When ‘Dada’ and ‘The Wall’ took ensure for a 1st time and rewrote history

On this day approach behind in 1996, dual of India’s bigget names in cricket done their Test debuts. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid started their general cricketing debate together during a sacred Lord’s ground. Ganguly went on to make 131 in his initial hit for India and Dravid done 95.

RELIVE THEIR DEBUT

Rahul Dravid done his Test entrance for Indian vs England during Lord’s on Jun 20, 1996 in a Second Test of a array at the responsibility of harmed comparison batsman Sanjay Manjrekar. Ten mins before a toss, afterwards Indian manager Sandeep Patil went adult to Dravid and sensitive him that he was going to make his debut. Coming in to bat during no 7, he fake important partnerships with a other debutant Sourav Ganguly and his Karnataka group friends Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath securing a critical initial innings lead for his team. Batting for some-more than 6 hours, he scored 95 runs before removing out to a bowling of Chris Lewis. Dravid was usually 5 runs divided from a landmark entrance hundred when he nicked a Lewis smoothness to a screw and walked even before umpire’s decision. When asked about a walk, he quipped, “Everybody during a belligerent had listened a nick”.

While Dravid unsuccessful to strech a landmark 100 on debut, Ganguly was luckier and achieved that singular feat.

#OnThisDay 1996 – @SGanguly99 done his Test debut. He’d go on to make 131 in his initial hit for India during Lord’s pic.twitter.com/C0zhrnRc1s

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Ganguly got his Test entrance after teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left a tour, citing hurt by afterwards captain
Mohammad Azharuddin.

Ganguly initial done an impact in a compare as a bowler. He private a in-form Nasser Hussian for 36 and afterwards removing absolved of Graeme Hick for 1.

Ganguly’s century on entrance done him usually a third cricketer to grasp such a attainment on entrance during Lord’s, after Harry
Graham and John Hampshire. Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have given achieved this feat, though Ganguly’s 131 still remains a tip by any batsman on his entrance during a ground.

India didn’t bat in a second innings and a compare finished in a draw. In a subsequent Test compare during Trent Bridge he made 136, so apropos usually a third batsman to make a century in any of his initial dual innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He common a 255 run mount with Sachin Tendulkar, that became during that time a highest partnership for India opposite any nation for any wicket outward India.

Some of Dravid’s best innings in Tests:

180 vs Australia, Kolkata, 2001

He was one-half of a partnership that desirous India to one of their many noted and famous Test victories of all time. VVS Laxman’s record-breaking 281 during No.3 overshadowed Dravid’s contribution. Laxman and Dravid’s 376-run stand that helped India rebound behind and win – usually a third time in 1535 Test matches that a group won a Test after following-on.

MATCH RESULT- INDIA WON

144 not out vs West Indies during Georgetown, 2002

West Indies had scored 501. In reply, India were in early trouble. Dravid walked in during No.5, with India on 99 for 3.
Dravid’s dominant 144 helped India pull a compare and mangle a trend of defeats in a initial Test of abroad series. They won a subsequent Test in Port of Spain — their initial in a West Indies given 1976. Dravid’s century came in testing circumstances – he was struck tough by a Mervyn Dillon bouncer on his helmet and was given a integrate of pain-killing tablets. But he didn’t let it impact him. He batted for some-more than 7 hours.

MATCH RESULT — DRAW

148 vs England during Headingley, 2002

His innings helped India win their initial Test in England in 16 years and turn a series. Dravid’s 148 set the
foundation for a 600-plus score. His 170-run partnership with Sanjay Bangar supposing a bottom for Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly to browbeat a bowling. India, who played dual spinners, won by an innings and Dravid deservedly won the Man-of-the-Match endowment for his 307-ball knock.

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

233 and 72* vs Australia during Adelaide, 2003

Dravid’s 233 and 72 not out was a fortitude of India’s initial Test win in Australia given 1980-81. It was a famous
pair of Dravid and Laxman who once again worried a Aussies. They put adult 303-run stand. Dravid’s 2nd innings score of 72 took him 4 hours. India kick Australia for their initial time Down Under in 23

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

270 vs Pakistan during Rawalpindi, 2004

This was a initial time India had toured Pakistan in 15 years. India had never won a Test array in Pakistan before
and vigour was imense. Dravid batted for 12 hours during Rawalpindi for his double-century. India afterwards bowled out
Pakistan to bind a shining win.

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

117 vs England during Nottingham, 2011

Dravid was not batting during his common No. 3 spot, though forced to open. He thwarted a efforts of James Anderson, Stuart
Broad and Tim Bresnan to measure his 34th hundred. Unfortnately, his innings didn’t enthuse India as they mislaid a match
and series.

MATCH RESULT — INDIA LOST

Some of Sourav Ganguly’s best Test innings

144 vs Australia during Brisbane, 2003

This was Ganguly lass Test century in Australia and helped India get a lead vs Australia. India scored 409 in the
innings and a compare was drawn. This innings is critical as it was a one that instilled fighting suggestion in the
Indian batsmen.

MATCH RESULT — DRAW

51 not out vs South Africa during Johannesburg, 2006

Ganguly was returning after his outcast from a internatianl game, a wicket was difficult, though these are the
situations that get Ganguly going. Ganguly braved chin song and some-more as he batted with tail to assistance India measure a
fighting 249 in a initial innings. He was a usually Indian to go past fifty. Sreesath’s fifer afterwards helped India
pull-off a noted win.

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

239 vs Pakistan during Bangalore, 2007

This was Dada’s initial double century. India were rickety during 61 for 4 in a 23rd over, Ganguly along with Yuvraj
Singh started a correct job. India finished Day One on 365 for 5 with Ganguly still dominant on 125. Ganguly
continued a subsequent day and stitched a 178-run partnership with Irfan Pathan to move adult his lass Test double
century. He batted for 518 mins and 361 balls

MATCH RESULT — DRAW

75 not out vs West Indies during Port of Spain, 2002

This was a second Test of a array and India were heading by 94 runs during a finish of initial innings. But a top
four batsmen were discharged for usually 56 runs and India were underneath pressure. Skipper Ganguly along with Laxman steadied the ship. Their 149-run mount for a 5th wicket discovered a group before anothe r fall saw India all out for 218 runs. Ganguly remained not out on 75 runs off 227 balls. But that innings helped India win this thriller .

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

128 vs England during Leeds, 2002

The wicket was a seamer’s paradise, though Ganguly motionless to bat first. The height was set by a Dravid-Bangar
partnership, and Ganguly took full advantage to launch an onslaught. On 99, eyeing his hundred, Ganguly thrased Ashley Giles for 4, 6, 6 and 4. His 128 was instrumentatl in India inflicting an innings better on England.

MATCH RESULT — INDIA WON

98 not out vs Sri Lanka during Kandy, 2001

Ganguly was in terrible form forward of a Test and underneath a scanner. It didn’t assistance that India had mislaid a first
Test. India indispensable to measure 264 to win a second Test, though they were though some of their unchanging players. Sri
Lanka’s Dilhara Fernando and Chaminda Vaas were deadly. Muttiah Muralitharan, on his home ground, in a fourth
innings was unplayable. Ganguly and his emissary Dravid defied a contingency during their 91-run mount for a third wicket.
Ganguly saw a group over a line with his fighting dominant 98.

TRIVIA

Dravid is famous as ‘The Wall’ or ‘Mr. Dependable’ and Sourav as ‘The Prince of Calcutta’ and ‘God of Cricket’.

Known as ‘Dada’, Sourav Ganguly was affectionately called ‘Dadi‘ by his team-mates.

Sourav Ganguly’s center name is Chandidas.

Sourav Ganguly played in 113 Tests for India.

Ganguly’s farewell Test happened to be a 100th exam for VVS Laxman.

Sourav Ganguly scored a first-ball steep in his final Test innings. The good Don Bradman also has a same measure in hislast Test innings.

In Sep 1997, Sourav Ganguly clinched 4 uninterrupted Man-of-the-Match titles, thereby apropos a usually actor in the story to grasp a feat.

Ganguly never averaged next 40 during his whole career.

Dravid was bestowed with a nickname Jammy by his classmates during St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School since his father worked for Kissan, a association best famous for producing jam.

Dravid done his Ranji Trophy entrance in 1991 opposite Maharashtra in Pune scoring 82 after batting in a No. 7 position, the same position during that he would bat on his Test debut.

Dravid has been concerned in a dual tip partnerships in ODIs – 331 runs with Sachin Tendulkar and 318 with Sourav Ganguly during Hyderabad and Taunton respectively, both for a 2nd wicket and both in 1999.

Dravid’s lass Test century came in his ninth Test, opposite South Africa in Johannesburg in 1996-97, when he tip scored in each innings with 148 and 81. It was also his lass Man of a Match award.

Dravid’s usually Test wicket was that of Ridley Jacobs in a fourth Test opposite a West Indies during a 2001–2002
series.

Dravid became a third Indian batsman after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to measure a century in any innings of a Test when he done 190 and 103 not out opposite New Zealand during Hamilton in 1998-99.

HERE ARE SOME QUOTES ABOUT THE DUO FROM CRICKETERS

ON DRAVID–

Brian Lara: “If we have to put anyone to bat for my life, it’ll be Kallis or Dravid.”

Glenn McGrath: “If there was one Indian actor who could get a approach entrance into the famous Australian group of a late 90s, it would be Rahul Dravid.”

Matthew Hayden: “All this going around is not aggression. If we wish to see charge on cricket field, demeanour into
Rahul Dravid’s eyes.”

Brett Lee: “If we can’t get along with Dravid, you’re struggling in life.”

Sachin Tendulkar: “He (Dravid) is a ideal purpose indication for youngsters. He has set a good instance for all of us to
follow. We are all perplexing to follow that path.”

Chris Gayle: “Dravid could play aggressive cricket like me though we could never play like him.”

Christopher Martin-Jenkins: “If a martian were to land on earth now and be told that a best batsman in a universe was personification in this match, he would consider it was Rahul Dravid and not Sachin Tendulkar.”

ON GANGULY–

Shaun Pollock: “His biggest item is his uncertain clarity of timing. When personification his large shots, he could be really dangerous.” 

Ian Healy: “Sourav Ganguly is a new Steve Waugh of mind games.”

Javagal Srinath: “Sourav’s best peculiarity is that he has a ability to sojourn unruffled even when he faces serious criticism.”

Navjot Singh Sidhu: “The Bengal tiger always has his tail up, prepared to assimilate a opposition.”

Rahul Dravid: “On a offside, initial there is God, afterwards Sourav Ganguly.”

Geoffrey Boycott: “The Prince of Calcutta. Two of his special qualities are his comprehension and articulation, both of that have helped him immensely in a universe of contemporary cricket.” 

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