New Delhi: East India’s batter VVS Laxman on Saturday took reminding of one of the most unforgettable moments in Indian cricket history – epics 2001 Kolkata Test Win against Australia. This year as a prestigious win, Laxman shared an emotional post on platform x, which “a win to cherish for a lifetime”.
Considering the historical victory, Laxman wrote: “24 years ago, a win to cherish a lifetime, an amazing team’s attempt and a great life example of never giving up, it may seem how impossible it can sound ever now. A full privilege is a part and to contribute to this very special victory.”
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2001 in Kolkata test Garden of Eden Test is considered one of the biggest return in cricket history. Beller 0–1 in the three-test series, India found itself strictly in a strict straightforward after leaving for 171 in response to a total of 445 of Australia’s first innings. It was forced to follow, India moved to a crushed defeat.
However, whatever was not less than miracles. Promoted at number 3 in the second innings, Laxman at that time prepared the highest individual score by an Indian, a monumental 281, which converted the game to his head. Together with Rahul Dravid (180), the pair gave a record-breaking 376-rran partnership for the fifth wicket, batting without losing a single wicket on the fourth day.
India eventually declared 657/7, making Australia a difficult target of 384 runs. Harbhajan Singh, who took 7/123 in the first innings-hit again with a Test hat-trick-trick-6/73 figures, bowling the Australian for 212 and sealed a sensational 171-run win for India.
The victory remains as a flexibility as a will in the cricketing folklore and never gives up, even appears to be in front of unprotected obstacles. This victory not only ended the streak of Australia’s 16 -match winning win, but also marked a turn for Indian cricket under its leadership. Sourav Ganguly,
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