The CAB Jubilee Tournament, also known as Hero Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a

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tournament played in

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in 1993 to commemorate the

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's diamond jubilee.

, Sri Lanka,

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and

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took part in the multi-nation tournament. Envisaged as a six-nation tournament

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pulled out on 3 November, four days before the commencement of the first game. India beat West Indies in the final of the tournament to win the Hero Cup. Hero Cup was the first cricket event to be sponsored by

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Squads

announced a squad that would play the Hero Cup and the Australia tour retaining

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as their captain. Bowler Brett Schultz was rested owing to an injury. Ahead of the tournament, the India squad participated in a preparatory camp starting 1 November at the

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. The 18-member

squad arrived in

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the same day to play two limited over games against Bangladesh Cricket Control Board XI, the latter then an associate member of the

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Notable efforts

Notable cricketing contributions include

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's match winning last over for India against South Africa in the Semi-finals (also the first match under lights at the

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s 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,

Sanath Jayasuriya Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day in ...

opening the batting for the first time for Sri Lanka and

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's world record five catches for South Africa against the West Indies.

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. Hero Cup was the first tournament to be broadcast live on a satellite channel,

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. 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

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act, claiming the broadcast right was public property and had to be uplinked from India (Star TV uplinks from Hong Kong). The matter went up to the Supreme Court in 1995, which held that broadcast rights could not be treated as public property.

Fixtures

Venues

Ten different venues were used for each of the ten league games, with the semi-finals and finals being held at Calcutta.

Points table

Points table at the end of the league stage:

League matches

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Tournament home
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