5 Courageous decisions taken by Indian captains in cricket history
Indian cricket has had multiple such moments where they've seen both sides of the coin.
4. Sourav Ganguly asking VVS Laxman to bat at No. 3 at the Eden Gardens Test
The 2001 Kolkata Test match is a historic one in India’s 88-year cricket history. It is one of the biggest and best comebacks in Test cricket ever. Trailing the series 0-1 behind, India were behind even in the second Test in Kolkata. Despite Harbhajan Singh’s hat-trick, Australia racked up 445 in the first innings and India were bowled out for 171.
VVS Laxman was the only batsman who scored a half-century and looked comfortable. Hence, India followed on with 274 runs behind. However, India did get a decent start in the second innings. It was Laxman leading the charge at No. 3. India reached 232/4 when Rahul Dravid joined Laxman. Things looked bleak but the duo simply batted, batted and batted.
India didn’t lose a single wicket on the fourth day with the Laxman-Dravid duo just tiring out the Australian bowlers. On the fifth day, Laxman ended with 281, Dravid made 180 and India declared the innings on 657/7. Australia had a little more than two sessions to bat out and they were 74/0 but Harbhajan spun a web around the Aussies and India won a famous Test match.
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