For the sake of truth, let cricket archivists breathe!
The image of Brett Lee and Andrew Flintoff taken at the end of the 2005 Edgbaston is iconic in so many ways. So much that I don’t even need to post it for you to tell which image I am talking about. And why not? It came at the end of a nail-biting Ashes contest in one of the greatest Test series of all marking a moment of great empathy and compassion between two champions of the game. And you all know the story behind the photograph too. But you haven’t seen this image. And you most probably don’t know the story of this image. Here’s what happened. Michael Holding while bowling a 1987 ODI to Ian Botham pulled his hamstring after delivering the ball. Interestingly, while he clutched his thigh he also realized that the ball has popped in the air and he went on to catch that ball with his outstretched hand. What followed is something very interesting. Botham who had just gotten out realized that the bowler is in terrible pain and while on his way to the pavilion, he gave Holding’s te...