Former India captain, Sourav Ganguly, who is currently serving as eh BCCI President gave a laughter attack to the Indian opener, Mayank Agarwal when Dada started recalling bout the famous shirt episode in the NatWest Trophy final in 2002. It was on July 13, 2002 when Sourav led the young Indian team to win the NatWest Trophy final, chasing down a steep target of 326 with just three balls to spare.
While Mohammad Kaif played a brilliant knock of 87*, he was well supported by Yuvraj Singh who played a known of 69 runs to write their names in the history books. Following the win, Ganguly took off his T-shirt and waved it at the Lord’s balcony, which became a memorable moment for every Indian cricket fan.
On the show ‘Dada Opens with Mayank’ for bcci.tv, the Indian opener asked Ganguly that according to him who would take off the shirt from the current crop of players after winning a match at iconic match at Lord’s, and he simply replied: “All of you. This generation is a completely different generation. I see all of your involvement on Instagram. Obviously when we were growing up, there were no social media.”
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He further added, “I love the way how they train with their cameras on. Whether they are doing the bench press or whether they are doing pushups, everything is out there in the public. So, I would have been surprised if anyone would have not agreed to do so. In my generation, only two were ready to do it – myself and Harbhajan Singh.”
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Agarwal also went on to ask Sourav about the time when he made former Australia captain Steve Waugh wait for the toss during the 2001 series. Ganguly explained that it was because of his blazer which head forgot as he was ‘nervous’.
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Recalling the same, Ganguly said, “Before the first Test match, I had forgotten my blazer in the dressing room. They were such a good side and I was very nervous as it was my first big series as captain and we were up against a fantastic cricket team. Initially, I realised I had forgotten my blazer and he reacted to it. It was working on them, the way they played, and they were a bit grumpy because of that.”
Ganguly also asserted that Steve Waugh has been a dear friend to him as they both have immense respect for each other and all that happened was in good humor.
