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Get out of here! West Indies’ Ricardo Powell clears the ropes

Ricardo Powell demanded the attention of the cricket community in 1999 with a demonstration of what was then some unbelievable hitting during the Coca-Cola Challenge final in Singapore. The tri-nation ODI series included Zimbabwe and India, and India had set the West Indies a challenging total of 255 to win.
The Jamaican right-hander struck 124 off 93 deliveries, smashing nine fours and eight si...