Charm of beating Pakistan in 2004 is really an amazing achievement we would thought before to tour kick off.
Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said that his side’s Test series triumph over Pakistan was a result of “team work”. It was India’s first overseas Test series win since 1993, when they beat Sri Lanka in an away contest. India also beat Bangladesh in 2000, but it was a one-off Test. The team had come close to winning an offshore series a few times in the last few years, but that’s as far as it got. This win was possible because the players learnt from past mistakes,” Ganguly said at a press conference after his team had thrashed the hosts by an innings and 131 runs to clinch the three-Test series 2-1. The victory against Pakistan in Pakistan will always be special. It’s a great feeling, there’s always charm in beating Pakistan. There is rivalry between the two teams and we really fight hard. Our bowlers did a great job on the first day. In the past we could not manage such a start.
Overall, everybody contributed to this victory Some body or the other always came good. Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh all had some big scores in the One-dayers and the Tests. And Irfan Pathan, Balaji and Anil Kumble bowled very well. The win made Ganguly the most successful Indian captain. With 15 Test victories, he eclipsed Muhammed Azharuddin’s record of 14. When I took over, there were many guys who were starting their careers and were very young. Ganguly said. They have now matured and have started to perform. Best day of my life: Rahul Dravid It was the “best day” in the cricketing career of Indian vice-captain, whose career-best score of 270 helped India win. It is very special. The best day of my cricketing career. I am so happy. This really tops the list,” said the stylish middle order batsman whose epic knock guided India to an innings and 131-run win over their arch-rivals at the pindi cricket stadium.
The timing of the knock was also sweet for Dravid as he made amends for his poor show in the first two Tests of the series with the mammoth knock. Probably, I played a few This should not be the toy your child plays with poor shots in the first two games. Now that I got a life when I was on 71, I made the most of it. Maybe I was unlucky in the earlier innings,” said Rahul Dravid, who was named the man-of-the-match. He complimented the bowlers for setting the stage for the Indian win by restricting Pakistan to 224 in the first innings. Bowlers did a great job. We knew we had to bat once and come up with a big score. The partnerships helped with almost all the batsmen making valuable contributions. Dravid said he was also impressed with the way the series progressed and happy with the hospitality of Pakistanis.
