Mohammad Azharuddin takes 5 catches on Sachin Tendulkar´s debut, shapes Indian cricket in the 1990s
(WorldNews India)

From left: Kapil Dev, Man of the Match; Sachin Tendulkar, the debutant; and Mohammad Azharuddin, a desperate man with a last chance © Getty Images (file photo) Two teenagers - Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis - made their Test debuts on November 15, 1989. However, another event of significance happened in the same Test as Mohammad Azharuddin replaced an injured Raman Lamba. The incident went on to define Indian cricket in the next decade, as Abhishek Mukherjee narrates. November 15, 1989 stands out in cricket history on its own accord. Seldom have two men of such stature - Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis - debuted together on opposite sides (though Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper...