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England Women will receive the biggest indication of their Euro 2022 credentials on Friday evening when they host the Netherlands in a pre-tournament friendly at Elland Road in Leeds.

The match comes after Sarina Wiegman's England side registered a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Belgium last Thursday.

This week's test against the reigning European champions gives England a chance to examine how competition ready they are against Europe's best - with this the first meeting between the two sides since 2017's edition of the tournament - when England lost 3-0 to the Dutch.

Wiegman called for more ruthlessness following the Belgium display, which offered plenty of creativity through 25 shots, - 10 on target - but lacked a cutting edge, as two of England's three strikes on the night went down as own goals.

The Lionesses manager, facing her former employers for the first time, has placed greater importance on England's consistency in the final third, ahead of a contest against the side she guided to Euros success in 2017.

England come into the tie undefeated in their last 12 matches across all competitions, winning 10, during which time they have scored 75 goals and conceded only twice, albeit against lesser-ranked opposition.

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In her pre-match press conference, Lionesses head coach Wiegman insisted the game will not play a psychological role ahead of the European Championships.

England and the Netherlands are considered two of the more likelier countries to win the competition come the end of July, but Wiegman admitted the competition this summer is too fierce for the Elland Road clash to be relevant.

"They are two very good teams, and of course we play the home tournament," said the England manager. "But the Netherlands has the trophy right now, the game has developed so much right now so there are many favourites.

"We have Spain, France, Germany, Sweden are always there, Norway has been very good. It's exciting to see what's going to happen. It's not easy to say who is going to come through, it's going to be very equal I think."

In what will be a major litmus test in terms of England's credentials this summer, Wiegman admits there have not been any special preparations ahead of this pre-tournament contest.

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"We did the same as we always do when preparing our opponents," said Wiegman. "Yes we want to know some things about them but we come back to how we want to approach the game and how we want to play and harm them to cover our strengths.

"It's also their first game they play in the preparations for the Euros. We expect their strongest team. It's time to see our style of play and see what it's like against a good opponent.

"We want to win every game but we want to see an improvement in our style of play, in possession, out of possession and transition. That's what we focus on and hopefully that brings us the win and when you do, it's gives an extra boost in confidence."

Sky Sports News' Anton Toloui:

Wiegman has downplayed the emotion behind the game against her former employers but actions speak louder than words.

Wiegman greeted, chatted and embraced every member of the Netherlands squad and backroom staff before training at Elland Road on Thursday, many of whom she shared years of experience with.

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The happiest of the set was at the Euros in 2017, when a fairly unfancied side won the tournament in front of a jubilant home crowd. So many of the Dutch players became bigger names, got big moves and earned bigger contracts off the back of the success masterminded by Wiegman. She helped put women's football on the agenda in the Netherlands.

Chatting to Mark Parsons off-camera, he's well aware of the pressure replacing a national hero comes with but isn't shying away from it. He's coached some of the biggest names in North America, with Becky Sauerbrunn, Crystal Dunn and Christine Sinclair part of his successful Portland Thorns side. A win against England and Wiegman will send a message his Netherlands team is a side to be reckoned with despite the fact other teams have shorter tournament odds.

But Wiegman is unbeaten as England head coach, a record she's determined to keep intact regardless of the personal attachment to the occasion.

Sky Sports' Sam Blitz:

It's been plain sailing for Wiegman so far as Lionesses coach. Zero defeats, just two goals conceded in a dozen games and a confident squad going into the Euros.

But the last few days have seen the first wobble in terms of preparation. Star striker Ellen White has been ruled out of this Friday's clash with the Netherlands and could miss the final warm-up match against Switzerland.

The loss of White is a real blow, given the Manchester City forward has 14 goals in her last 13 international matches. If the hour against Belgium last week proves to be her only on-pitch preparation time, then the Lionesses' all-time record goalscorer could come into the group stages a little undercooked.

Consequently, Wiegman will need to give other forward options, who have largely played second fiddle to White in recent years, a chance to demonstrate their credentials.

The most likely replacement for White is Chelsea's Beth England. The 28-year-old holds some impressive international form with eight goals in 16 caps, while her 11 goals helped Chelsea win the Women's Super League and FA Cup double last term.

England came off the bench for White after 60 minutes against Belgium and while she didn't get on the scoresheet, the Lionesses scored twice in the first five minutes she was on the pitch.

Manchester United's Ella Toone is also likely to get some minutes at Elland Road following a brilliant breakout season in the WSL. The 22-year-old has scored 10 goals in 13 England appearances over the past two years and has 19 league strikes for United in that same period.

But pressure to deliver in White's absence will also fall to the wide players, particularly Lauren Hemp. The Man City winger and PFA Young Player of the Year is, arguably, England's most in-form attacker. She was influential against Belgium despite not making an impression on the scoreline.

Beth Mead and Chloe Kelly both looked sharp at Molineux last week and will look to lay further claim to a possible starting berth for the opening group game against Austria. Fran Kirby, Nikita Parris and Alessia Russo will also be poised to pounce, should an opportunity arise.

The Netherlands clash will also be a major test for the Lionesses' backline - who, as previously mentioned, have rarely been tested since their Dutch coach took over.

Wiegman could be tempted to go with her first-choice back four against the likes of Vivianne Miedema and fellow forward Lieke Martens, who scored 23 goals in 32 games for Barcelona last term and will join Paris Saint-Germain after the summer Euros.

That means Millie Bright and Alex Greenwood, who impressed after coming off the bench against Belgium, are likely to get their biggest test in an England shirt for some time should those two Dutch attackers start.

Don't be surprised if Wiegman uses this Netherlands meeting as a dress rehearsal for a potential Lionesses knockout game.

Sky Sports' Laura Hunter:

England are continuing to evolve under Wiegman's leadership. It's the reason she was targeted - she's tactically astute and has a perceptive understanding of the women's game at international level. But implementation of certain ideas remains a work in progress.

The most significant tactical shift has occurred in midfield. Leah Williamson has taken a step forward, literally and figuratively. She's been awarded the captain's armband on a permanent basis but has also morphed into a midfield box-to-boxer - a less familiar role to the one she operates in at club level.

Against Belgium the 25-year-old played as part of a double pivot with Keira Walsh, to good effect. Unsurprisingly, both players were ranked inside the WSL's top 10 for successful passes across a 90-minute period in 2021/22. Walsh's 88 per cent success rate was second-best in the league.

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Their partnership is still developing, but it has promise. The deep-lying midfield role is one that Walsh has a wealth of experience in - Williamson less so. But therein lies its potential. Because the Man City midfielder is so adept at patrolling the middle third of the pitch, it allows for greater freedom further forward.

Against Belgium, Williamson was making purposeful runs from deep and either receiving the ball in a useful position or dragging a defender waywardly out of shape. It caught Belgium off-guard. It also aided service into Georgia Stanway's feet - like a three-way axis. At times Williamson was actually the most advanced midfielder, which speaks to the system's fluidity. The fact that personnel are interchangeable is part of its charm. Certainly, England's ball-carriers - Stanway, Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and co - were benefiting from the space her selfless runs were creating.

Wiegman's possession-based style calls for a successful midfield combination and it's a department that needed fresh impetus. It won't work against all levels of opposition, but it is worth further exploration.

England will travel to Zurich to take on Switzerland next week, which will conclude their warm-up tour ahead of next month's European Championships.

They face Austria in their tournament opener at Old Trafford on July 6, before further group stage meetings with Norway (Amex Stadium) and Northern Ireland (St Mary's).

Keep up with all the latest from Euro 2022 across Sky Sports and Sky Sports News this summer.

Coverage will be anchored by Sky Sports WSL presenter Caroline Barker, alongside Jessica Creighton and Kyle Walker. Meanwhile, Karen Carney, Sue Smith, Courtney Sweetman-Kirk and Laura Bassett will give analysis throughout the tournament.

They will also be joined by experienced England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and Manchester City defender Esme Morgan.

The pundits and presenters will work from the Sky Sports Women's Euro 2022 Mobile Presentation Bus, which will follow the Sky Sports News team around the country to the various stadiums where matches are being played.

In addition, Sky Sports' Essential Football Podcast will be rebranded for the tournament to Sky Sports Women's Euros Podcast rom 21 June. Hosted by Charlotte Marsh and Anton Toloui, it will feature exclusive news and player interviews in addition to a strong programme line up around the tournament.

Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland

Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland

Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland

Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland

Group stage

Wednesday July 6

Group A: England vs Austria - kick off 8pm, Old Trafford

Thursday July 7

Group A: Norway vs Northern Ireland - kick off 8pm, St Mary's

Friday July 8

Group B: Spain vs Finland - kick off 5pm, Stadium MK

Group B: Germany vs Denmark - kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium

Saturday July 9

Group C: Portugal vs Switzerland - kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports Village

Group C: Netherlands vs Sweden - kick off 8pm, Bramall Lane

Sunday July 10

Group D: Belgium vs Iceland - kick off 5pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium

Group D: France vs Italy - kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Monday July 11

Group A: Austria vs Northern Ireland - kick off 5pm, St Mary's

Group A: England v Norway - kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium

Tuesday July 12

Group B: Denmark vs Finland - kick off 5pm, Stadium MK

Group B: Germany vs Spain - kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium

Wednesday July 13

Group C: Sweden vs Switzerland - kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane

Group C: Netherlands v Portugal - kick off 8pm, Leigh Sports Village

Thursday July 14

Group D: Italy vs Iceland - kick off 5pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium

Group D: France vs Belgium - kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Friday July 15

Group A: Northern Ireland v England - kick off 8pm, St Mary's

Group A: Austria vs Norway - kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium

Saturday July 16

Group B: Finland vs Germany - kick off 8pm, Stadium MK

Group B: Denmark vs Spain - kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium

Sunday July 17

Group C: Switzerland vs Netherlands - kick off 5pm, Bramall Lane

Group C: Sweden vs Portugal - kick off 5pm, Leigh Sports Village

Monday July 18

Group D: Iceland vs France - kick off 8pm, New York Stadium

Group D: Italy vs Belgium - kick off 8pm, Manchester City Academy Stadium

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Wednesday July 20

Quarter-final 1: Winners Group A v Runners-up Group B - kick off 8pm, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium

Thursday July 21

Quarter-final 2: Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A - kick off 8pm, London Community Stadium

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UEFA have fined Paris Saint-Germain 8,000 and banned former sporting director Leonardo for one match following incidents at the end of their Champions League knockout game against Real Madrid in March.

PSG lost the tie 3-2 on aggregate, despite leading 2-0 with less than 30 minutes remaining.

Leonardo left the club last week following a major review by club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi which will also see Mauricio Pochettino depart.

The punishments handed down by UEFAs Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body stem from events on March 9.

The Athletic understands Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo went to the referees room at the Santiago Bernabeu to complain about the award of Reals first goal, believing that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had been fouled in the build-up.

PSG were initially fined 16,000 on June 2, but appealed the decision.

A UEFA statement read: The appeal lodged by Paris Saint-Germain is partially upheld. Consequently, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Bodys decision of March 2 is amended as follows.

To fine Paris Saint-Germain 8,000 for blocking of public passageways. The CEBD had decided, inter alia, to fine Paris Saint-Germain 16,000 for blocking of public passageways.

Leonardo has also been banned for one game. The former AC Milan midfielder was appointed as PSGs sporting director for the second time in July 2019. Al-Khelaifi has been cleared.

Leonardo, who also played for PSG in the 1996-97 season, had previously held the role between July 2011 and July 2013.

The Athletic understands the club is undergoing a thorough process and considering various candidates to replace Pochettino, of which Nices Christophe Galtier is one, while sources close to PSG denied links that emerged last Friday claiming that Zinedine Zidane was close to an agreement.

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Jovial Jake White before a match. (Photo by Gordon Arons/Gallo Images)

Bulls mentor Jake White has emphatically dismissed a stream of thought that his team peaked too early in their brilliant semi-final victory over Leinster last week ahead of Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) final.

Some commentators, notably former Springbok consultant and Lions coach Swys de Bruin, earlier this week pondered if the men from Loftus over-exerted themselves mentally and might perhaps fall a bit flat when they meet the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium.

But White believes if his charges' reaction after the win in Dublin is anything to go by, they will be more than up for the challenge.

"Last week when we beat Leinster, we didn't celebrate," said the franchise's director of rugby.

"It wasn't like we achieved anything. I can tell you that the guys were happy, but they weren't jumping around and celebrating like everything is done. That's a good sign for a coach."

His skipper, irrepressible flanker Marcell Coetzee, has continually reiterated over the past few weeks that the Bulls have been playing knockout rugby ever since they've had rescue themselves from a poor start to the campaign.

Furthermore, White's troops have won two of the three finals they've appeared over the past two years.

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"We've had to jump up from 15th on the log. I remember people sharing screenshots of us being second last on the table. We've had to play knockout rugby for most of this campaign," he said.

"[World Cup-winning Springbok coach] Kitch Christie always used to say that you have to play your best rugby in a final and that's the reality.

"We got nothing from winning in Dublin. You maybe get 250 WhatsApp messages from your mates congratulating you, but it's not winning.

"Our final is on Saturday. I'm not concerned. The Stormers won their semi-final with a try and conversion with the last play against Ulster. Maybe their final was last week as well.

"A final is remembered by the team who wins it. It's like Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon, the second guy was also there but nobody remembers him."

Meanwhile, White has had no qualms laying down the simple challenge to his players of pulling out all the stops this weekend because, as he's discovered, they've repelled everything that's been thrown at them over the past few years.

Teams:

Stormers

15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain)

Substitutes: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Ernst van Rhyn, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Sacha Mngomezulu

Bulls

15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Arno Botha, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp

Substitutes: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Robert Hunt, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 David Kriel

"Last week we beat Leinster with 19 internationals. We beat South Africa 'A' last year. And my message to them would be all those players started like we started. All of them were young at one point and they had to either sink or swim," he said.

"Thats the message - either we sink or swim. I have no doubt every time we have played in a knockout game, we have come through the other side as winners. Every time we have had to beat someone - we lost to the Sharks twice, and we beat them in the playoff, we lost to the Sharks in the Currie Cup and we beat them in the final.

We lost to the Stormers twice, now it's irrelevant. It's a playoff game and the lessons we learn by playing all those big teams, they all started like this. We dont have five World Cup winners. If they picked the Springbok team tomorrow, we wouldnt have one player in the 23.

"But saying that, it's a great way to be, because all the teams started like that. Leinster started like that, the Crusaders started like that. The Springboks started like that. When I started coaching the Springboks in 2004, we had 175 caps of which Breyton (Paulse) had 80 and Os (du Randt) had 50. That team went on to win Tri Nations, World Cup and the British & Irish Lions.

"My message is, 'listen boys, let's go out there and do it'. Every time Ive challenged you, youve won."

Kick-off is at 19:30.

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Evil Geniuses vs Cloud9 Picks

Evil Geniuses

The spring season playoff winners Evil Geniuses kick off their summer season against Cloud9 hoping to continue the fine form that led them to a $100,000 prize pool two months ago. They had a 9-9 win-loss record in the league before winning it all in the playoffs by comfortably seeing off 100 Thieves 3-0 in the final. They face Cloud9 team in a rematch of the round 2 spring playoffs game in which the Evil Geniuses prevailed 3-0. The title win last season was inspired by performances across the team with bot laner Danny winning the player of the game award four times.

Support player Vulcan also made the 3rd All Pro Team while their jungler Inspired 3.04 kills, 1.79 deaths, 6.97 assists for a KDA of 5.61. The mood in the camp is buoyant after the win in the spring playoffs and the roster looks fairly settled ahead of their title defence, with no changes made. They are slim favorites to start off with a win in their first league match.

Cloud9 have to cope without Summit and two other support players Isles and Winsome after a turnover in their roster and it is hard to know how ready they are to face opposition like Evil Geniuses. Summit along with jungler Blaber were part of the All Pro team last season.

Cloud9 faltered in the knockout game despite qualifying two positions ahead of Evil Geniuses in the league. They had a 13-5 record in the league led by their top laner Summit who was top of the Player of the Game standings winning the award seven times. Cloud9 will be boosted by the return of Jensen who rejoined the side after over three years. He previously played and lost three LCS finals before joining Team Liquid and winning his first title.

Cloud9 will hope he can continue his form alongside Fudge who has impressed while averaging 3.54 kills, 1.81 deaths, 5.73 assists with a KDA of 5.12. They will need him to keep that up to have any chance of beating Evil Geniuses and build momentum for the early part of the season.

Golden Guardians

Golden Guardians head into the new season with renewed optimism after a solid 6th place finish in the spring standings. Like the eventual winners Evil Geniuses, they got 9 wins and 9 losses last season and even rose up to 3rd in the standings at one point before flatering in the first playoff round losing to Cloud9.

They now have to cope without their bot laner Lost who averaged 3.45 kills, 2.14 deaths, 4.18 assists and a KDA of 3.57. Replacing him is Stixxay who changes position from positional coach to bot laner. As long as they can manage the loss of Lost, Golden Guardians should be able to pick up the win and get off to a comfortable start. They will be looking to build on their 6th place finish in the spring season and become one of the top tier teams in the league.

FlyQuest also got 9 wins and 9 losses last season and qualified for the playoffs in 5th place even though the team looked to be heading for a top 3 finish throughout the season. They lost to the eventual winners Evil Geniuses in the playoff round. But this season, they have bolstered their squad by adding top laner Philip from their academy.

They will bank on their mid laner Toucouille who was named in the 2nd All Pro Team last season to continue making an impact. Both teams are trying to move up the standings but we think Golden Guardians have enough to win this game and potentially get their season off to a good start while FlyQuest will need their new additions to fire in order to make a game of this and start the season with a win.

100 Thieves

100 Thieves enjoyed a fine spring season finishing 3rd in the standings with a 12-6 win-loss record before going all the way to the finals in the playoffs. They led the table for much of the league season before eventually finishing 3rd. Theyll start as heavy favorites to win against TSM in their first contest of the new season. They will once again bank on the talented top laner Ssumday who had a stirring season winning player of the game five times.

His record of 2.71 kills, 1.47 deaths, 4.91 assists for a KDA of 5.18 is the highest in the team. They go into the new season unchanged aiming to take the next step and win the title this time.With a settled squad and on the back of a solid season, momentum is on the side of 100 Thieves and they will be the favorites in their first match of the summer season and for the rest of the campaign.

TSM endured a dismal spring season finishing 9th in the standings with a 5-13 win-loss record. They failed to make the playoffs and only managed to get themselves off the bottom of the table in the penultimate week after being bottom for most of the season. Mid laner Maple and support player Shenyi were added to the roster to help improve the team.

Though the changes will definitely improve TSMs chances this season, the first match against 100 Thieves may have come too early for them and it will need to be a real team effort to be competitive. 100 Thieves is the favorite in their first match of the summer season and they will be expected to push on and have another fine season this summer.

Team Liquid

After finishing bottom of the table in the spring season, Immortals will be hoping to turn their fortunes around this time. The grim form last season prompted wholesale changes in the roster with bot laner Lost joining from Golden Guardians. He averaged 3.45 kills, 2.14 deaths, 4.18 assists and a KDA of 3.57 and Immortals will hope that he will be able to hit the ground running quickly along with other new faces jungler Kenvi and support player Ignar.

This is a new roster for Immortals and it is hard to know how ready they will be for opposition like Team Liquid with such a short turnaround time. It will take a miracle for the bottom team last year to do any real damage against the league-topping Team Liquid. The money is on a Team Liquid win in their first match of the summer season.

The powerhouse Team Liquid is no stranger to success having won 4 LCS titles in a row and taking the 1st seed for North America at Worlds 2019. In the spring season this year too,Team Liquid enjoyed a stellar campaign finishing top of the standings before being edged out by eventual winners Evil Geniuses in the third round of the playoffs.

Their league record of 14 wins and 4 losses with a 78% win record was unmatched and they go into the new season as one of the early favorites. Their team effort was led by their jungler Santorin who was awarded player of the game five times while mid laner Bjergsen, bot laner Hans sama and support player CoreJJ all made it to the All Pro team.

It is the same roster as last season with Team Liquid hoping to go further in the playoffs and win the title. They are an easy bet to place for the first match of the summer season and are heavily favored to kick on from their showing last season and be competitive in the playoffs again.

Dignitas

Dignitas narrowly missed out on making the playoffs in the spring season after finishing seventh with a 8-10 win loss record and a 44% win percentage. The team will be looking to go one better this time and make the playoffs and they will do so after bolstering their roster by re-signing top laner Gamsu who made the switch from 100 Thieves academy roster.

They will hope he combines well with the assists machine Biofrost who averages 7.25 assists with a KDA of 3.96. Their task will be to remain highly competitive in the league and hope to go further than they did in the spring season and make the playoffs this time around.

Time will tell if the decision to re-sign Gamsu will turn out to be the masterstroke they were looking for but they should have enough in the team to see off Counter Logic Gaming in the first match of the summer season.

Counter Logic Gaming also missed out on the playoffs in the spring season after finishing 8th with a 6-12 win loss record and a 33% win percentage. It was a league campaign where they were just unable to build any real momentum with their highest position only 7th during the whole season.

They have recruited top laner dhokla from the academy roster to replace the outgoing Jenkins but the change alone is not expected to be enough to fire them up the table. They will find it difficult against Dignitas in the first match of the summer season and it is likely they will have to regroup quickly to avoid a repeat of last season and move up the table.

They will aim to be competitive and the top laner dhokla will be key to their chances of having a better season this time.

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Among the many India-Pakistan World Cup moments that stand as fresh as the present in the fan memory is the Venkatesh Prasad-Aamer Sohail confrontation in the 1996 World Cup quarter-final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

The Pakistan batter provoking the Indian bowler after he had hit the latter for a boundary past the cover region, and cut to the next delivery, Prasad uprooting Aamers off-stump and giving him the perfect send-off.

It is a moment that is always revisited while talking about one of the greatest cricket rivalries.

As recently as Sunday, Venkatesh Prasad also took a trip down the memory lane to add to his point of view on the incident.

When asked by a Twitter user, the former India bowler responded to the incident by writing that it was his arrogance that cost Sohail his wicket in the World Cup knockout game.

He was arrogant in this image you posted, you need to see the next ball to know what arrogance can do-Uproot which in Hindi means Ukhaad, he wrote via his Twitter account.

Last year, Sohail had shared his half of the story during a YouTube chat.

There was nothing said, Aamer told Cricket Life Stories.

People interpret it differently. They have to say something to prove that they understand the game well. There was no word exchanged. Javed Miandad told us how to rile up the bowler when you think that he is going to take charge. It was reverse psychology.

The dismissal of Sohail by Prasad is seen as the turning point of the 1996 World Cup quarter-final between India and Pakistan. Chasing 288, the defending champions were 114/1 after 14.5 overs with nine wickets in hand. Pakistan were unable to forge a big partnership post Sohails wicket and eventually lost the game by 39 runs.

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