Former India middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif opens up after re-calling Nasser Hussain’s sledge during the 2002 Natwest finals against England. Responding back to it, Kaif tweeted, “The bus driver drives a convertible now.”
Kaif’s came up as a response to the dig after former England skipper Nasser Hussain recalled the historic Natwest finals of 2002. Hussain recalled the game during a Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, He said that England had dismissed India’s top 5. With Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Mongia all back in the hut, India’s chances of winning the match from there on looked very bleak.
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Hussain also reveals that he sledged Kaif when he walked onto the crease saying, “I think he must drive the bus, I think he drives Tendulkar around the bus”.
Mohammad Kaif responded with a tweet and said, “@nassercricket, thanks to that innings the bus driver drives a convertible now @skycricket”
.@nassercricket, thanks to that innings the bus driver drives a convertible now 🙂 @skycricket https://t.co/2nnFyNhkhn
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 16, 2020
Hussain also said that the final is more remembered because the then 2 rookies in ( Kaif and Yuvraj Singh) guided India to an almost impossible win.
India was set a target of 326 to win the Natwest final. The English bowling attack reduced India to 146/5 as both rookies Yuvraj and Kaif stood on the crease for India. The duo’s 121 runs partnership rebuilt the Indian innings and gave some hope to the fans. With Yuvraj dismissed at 69 runs, Kaif batted with the tailenders as India won the match in the last over.
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The match is joyously remembered by the Indian fans. They witnessed skipper Ganguly take off the jersey and celebrate the victory in style at the Lord’s dressing room. During England’s innings, Nasser Hussain also scored a century and went on to play a knock of 115 runs.
