The number of times Saurav put his career on line for a decision & then come out tops is unreal ... Choosing Harbhajan to play the series against Australia Making Viru a career middle order batsman open the innings Playing 2 Spinners at headingley Making Dravid keep wickets Taking Kumble to Australia when no one wanted Decisions that changed the course of Indian cricket. Hats off to him.
It's funny sometimes.... Given how revered he was.... The amount of times he has to stake his captaincy to get his way ... Makes you think.... The sheer politics a captain's has to navigate through
@@cricketraazenglish I guess this was something which was possible for only a couple of captains in Indian history, MAK Pataudi & Saurav Ganguly. Because even if their career got hit, & they had to stop playing cricket due to internal politics, it would not have made any significant difference in their monetary status. They both came from a family of immense wealth. Even without cricket, they would have remained bloody rich. That's probably the reason they could put their career on line.
@@cricketraazenglish absolutely.. but then u'd expect a guy like that to handle somebody similar in a similar situation better, right? Thinking about the kohli captaincy fiasco... dont get me wrong i am a 90's kid and i absolutely love dada.. but the whole situation with kohli left a bad taste i felt!!
@@cricketraazenglish But still he is hated now! I love Kohli and every Indian does! But we need to understand that the aggressive play style that Kohli used to play was not something Kohli invented! It was Dada who brought this aggression and paved the way for this growth of Indian cricket! Yes there might have been politics involved to remove Kohli and I wanted hin to stay Test captain at least but still giving unnecessary hate to Dada is not justified! It is the whole selection committee and other people who make decisions like these! Then why just Dada? Loving Kohli does not mean hating dada! Only those so called Kohli fans are giving hate who don’t know about Dada and what he has done for Indian cricket! They are not real fans of Kohli!
While most touring teams now fall like a pack of cards in front of a good pace attack, that was not the case with Dravid. He could take the best they have to throw , blunt it out and still make runs for his team. A once in an era batsman, fortunate to have grown up in that era. Beautiful storytelling man!!!❣️
Watching him was like watching an ocean..... Like the waves..... Relentless, unflattering.... And given enough time.... Capable of Grinding the largest of mountains to dust... He wasn't the explosive shout..... He was the deadly whisper.... You don't even know when he took the match away from you...... Glad you enjoyed it brother🙏🙏
@@449chaithanyakrishnan7 yes, if Ashwin was picked for the team, and even after that we lose, he will be the first to bash, why no 4-5 pacers? Cowardly captaincy blah, blah, blah.
@@449chaithanyakrishnan7nothing personal but that WTC final saw very atrocious bating from India. Vs Australia it was autrocious bowling... In the WTC vs NZ Ashwin did bowl well... Only NZ had the Batman to negate the other bowlers hence they deserved the win. Do not get me wrong, i believe that dropping Ashwin was not a smart move given his credibility to get wickets rather than a 4 bowler approach which is like a double edge sword....
@@renodestress8942I could imagine the short fused Finch to come down the ground every ball just to see Sachin although being in pain displaying a nonchalant test batting. To get salt rubbed on your wounds after the NatWest debacle.
I have absolutely mad respect for the ICT from late 90s and early 2000s.....they are basically the ones who made Indian cricketers believe that anything is possible, they are the ones that kept pushing ICT towards being the best in the world and they inspired Dhoni and company that would take that team to the finishing line in the 2011 WorldCup.....the journey of ICT to the top must always be remembered and respected by teens like me who love this game
This match truly special to watch it livd for 5 days....watching Rahul toil for 1.5 days and then Sachin and Saurav destroy and demoralize England was truly a site to behold...not many times did we see all the "Big 3" score hundreds...this match was one of them
Maybe that last 11 overs for 90+ score prompted England to create T20 cricket? That kind of batting spell was mostly unheard of at that point in time.....Maybe England thought...Well, this looks like a new Cricketing format.......
When people today say India is where they are because of the current captains Dhoni, Kohli and Sharma when the real cricket fans know that it was Dada who laid the foundation of Indian Cricket to reach where it is and to instill the confidence and the never back down spirit that we get to see in series like Australia a couple years ago. All of this started during Dada's era because my dad always says that Indian cricket is where it is right now because of the sacrifices of Dada and Dravid. Dada taught the generations to never let go of matches till the last ball.
No one says that. Yes, Dhoni name comes bcz although yes Ganguly was the one who built the team but Dhoni took forward his legacy in the best way possible, working with the strong base he was provided to bring out the best results. As people say in life that older gen laid out foundation in the hope that younger generation will build it on top on that and experience the joy and privilege they never got. There was one Ambani given to two sons, one built it on top of foundation and made it way bigger and the other didn't and that's why Dhoni is appreciated. Dhoni had a strong mindset and specially being captain of a senior team, that wasn't going to be easy. He made the best out of what he got at every stage.
@@Phoenix.219 I am not throwing any shade to Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit. My point was that Indian cricket's initial and probably most important turning point was brought over by Dada and Dravid. Not by Dhoni. That was my only point. There are many blind Dhoni fans who will associate any and every success of Indian cricket to Dhoni, so I was talking about those people to begin with.
@@devashishpatel5438what do you mean by real cricket fans. And this whole controversy started when Dhoni became so successful that people started comparing him to Dada. So Dada fans became butt hurt. Foundation is one thing. Taking that foundation and making a great team which actually wins is another thing. Both were great captains. But yes Dhoni massively improved the team. Dada took an average team and made the fighters With the fighting spirit infused.... Dhoni took that mediocre team and lifted its level to a great team. We haven't seen any more upliftemnt in the team. Maybe we will need another great captain to take the next leap.
@@Beelzebubba2024 Read my first sentence again. I said that people say that Indian team is where it is because of Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit without ever mentioning Dada. Dada was the only one who staked his career 3 times to give chances to Viru, Bhajji and once more for a series draw. He was the one who taught the never say die spirit to our team. How are people conveniently forgetting to mention Dada while calling themselves true cricket fans. I never said that Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit aren't great captains. They did above and beyond what was expected of them and they maintained the spirit but the initial burst was provided by Dada. My only point was people like to claim they are true Indian cricket fans and only talk about Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit.
@@sharansrivatsa210no offence but sachin had played so many better innings than that 241. That was on a flat scg wicket against a McGrath less Australia. I’d rate his 99 tour to Australia above that. I don’t think that innings is comparable to the innings listed above.
@@nooneknows19 I mean sure, there are over 100 innings to choose from just for him :) But the 241 was special because of the mental aspect of what he had to do. The way a sportsman fights his instincts - to show disciple, was amazing to watch
IMHO that Dravid's innings was the best immings by an indian batter in last 30 years. The context before the series, the technical and mental challange and the conditions. He was MoM even though Sachin scored around 50 more runs.
I so wanted to add that fact in the video.... It was nearly unheard of something like this happening at the time.. and reading Sachin's take on that inning in his autobiography.... It was simply breathtaking
Still remember that call by Dada when Umpires offered him to walk off due to bad light. It was carnage and for a change batting team went for the blood in detoriating conditions. One of few such occasions when no T20 can replace the thrill of watching things unfold
I remember this match like it was yesterday. India winning the test by an innings on the English soil after being 0-1 down in the series. Dada choosing to bat first on a green and damp wicket. Dravid proved himself as one of the greatest test batsmen of all times, the masterclass from Sachin, Dada’s massive sixes to Giles, a breathless Geoffrey Boycott in the commentary box who was just a fan of Dada of a different level. An outstanding bowling performance by India, and not to forget Sanjay Bangar’s contribution. This test victory was so important that it gave us a belief that our team can win test matches overseas. Next year, India had another great victory in Adelaide. Golden years!
I simply adored this series. The history and the story behind this series was simply magic. I came to adore test matches a lot more after watching this series of yours. I love the various storylines here and frankly, Dada has always been my favourite captain and this story made me love him a lot more. Thank you for sharing this tale so beautifully.
I remember this match as one of utter disbelief. I was in Class 6, merely 12, and getting a hang of who we should literally call the “Tridev” or Holy Trinity of Indian batting in those days. India had won the Natwest Series with SG’s “take of your shirt and do the honours roll” stuff. But the way they had lost the First Test, it had been a disappointment for our entire gang of sports boys in school. Till then, we had never seen the Trinity fire all at once. And then, one fine morning, my brother turned the TV on. Both SG and SRT had been on a furious roll, and were taking the Brit cherry deliverymen to the cleaners. I had never seen rampage like that and when both SRT and SG scored the centuries, I was literally jumping with my cousin, who was 16 years elder to me and was a responsible working man. I had goosebumps, and to this day I carry those goosebumps. When my cousin said, “we will win.” My cousin passed away in 2005, with my sister in law in a freak road accident, and the highlight of that Headingley Test still gives me goosebumps and the fact that I had managed to watch that fury unfold. I miss my cousin, but I still have the goosebumps which I had with him.
Lol dada shouldering the blade to almost every decision or almost every match he risked his neck for his team❤️ Except for the flintoff spell 🤣 where Sachin risked his life for Dada I'm sure never in history of Indian cricket, a captain took way too many risky decisions but stayed by decisions to put a youngster into the journey of building a legend team for future success 3:48 a decision that would be make captain scapegoat for single decision to now one idealogy of bazzball that even after losing, captain is not going to get affected nor be any topic of discussion. BCCI should learn how to support their team, captain, at times even support a failing player with another patient series. instead of finding scapegoat after every series.
Ganguly is arguably the best capatin we ever had. Now i know many people might complain here about fhoni or kohli but what dada did for Indian team that too at a time when weren't that good side outaide India and new players. He really changed everything in Indian cricket history
@@TheKumarmanoj Well we are talking about captaincy and the bold decisions dada had taken during his captaincy which is what makes him the best Indian captain ever but if you wanna talk about dravid then surely he has sacrificed top during dada's captaincy and he's one of the greatest batsmen of all time
@@chauhanop1721 Honey doz r not bold but stupid decisions...IN TESTS...PARTICULARLY ALL RUNS PILED BY INDIA IN GANGULY'S CAPTAINCY, ALMOST ONE THIRD WAS SCORED BY DRAVID....A RECORD NO ONE KNOWS.....HIS STUPIDITY COST US THE 2003 WORLD CUP...A CAPTAIN IS ONLY GOOD AS HIS TEAM...EXCEPT DHONI..THE MAGICIAN
I saw the match live ,as a 11 year old,I remember vividly the 11 over carnage by Dada and Tendulkar,what a test and series that was. Relieved those moments by your excellent story telling.
Your videos are no less than a documentary. Me and my Baba love watching your videos, while he tells me so many facts about these matches and his experience and his opinions about each and every match. I really appreciate your work. My baba is more into sports than me but now he is 73 and we enjoy watching your videos and I love the spark in his eyes while watching your videos. Thank you for for your selfless work in creating such content.
Satisfied! You release one video on a Friday evening each month😂. But the amount of research and dedication is visible in the videos. Epic Finale to the Series. Something that happened the year I was born, just heard about the legendary tales of Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Kumble, Bhajji, above all Ganguly. You made me live it. Thank you❤. Never worry about the urgency from our side. We'll eagerly wait❤..
the only quality i need in any leader is to put whatever it takes to help his team, dada is really a 'dada' for the team.... the sheer amount of time he put his place/reputation and identity for the team is a mark of someone who has pride in his team and love for the nation
I feel blessed to witness this on tv, headingly test match was one the best test match all 3 legends scoring centuries when india was written off, those were the golden days of cricket.
Each time someone says today's batsmen are better should understand the spirit of transcendence in each world class athlete. How can one think that given today's luxury of well equipped training, coaches, money, players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS wouldn't excel and shatter their own performance plateaus? These lads constantly evolved and played neck to neck with the big bad boys in unfamiliar conditions & triumphing in unrealistic scenarios was there sole bread and butter. Yes, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya etc. can play the conditions which our previous batsmen found uneasy - but Kohli and co were trained in better conditions mimicking green pitches growing up. The sole fact that Indian national team back then didn't even have good fast bowlers for nets, or that young debutants who didn't at all grew up playing in bouncing conditions were suddenly exposed to breathtaking fast bowlers like Marshall, Curly Ambrose, Alan Donald, Wasim, Waqar, Akhtar, Lee, Shane Bond, Prime Dale Steyn, Flintoff in hellish conditions - And yet they held on, evolved, strategized, and were successful in posting great records is an irrevocable testament to the sheer competency of Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS, Sehwag, Ganguly. How can one even think that Sachin, Rahul, VVS, Sehwag, or Sourav wouldn't be at another level in today's conditions? It's sheer stupidity to think so. These were and forever will be the elites, cricketers par excellence.
Matches like this show why test cricket is the best format, which shows which team played better in all areas of the game. Fantastic narration as always! Hope you cover some of the recent series as well.
Indian test cricket has two distinct era. One is before Ganguly and other is after. In first one India followed Gandhibad for decades and embraced repeated humiliation with stoicism on cricket field also that was transformed by a leader who did not hesitate to welcome aggressor with befitting aggression in the field.
Bro, beautiful story telling. Im very addicted to your channel and spend most of my youtube time watching your videos and enjoy the nostalgia it brings of my childhood days and the Justice league like Indian team. Fabulous job.
Back then, India had world class test batsmen.. These days, they are only focussed on money and T20s. Even the best test batsman of this generation- Kohli is only Ganguly's or Laxman's level
Dravid played 1 down so scored more runs, On the other hand Dada beared the strategizing, decision making issues and took responsibility and Dada and Laxman played 5 and 6 position. You bloody rascal analyse first before saying something about the greats.
Give this guy a million subs guys I just love his videos. Real cricket lovers interested in the history of cricket will love it. I did not even watch this test I was about 3 years old by the time the way he tells the story is so amazing. I have a friend with whom I talk about cricket for hours. Imagine talking with this guy and reliving all the moments again. I hope people appreciate your work more brother.
i just can't praise the man the myth the master that ganguly was, i guess between these petty captains we forgot the real hero, it literally took a bigh heart to fight with management, have an eye for talent and when it comes to taking risk, we all saw what he did, under ganguly we played 3 icc tournaments reached final in all of them and he was equally good in tests above that the way he managed the players no fights, no player left the team in disgust, while under dhoni that was just a norm, each one of his peers and seniors left with some sadness
I never really paid attention to the importance of the grounds when I was a child. Most people probably didn't. But looking back now I still can't believe team India won at Headingly. Seems impossible these days.....maybe even back then.....but they still did it. Thank you for showing us these glimpses into our cricket history and letting us appreciate the struggles of those who represented us before.
Same here man...... I never realised how certain grounds carry the weight of history behind them..... I think it was the first ipl where I first relaised it.... Seeing Warne bring his Rajasthan team to victory.... That was a damn masterclass in pitch and team selection
Thank u for watching the video?? Thank u for making the video bhai.. bahut wait kar rha tha iss video ka.. aah the headingley test... this was one of ur longer videos, but still you couldnt have said enough about the dravid-bangar partnership... dada and sachin did what they do best, dominate... but dravid-bangar duo, they just gave us an unbelievable stand!! Sachin-dada's dominance in the darkness was unforgettable.. i also remember zaheer's morning spell on day 5.. we had at that point long been hearing zaheer had the capacity to bowl quick.. come the morning of day 5 of that test, zaheer showed that.. bowling consistently over 90mph and peaking at 93... he was quick from round the wicket that day.. giles was visibly terrified.. after a class batting display, that spell from zaheer was utterly satisfying... One of the greatest test matches for us Indians!!
Dravid 2002 - Supports including spinners on arguably the most pace-friendly track in all of England. Dravid 2023 - Leaves out the World's no.1 spinner on arguably the most spin friendly track in all of England.
Best video I had watched in a long time. You just took me decades back and revived the memories of that test. Hatssoff salute you bud. Thanks for such a great content, will watch it few more times to soak it up. Great and keep them coming. ❤👍👍👍
Got goosebumps while watching the video. I was a kid when this series happened, back then it was just numbers to me. Thanks a lot for sharing the context and the hardships the team went through.
Really the three Trio of India batting has changed the future of Indian Cricket by adding Viru to the list and with the help of Anil, Bajji and Zaheer in bowling...❤❤❤
Dude, who so ever you are, God bless your man. The way you present it - too gud ❤ still remember this match, it was indeed a watershed movement for indian cricket 🙏
Excellent video Dada was like a Hungry and wounded lion His risk and decision taking ability was so important along with the immense faith he put into the team members and the team members also paid him Back by giving their best And think this meatch song with Kolkata match of 2001 will Be cherished by all the cricket fans across globe
As an Indian fan, this test gave so much satisfaction. The big 3 came to the party in a big way. Arguably Dravid's best innings in that era. Sachin was incredible. Battled through the tough phase on day 1 and then unleashed on Day 2. Ganguly was on fire in day 2.
I remember watching Sachin and Saurav batting in that match. The commentators were saying that those watching on TV had no idea just how dark it was!! That match was very special to watch.
Was fortunate enough to see this live from Headingley. I was a student at Yorkshire Uni then and we had for some unknoen reason taken day 3 tickets and enjoyed the class of Rahul, Sachin and Saurav.
Dravid has been the key to almost all important overseas test victories and watershed moments in Indian test history. Certainly the best test player India produced.
an yes, i definitely enjoyed it, i always do. Thanks for making us relive the old times. Didnt know much of the background back then, afterall we were all kids
This is the video I have been waiting for! My favourite test match of all time and the first proper conscious memory I have of a complete match. I was 10 years old and although I watched cricket for years, this was the match that truly awakened cricket in me. This was the match, who's scores I remember even today. You don't have to tell me dada went out on 128 or sachin on 193 (and the number of 190s in this series)! I need to watch the highlights again now as an adult and knowing more context from you. Thank you!
I often don’t comment on UA-cam vids since I just prefer to enjoy the content, however, the way you have narrated this awesome encounter, is amazing. I doubt anyone could tell this story any better. This used to be amazing time for South Asian cricket and this was the time when the balance was shifting from conventional teams. Cheers for a well narrated awesome story.
Really it was one of the greatest test matches in the history. Thanks for sharing the video with detailed facts. Really very impressive. Eagerly waiting for the next video.
You have to give credits to Dada for handling the pressure of low performance and right team combination. India has produced many captains names like, CK Nayudu, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, and are producing many more but, none was able to gain the height of success and decision making skills like Kapil Dev, Dada, Md. Azharuddin and MS Dhoni. They all made sure that the teams is built for the future.
What a storyteller you are, hats off buddy. Really nice to know about the unsung heroes and decisions which were taken back then which transformed the way cricket is played by India today.
The number of times Saurav put his career on line for a decision & then come out tops is unreal ...
Choosing Harbhajan to play the series against Australia
Making Viru a career middle order batsman open the innings
Playing 2 Spinners at headingley
Making Dravid keep wickets
Taking Kumble to Australia when no one wanted
Decisions that changed the course of Indian cricket. Hats off to him.
It's funny sometimes.... Given how revered he was.... The amount of times he has to stake his captaincy to get his way ... Makes you think.... The sheer politics a captain's has to navigate through
@@cricketraazenglish I guess this was something which was possible for only a couple of captains in Indian history, MAK Pataudi & Saurav Ganguly. Because even if their career got hit, & they had to stop playing cricket due to internal politics, it would not have made any significant difference in their monetary status. They both came from a family of immense wealth. Even without cricket, they would have remained bloody rich. That's probably the reason they could put their career on line.
Promoting Dhoni up the order too
@@cricketraazenglish absolutely.. but then u'd expect a guy like that to handle somebody similar in a similar situation better, right? Thinking about the kohli captaincy fiasco... dont get me wrong i am a 90's kid and i absolutely love dada.. but the whole situation with kohli left a bad taste i felt!!
@@cricketraazenglish But still he is hated now! I love Kohli and every Indian does! But we need to understand that the aggressive play style that Kohli used to play was not something Kohli invented! It was Dada who brought this aggression and paved the way for this growth of Indian cricket! Yes there might have been politics involved to remove Kohli and I wanted hin to stay Test captain at least but still giving unnecessary hate to Dada is not justified! It is the whole selection committee and other people who make decisions like these! Then why just Dada? Loving Kohli does not mean hating dada! Only those so called Kohli fans are giving hate who don’t know about Dada and what he has done for Indian cricket! They are not real fans of Kohli!
While most touring teams now fall like a pack of cards in front of a good pace attack, that was not the case with Dravid. He could take the best they have to throw , blunt it out and still make runs for his team. A once in an era batsman, fortunate to have grown up in that era.
Beautiful storytelling man!!!❣️
Watching him was like watching an ocean..... Like the waves..... Relentless, unflattering.... And given enough time.... Capable of Grinding the largest of mountains to dust... He wasn't the explosive shout..... He was the deadly whisper.... You don't even know when he took the match away from you......
Glad you enjoyed it brother🙏🙏
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@@cricketraazenglish all while being aesthetically pleasing to watch 😀 he was like a treat to watch miss him
@@cricketraazenglishjust wavv..exceptional comment
Even bowler like shoaib akhter admitted that how frustrating it was to bowl Against Dravid.. Such a legend
And there's this new Indian team, who drops Ashwin, their star performer throughout the WTC in final.
Hypocrites
Don't forget IND vsNZ wtc final where the best team in
With 2 spinners and
Rishab
Even with Left hand combination
@@449chaithanyakrishnan7 yes, if Ashwin was picked for the team, and even after that we lose, he will be the first to bash, why no 4-5 pacers? Cowardly captaincy blah, blah, blah.
@@this_fox_is_sly EXCATLY
@@449chaithanyakrishnan7nothing personal but that WTC final saw very atrocious bating from India. Vs Australia it was autrocious bowling...
In the WTC vs NZ Ashwin did bowl well... Only NZ had the Batman to negate the other bowlers hence they deserved the win.
Do not get me wrong, i believe that dropping Ashwin was not a smart move given his credibility to get wickets rather than a 4 bowler approach which is like a double edge sword....
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Today’s people might never understand why Dada’s team was just more than a team, it still gives me goosebumps. The golden days
Dravid's physical pain was seemingly no match to the bowlers' mental pain lol
Add to it tendulkar pain that he had to face which had ganguly written all over 😂. Flintoff must have been destroyed mentally by tendulkar 😂
@@renodestress8942I could imagine the short fused Finch to come down the ground every ball just to see Sachin although being in pain displaying a nonchalant test batting. To get salt rubbed on your wounds after the NatWest debacle.
as a Dravid fan I was crying like a baby. your narration is awesome. Proud to be a Dravidian ❤️
I have absolutely mad respect for the ICT from late 90s and early 2000s.....they are basically the ones who made Indian cricketers believe that anything is possible, they are the ones that kept pushing ICT towards being the best in the world and they inspired Dhoni and company that would take that team to the finishing line in the 2011 WorldCup.....the journey of ICT to the top must always be remembered and respected by teens like me who love this game
This match truly special to watch it livd for 5 days....watching Rahul toil for 1.5 days and then Sachin and Saurav destroy and demoralize England was truly a site to behold...not many times did we see all the "Big 3" score hundreds...this match was one of them
This is the only match where Sachin-Dravid-Sourav scored a century in Test cricket history and all of the moments came on the same day
Maybe that last 11 overs for 90+ score prompted England to create T20 cricket? That kind of batting spell was mostly unheard of at that point in time.....Maybe England thought...Well, this looks like a new Cricketing format.......
When people today say India is where they are because of the current captains Dhoni, Kohli and Sharma when the real cricket fans know that it was Dada who laid the foundation of Indian Cricket to reach where it is and to instill the confidence and the never back down spirit that we get to see in series like Australia a couple years ago. All of this started during Dada's era because my dad always says that Indian cricket is where it is right now because of the sacrifices of Dada and Dravid. Dada taught the generations to never let go of matches till the last ball.
No one says that. Yes, Dhoni name comes bcz although yes Ganguly was the one who built the team but Dhoni took forward his legacy in the best way possible, working with the strong base he was provided to bring out the best results. As people say in life that older gen laid out foundation in the hope that younger generation will build it on top on that and experience the joy and privilege they never got. There was one Ambani given to two sons, one built it on top of foundation and made it way bigger and the other didn't and that's why Dhoni is appreciated. Dhoni had a strong mindset and specially being captain of a senior team, that wasn't going to be easy. He made the best out of what he got at every stage.
@@Phoenix.219 I am not throwing any shade to Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit. My point was that Indian cricket's initial and probably most important turning point was brought over by Dada and Dravid. Not by Dhoni. That was my only point.
There are many blind Dhoni fans who will associate any and every success of Indian cricket to Dhoni, so I was talking about those people to begin with.
You are forgetting Kapil.
@@devashishpatel5438what do you mean by real cricket fans.
And this whole controversy started when Dhoni became so successful that people started comparing him to Dada. So Dada fans became butt hurt.
Foundation is one thing. Taking that foundation and making a great team which actually wins is another thing. Both were great captains. But yes Dhoni massively improved the team.
Dada took an average team and made the fighters
With the fighting spirit infused.... Dhoni took that mediocre team and lifted its level to a great team.
We haven't seen any more upliftemnt in the team. Maybe we will need another great captain to take the next leap.
@@Beelzebubba2024 Read my first sentence again.
I said that people say that Indian team is where it is because of Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit without ever mentioning Dada. Dada was the only one who staked his career 3 times to give chances to Viru, Bhajji and once more for a series draw. He was the one who taught the never say die spirit to our team.
How are people conveniently forgetting to mention Dada while calling themselves true cricket fans. I never said that Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit aren't great captains. They did above and beyond what was expected of them and they maintained the spirit but the initial burst was provided by Dada.
My only point was people like to claim they are true Indian cricket fans and only talk about Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit.
So glad to have witnessed this era of cricket during my college days. Sachin, Dada, Dravid, Laxman, Kumble, Bhajji, Sehwag - legends!!
Rahul's 148 is legitimately the best Indian innings in that era imo, apart from Laxman's 281
and his 160 in the partnership
and Sehwag 300
And his other 300
add Sachin's 155* vs Aus and 136 vs Pak to the recipe. both at Chennai
I think there are way too many to pick because we have had such unbelievable batsmen. Sachin's 241 in Sydney?
@@sharansrivatsa210no offence but sachin had played so many better innings than that 241. That was on a flat scg wicket against a McGrath less Australia. I’d rate his 99 tour to Australia above that. I don’t think that innings is comparable to the innings listed above.
@@nooneknows19 I mean sure, there are over 100 innings to choose from just for him :)
But the 241 was special because of the mental aspect of what he had to do.
The way a sportsman fights his instincts - to show disciple, was amazing to watch
This was great - I am awed not just by India's performance, but by Ganguly's leadership. The man has a big heart and a backbone made of steel.
IMHO that Dravid's innings was the best immings by an indian batter in last 30 years. The context before the series, the technical and mental challange and the conditions. He was MoM even though Sachin scored around 50 more runs.
I so wanted to add that fact in the video.... It was nearly unheard of something like this happening at the time.. and reading Sachin's take on that inning in his autobiography.... It was simply breathtaking
Without Dravid sir scoring those runs NEITHER Sachin sir nor Dada could have scored these runs
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These tests were nothing less than a 5 day long thriller movie 😍 The stories were written on the field to be remembered forever 😎
Well said bro.
Still remember that call by Dada when Umpires offered him to walk off due to bad light. It was carnage and for a change batting team went for the blood in detoriating conditions. One of few such occasions when no T20 can replace the thrill of watching things unfold
That's why it makes me genuinely glad to see test cricket make a comeback. There is something in it's veins.. That no other format can emulate.....
Still remember vividly..the commentator calling it.. Agatha Christie's "Murder in the Dark"
Kumble and his camera wow some great moments indeed.
India + some of the away Test wins, are way off the charts in terms of quality❤❤
I remember this match like it was yesterday. India winning the test by an innings on the English soil after being 0-1 down in the series. Dada choosing to bat first on a green and damp wicket. Dravid proved himself as one of the greatest test batsmen of all times, the masterclass from Sachin, Dada’s massive sixes to Giles, a breathless Geoffrey Boycott in the commentary box who was just a fan of Dada of a different level. An outstanding bowling performance by India, and not to forget Sanjay Bangar’s contribution. This test victory was so important that it gave us a belief that our team can win test matches overseas. Next year, India had another great victory in Adelaide. Golden years!
2002 champions trophy final , 2003 world cup final, 2007 test series in England
I simply adored this series. The history and the story behind this series was simply magic. I came to adore test matches a lot more after watching this series of yours. I love the various storylines here and frankly, Dada has always been my favourite captain and this story made me love him a lot more. Thank you for sharing this tale so beautifully.
Thank you cricket Raaz for showing such an inspirational rising of India's journey on overseas, 🙌 respect
I remember this match as one of utter disbelief.
I was in Class 6, merely 12, and getting a hang of who we should literally call the “Tridev” or Holy Trinity of Indian batting in those days.
India had won the Natwest Series with SG’s “take of your shirt and do the honours roll” stuff.
But the way they had lost the First Test, it had been a disappointment for our entire gang of sports boys in school.
Till then, we had never seen the Trinity fire all at once.
And then, one fine morning, my brother turned the TV on. Both SG and SRT had been on a furious roll, and were taking the Brit cherry deliverymen to the cleaners.
I had never seen rampage like that and when both SRT and SG scored the centuries, I was literally jumping with my cousin, who was 16 years elder to me and was a responsible working man.
I had goosebumps, and to this day I carry those goosebumps. When my cousin said, “we will win.”
My cousin passed away in 2005, with my sister in law in a freak road accident, and the highlight of that Headingley Test still gives me goosebumps and the fact that I had managed to watch that fury unfold.
I miss my cousin, but I still have the goosebumps which I had with him.
Oh! how I miss these gentle giants with hearts full of pride and an insatiable hunger for victory!
Lol dada shouldering the blade to almost every decision or almost every match he risked his neck for his team❤️
Except for the flintoff spell 🤣 where Sachin risked his life for Dada
I'm sure never in history of Indian cricket, a captain took way too many risky decisions but stayed by decisions to put a youngster into the journey of building a legend team for future success
3:48 a decision that would be make captain scapegoat for single decision to now one idealogy of bazzball that even after losing, captain is not going to get affected nor be any topic of discussion. BCCI should learn how to support their team, captain, at times even support a failing player with another patient series. instead of finding scapegoat after every series.
2001 India vs Australia
2002 India vs England in England and champions trophy final
2003 World cup final
This series deserves to be on ott (prime/Netflix) and not just on UA-cam
This video should reach the Indian test team of 2002 , this is a great great docu series on them and their skill and determination
Ganguly is arguably the best capatin we ever had. Now i know many people might complain here about fhoni or kohli but what dada did for Indian team that too at a time when weren't that good side outaide India and new players. He really changed everything in Indian cricket history
LOL DADA IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE INCOMPARABLE SACRIFICE OF DRAVID....
@@TheKumarmanoj Well we are talking about captaincy and the bold decisions dada had taken during his captaincy which is what makes him the best Indian captain ever but if you wanna talk about dravid then surely he has sacrificed top during dada's captaincy and he's one of the greatest batsmen of all time
@@chauhanop1721 Honey doz r not bold but stupid decisions...IN TESTS...PARTICULARLY ALL RUNS PILED BY INDIA IN GANGULY'S CAPTAINCY, ALMOST ONE THIRD WAS SCORED BY DRAVID....A RECORD NO ONE KNOWS.....HIS STUPIDITY COST US THE 2003 WORLD CUP...A CAPTAIN IS ONLY GOOD AS HIS TEAM...EXCEPT DHONI..THE MAGICIAN
His CAPTAINCY was horrible in IPL is d proof...particularly for pune
@@TheKumarmanoj are you dumb bro ??
I saw the match live ,as a 11 year old,I remember vividly the 11 over carnage by Dada and Tendulkar,what a test and series that was. Relieved those moments by your excellent story telling.
Dude! You are a crazy researcher of cricket! Hands down to ur hardwork. U r awesome buddy.
I have been following this series from the start. The wait was worth it. Thanks brother
Still remember Dravid and Bangar holding the fort in overcast conditions
That was the best batting by Rahul Dravid 👏👏 truly incredible 👏 i miss those days, one of the best test match i have ever seen 😍😍
Man, the way you convert these matches and series in storytelling is just fabulous.
The wit in your voice when dada says yea we are😂😂. I'm listening that part on double repeat while listening repeat of the whole video.
the way u narrate is really lit 🔥
fan for your way of narration and the research that you do
Your videos are no less than a documentary. Me and my Baba love watching your videos, while he tells me so many facts about these matches and his experience and his opinions about each and every match. I really appreciate your work. My baba is more into sports than me but now he is 73 and we enjoy watching your videos and I love the spark in his eyes while watching your videos.
Thank you for for your selfless work in creating such content.
Satisfied! You release one video on a Friday evening each month😂. But the amount of research and dedication is visible in the videos.
Epic Finale to the Series. Something that happened the year I was born, just heard about the legendary tales of Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Kumble, Bhajji, above all Ganguly. You made me live it. Thank you❤.
Never worry about the urgency from our side. We'll eagerly wait❤..
the only quality i need in any leader is to put whatever it takes to help his team, dada is really a 'dada' for the team.... the sheer amount of time he put his place/reputation and identity for the team is a mark of someone who has pride in his team and love for the nation
I feel blessed to witness this on tv, headingly test match was one the best test match all 3 legends scoring centuries when india was written off, those were the golden days of cricket.
Loved it. What an end to the 5 video series. What a magical storytelling.
Each time someone says today's batsmen are better should understand the spirit of transcendence in each world class athlete. How can one think that given today's luxury of well equipped training, coaches, money, players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS wouldn't excel and shatter their own performance plateaus? These lads constantly evolved and played neck to neck with the big bad boys in unfamiliar conditions & triumphing in unrealistic scenarios was there sole bread and butter. Yes, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya etc. can play the conditions which our previous batsmen found uneasy - but Kohli and co were trained in better conditions mimicking green pitches growing up.
The sole fact that Indian national team back then didn't even have good fast bowlers for nets, or that young debutants who didn't at all grew up playing in bouncing conditions were suddenly exposed to breathtaking fast bowlers like Marshall, Curly Ambrose, Alan Donald, Wasim, Waqar, Akhtar, Lee, Shane Bond, Prime Dale Steyn, Flintoff in hellish conditions
- And yet they held on, evolved, strategized, and were successful in posting great records is an irrevocable testament to the sheer competency of Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS, Sehwag, Ganguly.
How can one even think that Sachin, Rahul, VVS, Sehwag, or Sourav wouldn't be at another level in today's conditions? It's sheer stupidity to think so. These were and forever will be the elites, cricketers par excellence.
You Are a Magician
A magnificent Storyteller
Hands down one of the finest!!!!❤
thank you..captions are always appreciated!
Matches like this show why test cricket is the best format, which shows which team played better in all areas of the game.
Fantastic narration as always! Hope you cover some of the recent series as well.
Indian test cricket has two distinct era. One is before Ganguly and other is after. In first one India followed Gandhibad for decades and embraced repeated humiliation with stoicism on cricket field also that was transformed by a leader who did not hesitate to welcome aggressor with befitting aggression in the field.
Bro, beautiful story telling. Im very addicted to your channel and spend most of my youtube time watching your videos and enjoy the nostalgia it brings of my childhood days and the Justice league like Indian team. Fabulous job.
Back then, India had world class test batsmen.. These days, they are only focussed on money and T20s. Even the best test batsman of this generation- Kohli is only Ganguly's or Laxman's level
Wow that's a huge statement about Kohli = (Ganguly / Laxman)
@@renodestress8942How?
And Instagram posts
No kholi is not near ,we don't have those classy bowlers of those days anymore and rules being in favour of batsmen ,so he's no where near
Dravid played 1 down so scored more runs, On the other hand Dada beared the strategizing, decision making issues and took responsibility and Dada and Laxman played 5 and 6 position. You bloody rascal analyse first before saying something about the greats.
I remember Parhtiv Patel wanting to go off handing over the gloves to Dravid and Dada ordering him to stay for the final wicket.
Emotions relived for people my age (35-40 yrs bracket). They don't play cricket this hard nowadays.
Give this guy a million subs guys I just love his videos. Real cricket lovers interested in the history of cricket will love it. I did not even watch this test I was about 3 years old by the time the way he tells the story is so amazing. I have a friend with whom I talk about cricket for hours. Imagine talking with this guy and reliving all the moments again. I hope people appreciate your work more brother.
i just can't praise the man the myth the master that ganguly was, i guess between these petty captains we forgot the real hero, it literally took a bigh heart to fight with management, have an eye for talent and when it comes to taking risk, we all saw what he did, under ganguly we played 3 icc tournaments reached final in all of them and he was equally good in tests above that the way he managed the players no fights, no player left the team in disgust, while under dhoni that was just a norm, each one of his peers and seniors left with some sadness
Wow! Thanks man what a video! Got teary eyed just recalling this game.
I never really paid attention to the importance of the grounds when I was a child. Most people probably didn't.
But looking back now I still can't believe team India won at Headingly. Seems impossible these days.....maybe even back then.....but they still did it.
Thank you for showing us these glimpses into our cricket history and letting us appreciate the struggles of those who represented us before.
Same here man...... I never realised how certain grounds carry the weight of history behind them..... I think it was the first ipl where I first relaised it.... Seeing Warne bring his Rajasthan team to victory.... That was a damn masterclass in pitch and team selection
What a beautiful video. I can feel the Goosebumps innit.
Thank u for watching the video?? Thank u for making the video bhai.. bahut wait kar rha tha iss video ka.. aah the headingley test... this was one of ur longer videos, but still you couldnt have said enough about the dravid-bangar partnership... dada and sachin did what they do best, dominate... but dravid-bangar duo, they just gave us an unbelievable stand!! Sachin-dada's dominance in the darkness was unforgettable.. i also remember zaheer's morning spell on day 5.. we had at that point long been hearing zaheer had the capacity to bowl quick.. come the morning of day 5 of that test, zaheer showed that.. bowling consistently over 90mph and peaking at 93... he was quick from round the wicket that day.. giles was visibly terrified.. after a class batting display, that spell from zaheer was utterly satisfying... One of the greatest test matches for us Indians!!
thank you for putting this video, it teaches a lot and much needed.
Much respect to the legend trio 🙏🙌....respect multifold
Forget world cup dada's decision single handedly changed indian cricket forever.
Dravid 2002 - Supports including spinners on arguably the most pace-friendly track in all of England.
Dravid 2023 - Leaves out the World's no.1 spinner on arguably the most spin friendly track in all of England.
Best video I had watched in a long time. You just took me decades back and revived the memories of that test. Hatssoff salute you bud. Thanks for such a great content, will watch it few more times to soak it up. Great and keep them coming. ❤👍👍👍
Got goosebumps while watching the video. I was a kid when this series happened, back then it was just numbers to me. Thanks a lot for sharing the context and the hardships the team went through.
Headingly match indeed shows how any player if you have the hunger ,can truly play with difficult conditions. This team had quality beyond words..
Such an amazing story telling.
Feels like relived the entire series in indian dressing room.
Thank you cricket Raaz for the experience ❤❤
Really the three Trio of India batting has changed the future of Indian Cricket by adding Viru to the list and with the help of Anil, Bajji and Zaheer in bowling...❤❤❤
Amazing work on covering this brilliant series! Loved every bit of it!
I can only imagine the amount of excitement people has that time watching it live. Now sadly we only see such tests in ashes.
Storytelling ❤
Keep up the work man, absolutely loved this historic test victory !!
Dude, who so ever you are, God bless your man. The way you present it - too gud ❤ still remember this match, it was indeed a watershed movement for indian cricket 🙏
8:45 the introduction of sachin was something else 👏
this video was completely worth the wait
Fingers hand neck body, now who remembered Sydney 2021❤️❤️
Best description.... thank you for making these.
We learn so much history from you love you man your channel should be recommended to every cricket freaks out there
Means a lot brother.... Really means a lot🙏🙏
Excellent video
Dada was like a Hungry and wounded lion
His risk and decision taking ability was so important along with the immense faith he put into the team members and the team members also paid him
Back by giving their best
And think this meatch song with Kolkata match of 2001 will
Be cherished by all the cricket fans across globe
Thank you for making us avail the brilliant knowledge of Indian Cricket. Sachin, Darvid and Ganguly❣️
As always, your narration makes it so real...like I can actually watch this match live......goosebumps.
I couldn’t stop my tears while watching this video, as it took me down the memory lane. Those were good days.
Loved the whole series. Eagerly waiting for more such videos!
Ganguly had changed the. Prespective of captaincy with new vision
As an Indian fan, this test gave so much satisfaction. The big 3 came to the party in a big way. Arguably Dravid's best innings in that era. Sachin was incredible. Battled through the tough phase on day 1 and then unleashed on Day 2. Ganguly was on fire in day 2.
I remember watching Sachin and Saurav batting in that match. The commentators were saying that those watching on TV had no idea just how dark it was!! That match was very special to watch.
Really really enjoyed ur story telling.. An excellent presentation.. Eagerly waiting for the next one❤❤
Was fortunate enough to see this live from Headingley. I was a student at Yorkshire Uni then and we had for some unknoen reason taken day 3 tickets and enjoyed the class of Rahul, Sachin and Saurav.
Dravid has been the key to almost all important overseas test victories and watershed moments in Indian test history.
Certainly the best test player India produced.
Thats why for me Ganguly will be the greatest captain ever for India.
an yes, i definitely enjoyed it, i always do. Thanks for making us relive the old times. Didnt know much of the background back then, afterall we were all kids
This is the video I have been waiting for! My favourite test match of all time and the first proper conscious memory I have of a complete match.
I was 10 years old and although I watched cricket for years, this was the match that truly awakened cricket in me.
This was the match, who's scores I remember even today. You don't have to tell me dada went out on 128 or sachin on 193 (and the number of 190s in this series)!
I need to watch the highlights again now as an adult and knowing more context from you. Thank you!
Bro I was literally waiting for your video🎉🎉
Seriously,the way you tell the tale is amazing..Great job:)
The way you narrate makes me think I am watching a movie. You really put a lot of work in making such videos and cherishing old school time memories
thankyou for making this video , it was amazing series by Indian cricket team.
I often don’t comment on UA-cam vids since I just prefer to enjoy the content, however, the way you have narrated this awesome encounter, is amazing. I doubt anyone could tell this story any better. This used to be amazing time for South Asian cricket and this was the time when the balance was shifting from conventional teams. Cheers for a well narrated awesome story.
Really it was one of the greatest test matches in the history. Thanks for sharing the video with detailed facts. Really very impressive. Eagerly waiting for the next video.
Awesome video, bhai! Brings back great memories. :)
Excellent work. Kudos to you. Keep em coming
I remember this test match so well as well as this series. It was definitely a turning point for Indian cricket just incredible performances all round
Dada had always been treated unfairly. In reality, Dada was one of the best things that happened to Indian cricket.
You have to give credits to Dada for handling the pressure of low performance and right team combination. India has produced many captains names like, CK Nayudu, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, and are producing many more but, none was able to gain the height of success and decision making skills like Kapil Dev, Dada, Md. Azharuddin and MS Dhoni. They all made sure that the teams is built for the future.
Felt like watching a thriller of a movie. Some blockbuster!!🙂🙂
That time and the Cricket of that time we all miss.... It was all about quality and grit with determination....
What a storyteller you are, hats off buddy. Really nice to know about the unsung heroes and decisions which were taken back then which transformed the way cricket is played by India today.