NEW DELHI: ‘Tigers at house and lambs overseas’. This was how the Indian cricket crew was referred to within the late Nineties.
However when Sourav Ganguly was made the captain after the match-fixing scandal in 2000, India began to vary their picture of poor travellers.
The emergence of the ‘Fab 5’ batting unit performed a key function as India began to win matches overseas, particularly in Check cricket.
By the point India toured England for a four-match Check sequence in 2002, rather a lot had modified.
Rahul Dravid had developed into “The Wall,” and Sachin Tendulkar‘s batting had develop into extra measured than it had ever been.
VVS Laxman had arrived along with his ‘281’, Ganguly was flaying extra however driving much less by means of the offside, and Virender Sehwag had demonstrated his explosive opening expertise.
For all of the years they’ve performed collectively, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly scored a whole lot in the identical Check solely as soon as.
Towards England in 2002, India went down within the first Check at Lord’s however the Dravid-Tendulkar-Ganguly mix saved them in Nottingham.
In reality, the second Check at Nottingham may have seen Dravid, Tendulkar and Ganguly scoring centuries in India second innings however after Dravid’s 115, Tendulkar and Ganguly fell for 92 and 99 respectively.
However what did not occur at Nottingham, occurred within the third Check at Headingley, Leeds.
India batted after successful the toss below overcast skies. Sehwag fell for 8, however Dravid first added 170 runs with Sanjay Bangar (68) for the second wicket after which put up a 150-run stand with Tendulkar.
Dravid hit 23 fours earlier than falling for a meticulous 148 and his dismissal introduced Indian captain Ganguly to the crease after which he and Tendulkar each minimize free, flaying the England bowling assault to all elements of the bottom.
Each Tendulkar and Ganguly hit three sixes every of their knocks that had been additionally studded with 19 and 14 fours respectively in a partnership of 335 runs for the fourth wicket.
Tendulkar fell for 193 and Ganguly was dismissed for 128 as India declared their first innings at 628/8 – their highest crew complete at Headingley, beating the 510 made in 1967.
Later the Indian spinners got here to the get together to script a memorable victory by an innings and 46 runs.
However when Sourav Ganguly was made the captain after the match-fixing scandal in 2000, India began to vary their picture of poor travellers.
The emergence of the ‘Fab 5’ batting unit performed a key function as India began to win matches overseas, particularly in Check cricket.
By the point India toured England for a four-match Check sequence in 2002, rather a lot had modified.
Rahul Dravid had developed into “The Wall,” and Sachin Tendulkar‘s batting had develop into extra measured than it had ever been.
VVS Laxman had arrived along with his ‘281’, Ganguly was flaying extra however driving much less by means of the offside, and Virender Sehwag had demonstrated his explosive opening expertise.
For all of the years they’ve performed collectively, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly scored a whole lot in the identical Check solely as soon as.
Towards England in 2002, India went down within the first Check at Lord’s however the Dravid-Tendulkar-Ganguly mix saved them in Nottingham.
In reality, the second Check at Nottingham may have seen Dravid, Tendulkar and Ganguly scoring centuries in India second innings however after Dravid’s 115, Tendulkar and Ganguly fell for 92 and 99 respectively.
However what did not occur at Nottingham, occurred within the third Check at Headingley, Leeds.
India batted after successful the toss below overcast skies. Sehwag fell for 8, however Dravid first added 170 runs with Sanjay Bangar (68) for the second wicket after which put up a 150-run stand with Tendulkar.
Dravid hit 23 fours earlier than falling for a meticulous 148 and his dismissal introduced Indian captain Ganguly to the crease after which he and Tendulkar each minimize free, flaying the England bowling assault to all elements of the bottom.
Each Tendulkar and Ganguly hit three sixes every of their knocks that had been additionally studded with 19 and 14 fours respectively in a partnership of 335 runs for the fourth wicket.
Tendulkar fell for 193 and Ganguly was dismissed for 128 as India declared their first innings at 628/8 – their highest crew complete at Headingley, beating the 510 made in 1967.
Later the Indian spinners got here to the get together to script a memorable victory by an innings and 46 runs.
