India enlisted some paramount triumphs in the mid 2000s under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy. In the event that 2001 Kolkata Test was a standout amongst other rebound wins for the group in the more extended organization, the NatWest last win at Lord’s the following year is likewise positioned among the top triumphs.
More than anything, the game is associated with the group’s extraordinary rebound in the pursuit and Ganguly’s festival after the match.
The then Indian captain was totally siphoned up after the success and had evacuated his pullover and the world had responded over his activities. Strangely, reviewing the memorable triumph, the previous India cricketer Yuvraj Singh who had assumed a vital job in the lofty pursue has uncovered that he had likewise taken off his shirt in the wake of dominating the match however no one remembered it.
Yuvi referenced that he had worn another shirt underneath which is the explanation relatively few think about it. “I had taken off my shirt yet I was wearing another shirt underneath in light of the fact that it was cold in England. No one saw it so I was spared,” he said in a live Instagram meeting with India Today.
The southpaw had come in to bat at 132/4 after the fall of Rahul Dravid’s wicket and soon things turned more terrible with Sachin Tendulkar getting out with the group’s score just 146 after 24 overs.
On the off chance that I had utilized little cerebrum, I would’ve scored a hundred, says Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj and Mohammad Kaif then held hands to fasten a glittering association of 121 runs and despie the previous getting out, Kaif carried on to score a century and lead India to a noteworthy triumph.
Yuvraj Singh likewise considered it the best thump of Kaif’s profession and furthermore said that England had celebrated as though they had dominated the game after Tendulkar dominated the game.
The 38-year-old additionally yielded that the certainty of the group was down after England posted 325 sudden spikes in demand for the board. To compound the situation, India’s record in the finals wasn’t incredible in those days as well. “We were really down after England made 325.
In those days targets like that used to be hard to pursue. We got a decent beginning yet when Sachin Tendulkar got out I recall England players began commending like they had dominated the game.
“Practically half of the group had additionally left, for the most part Indians. At that point came Mohammad Kaif, we both said ‘haan khelenge’ (we will play). We ran between the wickets truly well since we had played Under-19 cricket. We were hitting the ball truly well, I was more assaulting of the two.
“After I got out, Kaif dominated. It was most likely the best thump of his vocation. Perhaps the best thump too. On the off chance that I had somewhat more cerebrum back, at that point, I would have scored a hundred,” Yuvraj further included.
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