Brian Lara hitted on the neck in ICC Champions Trophy 2004

It was 2004 ICC Champions trophy second semi final between Pakistan and West Indies at Rose Bowl, Southampton. Pakistan team won the toss and decided to bat first. They batted poorly and managed to put only a target of 131. Inzamam was the highest scorer from Pakistan side who scored 21. West Indies in reply come to bat and batted aggressively. Shoaib Akhtar in that match hardly delivers less then 85 mph. It was 14th over second delivery Lara was facing Rawalpindi Express and the bowl came to him like a bullet train and hit him brutally on his neck and he fell down immediately. Shoaib Akhtar runs towards Lara very early and for the moment every body were static. Even you will be if you see the below video.

 

Brian Lara took off from the field. It emerged later that as Lara had walked out to bat, Shoaib had greeted him with a cheery "I'm going to kill you." West Indies cruises to the final by winning it with 7 wickets in hand and won the champions trophy in the end. But Pakistan and West Indies will remember it more then a semifinal and Champions trophy.