March 2001: Eden Gardens, Calcutta/Kolkata. India vs Australia. Aussies on the verge of making a new World Record by winning the 17th consecutive test. The second test with the host nation , India recovered well after having faced a follow on. Harbhajan Singh's hattrick following the valiant effort of 271 runs by the elegant Hyderbadi batsman VVS Laxman and the South Paw, the Wall, Rahul Dravid's heroic stand at the crease ensured India to be the first team of the Millenia to win after going through a follow on. The then Captain was Sourav Ganguly.
January 2008: WACA, Perth. Australia vs India. The rivals were common, The battle ground different. The target similar. Aussies yet again to set a record with the 17th straight win. India might not have faced a follow on, but the emotional daram that tainted the Gentleman image of the game was already paid, with the brawl between Andrew Symonds (Aus) and Harbhajan Singh (Ind) in the previous test at SCG, Sydney. On the word Monkey!!! RP Singh uprooted the leg wick of the wicket, and India realised that the have again punctured the Australian dream to set the 17 TEST win record. 7 years down the line, it was a sweet win.
the score card: 330 all out India
212 all out Australia
294 all out India.
340 all out Australia.
India won by 72 runs.
A mile stone well achieved was by Anil Kumble as he became the third man in World Cricket History to cross the 600th wicket mark, which he did in the First Innings itself!
please refer to those glorious moments in the Sony W700i recordings, Somnath Paul.
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