ever look at the stroke long get them to deliver he'd bouncing quite high deliberately hit it in the air getting it over point and trying to get it away from the third man and get it to the boundary he's played very well in this partnership Manya in the air that's out is it a straight the midwicket so the partnership have been broken Manya actually has daddy stuff he came out there promoted in the order stole to get on with it and he's played a little gem of an innings among gear hitting that one to mark war very casual catch taken by mark war he was back on the line saw it all the way and then just had a bit of throwing practice India 107 4 2 the Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin now has arrived at the crease before the start of play the two of us mentioned the importance of holidays are done and ten dukkha one of them could score 100 then I will be that India can get up oh we've already got in duper out there on 15 Mohammad hustlin has just arrived at the crease booty is desperate to get going over guard him but it's really taking his time adjustment to the field they're bringing the man up from the point boundaries of sweeper and putting a slipping position so he's off the mops right away down to third man just looking at the way Australia maintained momentum through their innings the first 10 overs brought 58 runs second 1058 third 10 57 and then the 410 44 and finished up with 67 in the final 10 that's what life wanting charging it at that one wasn't able to change the rection one went off the meat of the bat so two more timed very well by azharuddin lovely use of the wrists when playing through the onside a wonderful night of the Dragon fearing India on Lilly and that smile to be smiling a little more if India get through well even their Indian not able to pick up the second run below Ezra didn't played it into the gap in the outfield but he hit it very well and Ian Harvey very athletic with a strong arm able to keep them to one yes there we are that's that a little bit of impatience now beginning to creep in a little bit of tension haven't really been able to get anything away Tim Doggett charging down the pitch he's on 56 just given stibor the charge or banged it in short 22 for in the last 13 hours so round is our certainty dried up well sachin tendulkar will be right in contention for the part of the series there it is the part of the tournament that lovely Opel but a big gap at fine leg shy at the stumps and wide and he's back for the second every one counts then Gawker didn't take long to realize that there was another run there it was a pretty firm flow at the stumps so that's one way of getting to get the overthrow nobody able to get around and back up always bowled him well that's a big breakthrough it really looked as if Mohammad Azharuddin was getting a little impatient there he tried to blast that one through the offside just seemed that his back leg slipped away a little bit and it dragged back onto the stumps and so that's a big blow Muhammad has returned the Indian captain out bold this one was quite a wide delivery outside off stump he's got a thick inside edge and it's crashed into leg stomach as we had in a little firm used by it all probably feeling that is to touch unlucky it's 135 for three I J Jadeja is the new batsman here's a right hand up and he's also got plenty of experience 1:27 matches an average of 35 lots of runs their best of 119 against Sri Lanka in Colombo back in 97 98 this tournament he struggled a little bit but double figures three times but hasn't kicked on he's on strike now that's the end of the over and a very important one for Australia as well because break that partnership because certainly now made it quite tough of the Indians looking at their run right it's just blown out a little bit six point eight one Tom moody just slowing that one up a little bit with that leg cutter action that caused us ridden to get the inside edge drag it back onto the stumps so big blow for India with the skipper going for 14 it's out he's got him what a magnificent cats and that does change the game Adam Gilchrist throws himself to the right takes a brilliant one-handed cat Steve Ward takes the wicket of Tendulkar Dejan I'm sorry that really is just what the Australians wanted water beauty won't get to see too many better catches than that we could keep up this was traveling quickly superb reflexes sticks out their right hand and comes up with a ball Australians are delighted tree war has broken through the danger the inform players gone at India have lost the fourth wicket for 138 so 143 for four going along at just under five runs per over this is the period of the innings when the boundaries start drying up don't come that easy and the clear indication of that is that the Indians have not hit a boundary in the last 10 overs full hours in here today this is a big match please for the Indian team was just a dust storm here desert storm brewing here empty of dust blow across the row it's a problem for the batsman and the fielders and easily get into the eyes can be very distracting Tom Moody and the Empire is not spared to well this is interesting we've had rain stopping clear we've had bad light stopping play it's been a long time since a sandstorm estoppel it does make it almost impossible to play on it's in the batsman's eyes it gets in the bowlers the fielders and the umpires eyes leave they've almost got to go off the ground for a while and just give it a bit of a break hope the storm goes away I think we had a similar storm to listen chandigarh year or so ago last year it was during the independence cup fortunately that hit just before the game started but no one in the world you could have played the game in those conditions yes I think that the only way the storm can stop is if the breeze doesn't blow as strongly as it is at the moment that's the main reason why and all over the place it's impossible to play out there I think the players might just leave the field for a little while what happens now just let you know in a minute what will happen if play is stopped after 31 overs look 30-100 was gone India 143 for 4 oh that was amazing that people used to talk about the chance Tom but I've never seen him that was the first time he shot but you know when we came back and we could think that what we have to it the rhythm was not break and it was not to be stopped what we were going has to be gone so we continued with that and we call it fed for the finals so welcome back to the Sharjah cricket stadium and the good news is that the empires are going out onto the field back they've just stopped there in the middle please had just dropped a bit but they've asked the players to come out so a big cheer from the crowd they want to see some more cricket the news from here is that if India had to win the match just in case the match didn't take place they would have needed a target of around 100 needs 175 but to qualify for the final they would have needed a similar score in that region there is no play now in all probability will be New Zealand who will go through to the final the Indian team they'll be keeping their fingers crossed they would want to go out there and play some cricket and that's what we've had so far Australia 284 4 7 after 50 overs 11 101 superb innings war also played beautifully for 81 haunting 31 complete ball well for India won for 41 and Prasad good second spell he picked up 2 wickets and in reply India 143 4 for 1 overs the good thing there is that Tendulkar is still there he's on 64 not out if India have to win this match or even qualify for the final you have to go on to make a big score he's dying to go out but unfortunately for him he has been made to wait because of the sandstorm and the players have been off the field for 16 minutes as a result of that this has now been reduced to a 46 over contest just as I say it's going to be a 4600 contest the breeze in the background can beginning to pick up that's not a very healthy sign the good news is that the Empire's making their way to the middle and it's nice to see the Australians to it come out even they want to play cricket this is a good match going on here the net run-rate of india at the moment is minus point five four which means that they are behind new zealand who have a net run-rate or minus 0.4 zero once testing dilka in the middle there is a sure the Indian batsmen would have gone back to the dressing room had a chat with the team management obviously the tactics will change we'll have to look at Tyndall cos approach from now on and the first run off of the break we might see some aggression from the Indian batsman now because they really haven't gained much from the break 133 from 15 overs is still asking a lot and he's gone straight over the top and he's headed very well has landed just in front of the side screen so six of the last ball also brought up to 150 point 1:51 football after 32 shink asteroid straight back over his head he picked up the slaw delivery and hammered it towards us ice cream for Tino was remaining now for India 276 target to qualify 237 and tell you more about it it will be Richie Benaud and Sunil Gavaskar here need 72 runs from 66 polls to qualify just over the head a bit on just into the boundary before the field bunny good shot this is clever batting by Sachin Tendulkar he's been giving the stevewall the charge in the earlier overs and steve-o has been rolling it short this time he stayed back and hit it off the back with a little close for comfort his heart for seven in his mouth when the ball didn't quite get the middle of the bat but still it's cleared Kasper which and he's got a boundary and that's supposed to Casper which down from inside the circle I played on too long on wonderful strike we're two men out there and neither could get round they didn't have far to move sensational straight very good-looking teddy bear as well once again very clever batting having played the previous over off the backward staying within the crease enforcing the steam water now picks the ball up this time kendall has gone down the pitch converted into a tough corner to in that over and that gets it back into more manageable portions for India free balls going in the server oh that's a good one there was a thick bottom edge that is priceless for India 88 for for now 438 that's what they need 49 for 48 6 wickets in hand the Australians are giving nothing away that's picked off Midland League very valuable for captain in both come from the same state has about and he state that shop must the same manner that his captain would have dated the boundary strong chast by Moody looking for too a wonderful hundred concession Tendulkar steering in via took place in the final hearing interest rate out a hundred out of 194 1,400 against Australia in his Korean charger well this is a terrific hundred hundred in typical circumstances because he's been losing wickets at the other end knows that he's got a stare there er to win his run wery hard he's hit a few 6s but he hasn't forgotten that singles are important too a little bit of pressure there and a fumble in the field 195 for 40 39 in your level with the task of runs and balls to be faced now 42 the feeling straight into not giving an inch here the keep pointing us out at long off he's moved around very swiftly for that we've got rid of it quickly there's a terrific wicked lovely shop there by luck sponge very good fielding and a quick return by Ricky Ponting some people might call and educated outside aids but it looked to me to be about 3/4 deliberate little angle bat shot very often the little boy in such an Kendall to consider for this is exactly what a little boy would have played cheeky very cheeky shot now for the first time its runs below the number of balls to be paid it's just a couple of days short of his 25th birthday such in 10 Nucor that we doesn't want to spend his birthday in Mumbai he wants to spend it here in charger 24 birthday on the day of the finals very game to be think of taking two on one exam two over five four and forty Ava's gone I remember him smashing fall around the ground including myself me it was just unstoppable he was I think at the peak of his form we had game plans to him but they just didn't work and we're in the end we didn't really know where to ball to him and he was just toying with 140 got it easily and you know he hit the ball as well as I've seen anyone hit the ball ever India need 32 from 36 his Tony Greig Anne's with him is Ravi Shastri Thank You Richie what an atmosphere in this in this ground tonight India wants to be in the final inside of all the fans and session tender has got the Meissen class Laxman's got 19 as well fleming to continue it they getting run almost every ball is this going to be close now session 10 daughter has run absolutely superbly this evening is running between the wickets has been incredible he's getting tired as well what are not magnificent in all probability now India should caught him to the final full marks to them especially this pair they've kept their cool they've run hard have been aggressive this man champion was fettered like a champion little glanced under deep midwicket can I get a four away hair and really thank the pressure off them oh and that is a good delivery that is that quicker one lemon gets a quicker one flu every now and again and that fits so easily have hit the outside edge of the back wouldn't that have created a problem yes in fact it was Fleming who dismissed indigo in the audio game against Australia 480 he attempted a similar kind of shot on that occasion he got the outside edge you need Tendulkar Chilean it's done all the hard work now is it that one away that's going to work before beautifully played slightly short he's got inside the ball and whacked it down a square leg that now really does take the pressure off them they dancing in the aisles inside up what a shot again he knew exactly where the beam was second where the gap was instead of trying to hit it too hard just paddled it around the corner pine leg was up in the circle we knew there was a gap there and he found it to a nicety into the gap and Liang saw there's a sweeping back there Tendo coming back to the second beautiful running incomes of comfortably home boy what an innings this has been you knew from the very beginning if India were to make it to the final only one man would take them there water not under pressure making a lot of deep breaths rinrin will be swirling around keep him going you can see just a little bit of extra breathing here to get the oxygen into the blood another man back at square leg living again to diddle guy well let's just moving down the next slide and skipping class is back well that must have been very close he wanted to run there little angry was laxman sent him back yes I think it was the appeal that might have just distracted Lakshmana lasting the Indians one of the stages are run out they've got so close now they've got themselves into a comfortable position cause the time keep their cool and not to panic at six wickets in an that is achievable another single and he's kept this drawing the end of the IVA 230 24 runs of 30 balls the qualifying for the finals it's been a class thing straight down the ground wonderful shot for the wife of six what apply out crisp clean hit straight down the ground well again the pressure is off it's gone after the very foster debris of the hola the great thing about visiting today is it displayed so straight fantastic shot it's gone again solo is going to be good oh he's got it Tendo this out Chloe stop him he's left in it's got out of the fence before that is it I'm sure now Tendo to smash that one down to deep midwicket but down there try to catch him and drop him and then the ball roll over the fence just looking to talk Lucia rabbit cover just lost at the very last minute 26 boards and his bloodless team to within of qualifying and I've got on America need 48 close to what the guy that's not out of the question either boys I die it's all the way it's way out of the top into the session 10 Kota wants to win this match he's a champion and he needs a challenge have a bigger challenge in that on kazakian charger the six six of this innings the slower delivery he's picked it up that's it the qualified trouble at all session Kendall has taken it for the Australians due to the finals these two teams are going to do and what about that's going to be and watch more that's his highest or his highest or in one day the Nationals what a time to do it oh great Shawn what a shot wonderful this is absolutely unbelievable as soon as the stuff I have to use that word again and again this man is literally toying with you don't think charge I seen an innings like he's gone biz up so as the crowd right two wins the game 19 and the way is going at the moment the guy always got him he got him caught behind being a peel I'm not going to give if they can't believe it I reckon he's got a nickel on that one session 10 doctors walking session 10 workers walking is he yes is walking well that's the end of the most incredible innings I think he just asked the umpire where the ball carried what a wonderful innings yes he was trying to pull this one away he was water to be dead going over his shoulder just takes the battle the way and into the keeper a standing ovation one of the great knocks in one-day cricket 142 of just 131 balls and it deserves elevation he's taken India single-handedly into the finals here is the tactical of the coca-cola company have made a special award to session Tendulkar of 20 pounds so in the other not having won the match qualified for the finals with a spectacular innings by Sachin Tendulkar

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Published: Sat Jan 05 2013

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[u/silentninja]

Without a doubt his greatest ODI innings for me. Against an opponent so much better than that Indian team, he single handedly powered India into the final and then won the trophy. Legendary innings, sandstorm and all.

[u/Radius86]

I believe it was also his birthday that day or that week.