1993 Hero Cup
The CAB Jubilee Tournament, also known as Hero Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a cricket tournament played in India in 1993 to commemorate the Cricket Association of Bengal's diamond jubilee.[1] India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe took part in the multi-nation tournament. Envisaged as a six-nation tournament Pakistan pulled out on 3 November, four days before the commencement of the first game.[2] India beat West Indies in the final of the tournament to win the Hero Cup.[3] Hero Cup was the first cricket event to be sponsored by Hero Honda.[4]
 Eden Gardens, venue for the Knockout stage of the tournament | |
| Dates | 7 – 27 November 1993 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Bengal |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, Knockout |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions | India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  West Indies |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (311) |
| Most wickets | Winston Benjamin (14) |
Squads
| India[5] |
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 Sri Lanka[5] |
West Indies[5] |
 Zimbabwe[5] |
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South Africa announced a squad that would play the Hero Cup and the Australia tour retaining Kepler Wessels as their captain. Bowler Brett Schultz was rested owing to an injury.[6] Ahead of the tournament, the India squad participated in a preparatory camp starting 1 November at the National Stadium in Delhi.[7] The 18-member Zimbabwe squad arrived in Dhaka the same day to play two limited over games against Bangladesh Cricket Control Board XI, the latter then an associate member of the International Cricket Council.[8]
Notable efforts
Notable cricketing contributions include Sachin Tendulkar's match winning last over for India against South Africa in the Semi-finals (also the first match under lights at the Eden Gardens),[9] Anil Kumbles 6/12 for India against the West Indies in the final – a match winning effort and then the best bowling figures by an Indian in limited overs cricket,[10] Sanath Jayasuriya opening the batting for the first time for Sri Lanka[11] and Jonty Rhodes's world record five catches for South Africa against the West Indies.[12]
Winning team
India won the tournament beating the West Indies.
Controversies
Two of the matches involved crowd trouble, first in Ahmedabad, where crowd trouble interrupted play and in Calcutta, where a firecracker exploded in West Indian Keith Arthurtons face.[3]
Hero Cup was the first tournament to be broadcast live on a satellite channel, Star TV.[13][14] Until the Hero Cup in 1993, state terrestrial broadcaster Doordarshan had a monopoly on broadcast of cricket matches in India. Doordarshan claimed violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 act, claiming the broadcast right was public property and had to be uplinked from India (Star TV uplinks from Hong Kong).[13] The matter went up to the Supreme Court in 1995, which held that broadcast rights could not be treated as public property.[14]
Fixtures
Venues
Ten different venues were used for each of the ten league games, with the semi-finals and finals being held at Calcutta.[15]
Points table
Points table at the end of the league stage:[16]
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Points | NRR |
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| West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.055 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.543 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.082 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.478 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1.260 |
League matches
10 November 1993 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the match to 37 overs a side and the match was thereafter called off when it rained during the first innings.
14 November 1993 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Overnight rain reduced the match to 40 overs a side.
16 November 1993 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Crowd trouble after India lost 6 wickets, match reduced by 12 overs.
Semi-finals
Final
References
- "Hero Cup inaugurated". The Indian Express. 6 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Pakistan pull out". The Indian Express. United News of India. 4 November 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Hero Cup, 1993–94". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Hero Honda ready to cooperate". The Hindu. 19 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- "Hero Cup in India: Nov 1993 - Squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "SA team for CAB tourney". The Indian Express. AFP. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Kambli joins camp". The Indian Express. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Zimbabwe squad in Bangladesh". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Eden Gardens awaits with bated breath for Sachin Tendulkar magic". The Asian Age. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Kumble – one who loves to prove critics wrong". Sify.com. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "The Jayasuriya One-Day saga". The Island Online. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Cobras sweat it out in Chennai heat to find fielding accuracy and execution". Cape Times. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- Hutton, Peter (2008). Television in India. Routledge. pp. 141, 142. ISBN 978-1134062133.
- Haigh, Gideon (2010). Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents. Victory Books. pp. 7, 8, 9. ISBN 978-0522857870.
- "Hero Cup: Schedules and Results". Yahoo!. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup), 1993/94 / Points table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
External links
- Tournament home at ESPN Cricinfo
- Bengal Cricket Association Diamond Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup) 1993/94 at CricketArchive (subscription required)