The pandemic spread of the COVID-19 virus has brought the world down to a standstill. With no cricket going on, all the cricketers have a lot of free time on their hands right now. Many cricketers have also been proactive on their social media in the past few weeks due to the lockdown. On Wednesday, former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly took a trip down the memory lane recalling India’s famous win against Australia at the Eden Gardens.
A twitter user shared the celebratory moments from the 2001 Test. The tweet caught the former Indian captain’s attention as Ganguly retweeted the post and captioned it with, “What a win.” In that Test, India clinched a 171-run win over Australia and became the third team in the history of Test cricket to win a match after being forced to follow-on.
What a win .. https://t.co/4nMm5e2eb7
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) April 15, 2020
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India’s cricket team didn’t have a good start to the 2nd test match being bowled out at a mere 171 in response to Australia’s 445. Things looked to cruise Australia’s way who were already 1-0 in a 3 match test series.
Asked to follow-on, the Sourav Ganguly-led side played cautiously in the second innings. The Indian team lost Ganguly’s wicket with 232 runs on board. Joining VVS Laxman on the crease, Dravid oversaw the end off day 3 with ease.
Rahul Dravid along with VVS Laxman approached day 4 with a positive attitude and stitched together a phenomenal 376-run stand to help the Indian team not only avoid an embarrassing defeat but also bounce back and hold a firm grip on the match.
Laxman’s scored 281 of 452 balls while Dravid recorded 180 off 353 balls helping India declare their second innings with 657 runs on board. The Ganguly led team gave a target of 384 runs to Australia.
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Chasing 384, The Australian team was not at it’s best. Harbhajan Singh took six wickets (including a hat-trick) and cleaned up Australia’s second innings. Australia collapsed for just 212 helping Sourav Ganguly’s Team India win by a mammoth 171 runs.
