India, May 10 -- 23 years apart, both matches!

Different formats! That was an ODI, this was a T20.

Different significance! One was a World Cup final; one was one of many games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with no do-or-die situation involved.

But they both reinforce the point that setting the tone is so important in cricket.

It was a little more than 23 years ago when India pacer Zaheer Khan bowled that infamous over against Australia at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. In what was a massive downer, he ended up bowling 10 deliveries in the first over of the match. There were two no-balls and two wides, including a five-run one.

The left-arm pacer gave away 15 runs in the over. The match got over for India right there. It wasn't t...