Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- The West Indies were facing Australia, the visitors, on Day 3 of the first Test in Kingston on May 24, 2008. Brett Lee took the sprint to complete the 95th over. He bowled a bouncer, and the ball hit the back of the helmet of the batsman as he tried to duck. The batter, who was then at 86 off 230 deliveries, then dropped to the ground, apparently unconscious for a few seconds.

Surrounded by Australian players, the batter started moving. Speculations began that the batsman would retire hurt, but he did not, and his actions surprised the crowd. To make it more of an amazement, the batsman, who had taken a very long time to reach the 80s, completed his century in the next 29 deliveries. The batsman was Shivnarine Chand...