Indian cricket saw a meteoric rise in last 2 decades. They started standing stiffly against tough sides which helped them expand their fan base.
Irfan Pathan wanted to know the reason behind it. He put forth a question before the cricket fans. The 33-year-old all-rounder took to Twitter and asked the reason behind the rise of Indian cricket to the fans.
"Question for all the lovers of Indian cricket. What is the reason behind the rise of Indian cricket?," Pathan wrote.
Question for all the lovers of Indian cricket. What is the reason behind the rise of Indian cricket?
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 20, 2018
Fans credited the Indian skipper for the positive change. They also not forgot the coaches who changed the fate of Indian cricket.
Golden era of Indian cricket they make million of dreams can come true if you really want them. ( sachin ganguly dravid laxman sehwag kumble harbhajan yuvraj dhoni zaheer ) and now virat and his team repeating the history.
— Orange army .. (@bajajsourabh1) February 20, 2018
To be very honest its the efforts of @SGanguly99 and the team including all senior players like sir rahul dravid, laxman sir, sachin sir and after that youngistan MSD, yuvi, zak, bajji, you and many more. Its true efforts of every player who contributed towards it.
— HUDA KHAN (@HUDA_KHAN03) February 20, 2018
Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni & Virat Kohli
— Harsh Tegta (@HTegta) February 20, 2018
@SGanguly99 @msdhoni & @imVkohli
— Ankit (@AnkPurohit) February 20, 2018
John Wright ( Ex-coach) @Gary_Kirsten @anilkumble1074
— Abdullah (@abdullahmajeed_) February 20, 2018
To be very honest its the efforts of @SGanguly99 and the team including all senior players like sir rahul dravid, laxman sir, sachin sir and after that youngistan MSD, yuvi, zak, bajji, you and many more. Its true efforts of every player who contributed towards it.
— HUDA KHAN (@HUDA_KHAN03) February 20, 2018
Indian cricket was uplifted by Sourav Ganguly after the country was down with match-fixing scandal. He led the Indian team to some historic wins.
MS Dhoni has a similar story. He led a young Indian team to World T20 triumph after the team faced an early elimination from World Cup 2007. He later captained the Indian side which went on to win World Cup 2011.