VVS Laxman had won the game for India against Australia in 2010.
India's win against Australia a decade back in 2010 is among the most thrilling victories in Test cricket. They won the match by just one wicket at Mohali and as it looks, the victory didn't come so easy.
India were 8 down on 124 while chasing 216 in the fourth innings. The only recognized batsman standing with the tail was VVS Laxman. He scored 73 runs in 79 balls and took India to the win. Ishant Sharma had scored 31 runs in the partnership for the ninth wicket.
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Ishant got dismissed when India needed 11 runs more to win. It was Pragyan Ojha who walked out to bat and what followed was funny but little shocking too. Ojha wasn't running properly and that infuriated Laxman. He wanted to retain strike in every over.
India batsman Suresh Raina was the runner of Laxman after the latter suffered back spasm. He shared the incident and said, “Laxman had a back spasm so I had to go in as his runner. I had never seen Laxman so angry. He was like ‘Run Ojha Run!’ Before that Ishant Sharma was there with him. Mitchell Johnson was reversing the ball."
Raina was ready to dive and give his everything to keep the Laxman in the game before they win the match. "I was prepared to dive for anything. I had decided that I’ll dive if I have slightest of doubts because Laxman had to stay there,” Raina told Aakash Chopra in a YouTube interview.
Before Ojha was asked to bat, Laxman and Ishant had put up a partnership of 81 runs to save the match, but India ended up winning and an angry VVS was full of joy.