Sourav Ganguly relives the memories of India's iconic 2001 Test victory over Australia at Kolkata

Ganguly reacted to a video from the celebration of their win.

Team India celebrates a thumping victory over Australia | GETTY

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly got to watch an old video from their historic win against Australia in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Back in 2001, India had pulled off a win after being asked to follow-on, which remains one of the best fightbacks in cricket.

After Australia enforced the follow-on, India managed to take a lead in the second innings, thanks to VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180), and their 376-run partnership.

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The Ganguly-led side went on to win the match by 171 runs, stunning the Aussies who saw the game slipping out of their hands despite having full control in first innings. Harbhajan Singh picked the first-ever hat-trick by an Indian in Test cricket.

A video of team celebration in the dressing room after the victory was shared on Twitter and Ganguly got to relive the moments again. Ganguly commented, “What a win" on the post.

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. India's win had put an end to Australia’s record of 16 successive Test wins.

 
 

By - 15 Apr, 2020

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