जब क्रिकेट के मक्का में 'दादा' ने लहराई थी टी शर्ट

जब क्रिकेट के मक्का में 'दादा' ने लहराई थी टी शर्ट

            I was watching the match with breath. The date was July 13, 2002, the final of the NatWest Trophy was also on the field of Mecca Lords of Cricket. England scored 325 runs on the score of opener Marcus Trescothick and captain Nasir Hussain.



At that time, the target of 326 was quite difficult. Captain Sourav Ganguly, along with Virender Sehwag, gave the team the best start and opened the opening partnership of 106 runs.



Alex Tudor cleaned him out in the 15th over. In the next over, Sehwag also became the victim of Ashley Giles at 45 runs on private scores. The Indian team, who scored 106/1, suddenly reached the score of 146/5.

Expectations had ended but heart was still beating. Maybe there is a miracle. Yuvraj and Mohammed Kaif were on the crease. The two shared a 121-run partnership for the sixth wicket together. In the 42nd over, Yuvraj was dismissed with 69 off Paul Collingwood, but Kaif kept the front from one end.



Kaif and Zaheer Khan gave India a memorable 2-wicket win by two runs in the third ball of the 50th over.



The match ended but the picture was still left. Ganguly lifted his T-shirt after wins and waved in the air, as if the whole of India was full of passion Earlier in the same year, Flintoff had waved his T-shirt in the air after winning the one-day match against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the same year. Then Dada responded in his own style.



Ganguly was also criticized for this. Many people described it as an insult to the Lords ground. Although Ganguly had said on his criticism, if you have Lord's for Mecca, then we are the maize of Wankhede Indian cricket.