The Beginning - The Wankhede Chapter | Ganguly vs Flintoff - England Tour of India 2001

It is the beginning of one of the most iconic moment In cricket history
A story of two people that were as different as sky and earth
Who through destiny’s machinations came together to play for the same team
Lancashire
The people
Sourav ganguly and Andrew Flintoff
One who was born and brought up on the streets of England
The other in the high-class wealthy culture of Kolkata
One who scoffed at tradition India’s and other countries alike
Ono who had become captain because of Azharuddin retiring in wake of the match fixing controversy
Followed by Sachin Tendulkar resigning due to rumours that Azharuddin was coming back
And finally when he got a hand on the captaincy having his entire team mired in the match fixing controversy
And in spite of coming to England under such dire circumstances
He refused to bow down to anyone
Refusing to spend time with his teammates refusing to follow dress codes in ceremonies even insulting the county championship of England while responding to sledges
He had earned the nickname lord snooty of snootington via his actions
A guy filled with attitude
And still things remained ok between him and Flintoff
Till a dinner happened
In the 2000 ICC knock out cup
Dada went to talk to the spin legend Venkatraghvan for some time and Flintoff got so enraged by this disrespect of him…that he for all intent and purposes
Vowed revenge…
Even writing about it in his autobiography
And soon he would have his revenge
In the 2001 England tour of India
Flintoff would will his team to come back from a 3-1 deficit
Defeating India in the finals match at Wankhede…
And the celebration that followed
Started an epic journey that started a folklore
This is that story
A tale of hurt and disappointment
Of humiliation and revenge
Of shirt waving celebrations, provocations and consequences.
#cricket #souravganguly #revenge

[@cricketraazenglish]

The Part 2 is Out - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaCXnXSidpKKmLM

[@commodusmeridius4718]

His English accent is 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@abhishekpodder7594]

No wonder English are ridiculed everywhere. Making moutains out of molehills of every little incident. This is the reason why Fred was never loved by many of his teammates. On the other hand, Naseer Hussain and the others went on to respect Sourav and his leadership skills even after the 2003 WC. That is how life is.

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

Freddy’s a character

[@manu18190]

I don’t agree with you . If I am having dinner with someone and he gets up and goes and speaks to someone else I too will be fuming . It’s not manners . We behave as if we are entitled . Not acceptable. That’s my opinion you can disagree

[@abhinavpatel7334]

​@@manu18190its not a date Stephanie. Calm down

[@Shadow-no1yl]

​@@manu18190 and would you take it so badly that you would like to have revenge for such a little incident moreover it wasn't a date, you are petty just like flintoff

[@nilnil8411]

Dada lead his team like a true Bengal tiger, fearless, unapologetic, confident and a champion mindset ready to pounce on their opponents. Whether it comes down to his upbringing or his natural ability to lead is a separate topic. Yes, you can call him the alpha male of world cricket during those times.

[@thegamerboy5041]

Dada is criminally underrated

[@sarathr5100]

I think it’s more the common public who do that in the cricketing world he is the best captain ever for India with a vision and change that we are still bearing fruits even Aussie and Brit’s rate him very high and say that but Indian public / masses don’t know much of that

[@KICK839]

No it's not.

[@ningthouningthoujam3373]

This moment serve as the flame which led to the rise of Indian Cricket. A new era in Indian cricket began when India won NatWest series. Tq Flintoff 😁

[@TheRealGigaCat]

Yes Mr. Torrance, You are right. Make sure to play and not do all work.

[@ningthouningthoujam3373]

@@TheRealGigaCat heh!!!! Aren't you a Dream-catcher fan as well. Saw you in Odd eye MV comment section i think

[@ImFreakyCreature]

Dada, the prince of Kolkata... a gutsy captain of 2000s... ❤️

[@Nirajkumar-br1wm]

SOURAV GANGULY THE ALPHA MALE OF INDIAN CRICKET HISTORY

[@supongjamir9jamir988]

😂😂 DON'T DRINK TOO MUCH,OR HASH.

[@rahulpalatel7006]

One n Only Saurav Ganguly.Credit Stealer Neo Captain Cool who came after Dravid has no role in building the attitude of resilence in Indian cricket team.He is best in marketing himself to the extend of making a bollywood biopic full of lies.

[@Nirajkumar-br1wm]

@@supongjamir9jamir988 same 2 you

[@Nirajkumar-br1wm]

@@rahulpalatel7006 dumbass he was the one who marked the beginning of aggression in the team won 2000 natwest trophy 2002 champions trophy and under his captaincy india never lost test series in Australia and England

[@vplayzprobro7263]

Ganguly showed his Real self.He may been indian,but he's one of the legends

[@viswanathchilukuri3143]

Best match in history of odi cricket for India..... lord's balcony is called as Ganguly's balcony afterwards Dadagiri rocks 😎

[@rrrabad1234]

tuk tuk Dravid. Clueless coach. 😂😂

[@user-tp5jf4mp6y]

​@@rrrabad1234fantastic coach Rahul ji which pubdisco romeos won't understand..much better than your useless selfish REAL clueless chappal Chappelle & ridiculous you as his paw

[@rahul6ty9]

Your love towards Dada never ends 💛💛

[@siddiql]

Don’t make us wait to see the second part for six months like Dada had to do, please. 😊 Eagerly waiting for the second part.

[@girishk7003]

It's criminal of you to make us wait for the second part. You are that good !

[@Cricketmerajunoon]

Ganguly was one of the best cricketers of all times! Love from 🇵🇰

[@harshittiwary6214]

What a marvelous narrator you are. I am proud that I've been following you since you had around 20 k subscribers, 🔥👍

[@junipersrx3173]

Honestly, I cannot stand his horrible pronunciations 🙎🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@harshittiwary6214]

@@junipersrx3173do u have idea what you just said

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

@@harshittiwary6214 everyone is subjected to criticism

[@rounak1990]

@@junipersrx3173 This is mother tongue influence we all Indians have...We are not Brits.

[@harshittiwary6214]

@@rounak1990 Exactly..

[@flankattack5426]

Every video you narrate about Dada fills me with great pride.... thank you for pouring your heart into every video you make. You are doubtlessly the greatest narrator I had the good fortune of listening to.

[@arkzbh]

Watched both of them live. I was watching NatWest final with few of my friends, the moment Ganguly took off his t shirt, we all knew why, and all shouted 'f u Flintoff' (in much moderate language 😆 because parents were also there 😄)

[@valmeekivking7508]

We are actually waiting for Ganguly's biopic

[@sidthecookiethief3133]

Yeah, it starts with a scene of him sipping from a tea cup. And it ends two hours later with him putting the cup down. Then the credits roll.

[@mainmain5303]

@@sidthecookiethief3133 random shit

[@sidthecookiethief3133]

@@mainmain5303 Do you have any sense of humor? Let me guess. No, you don't. Because if you would've watched the video, you would've grasped the humor in what I said.

[@aaliensingson1038]

Buddy..... I m a football fan but i dun knw y i love ur channel so much. U r such a good narrator. I love cricket too. Much love from NE India.

[@jfffffff2871]

You are the best narrator I have ever seen related to Cricket 🔥🔥. Eagerly waiting for the part 2 😀

[@anilkumarvullinthala20]

What makes you one of the best story teller of all time? Videos like yours can never be described in words, if my anxiety and love could fuel your passion for video making, you would be able to make videos for the next 1000 years. Lots of love bro 😍😍😍

[@scoobeydubey2880]

man no matter how interesting the story actually is you take it to another level. Love your passion it reflects in your narration. great work as always.

[@ShubhamKumar-nl2ii]

Now players don't have the same emotion for the game.. They loose important match and with their arch rivals and say it is just part of game and move on..

[@rafilchamba9442]

Please, do a story on Sri Lanka's performance in this Asia cup. I hope you can do a story on a modern day underdog since underdogs these days haven't been given a chance, not even by fans. Fans voted 0 percent chance for Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup. Plus You've done an incredible job in highlighting the important parts of cricketing history. Cheers, mate.

[@Brijeshkumar-qj3qf]

He'll not do this he is indian....over Patriotism is stuck in his mind😁

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Totally agreed. Sri Lanka team during Aisa Cup is the stuff of legend!

[@rajgohil4985]

@@Brijeshkumar-qj3qf not agreed, he did videos on Sri Lanka's team plus on Murlidharan's journey from no ball. Please look at his videos and then say something.

[@appukoo]

Asia Cup was fixed

[@rajgohil4985]

@@appukoo why don't you show us the proof that it was fixed? SL won fair and square.

[@abhinavsatheesh8250]

After it India was a new India

[@ashrafally]

No bro.. New India was after 2014 😉

[@cricketkedewane8362]

@@ashrafally 2014 ? Ipl kid or what 😂

[@ashrafally]

@@cricketkedewane8362 hahah..bro it was joke.. you didn't get it.. kyuki it's political joke..

[@thedesibong]

Sourav Ganguly is really the Maharaja of Cricket ❤️

[@karnatakaanimesociety5009]

Please a video on Oval 2007 Match Yuvraj got hit for 5 sixes in the 50th over by Dmitri Mascrenhas and still India managed to Chase 300+, I think Utthappa finished it for us

[@namratasarkar5707]

What a life of Dada... The bengal tiger Dada 🔥🔥 waiting for next part

[@sourakantimandal6026]

I am waiting like never before for the 2nd Part .... Please bring it soon, and Thank You a lot from all Cricket Lovers around the planet :)

[@divyesh6015]

Just a appreciation comment brother!!! Your story telling skills in both languages are something special and you should keep doing this bro never stop!!! #Fan

[@ramneekxkmphkolkata]

I wish more videos from this channel. These are gems. :-)

[@rijbanerjee]

What a story ! I applaude you sir. I am spellbound by your story narration and never skip a second.

[@sodaville]

I thought I knew the story, but you've once again shown me that I never knew the whole story. Nice cliffhanger, can't wait for the next video.

[@sayanchowdhury382]

When you follow a channel from the very beginning and the channel becomes somewhat a unicorn, it feels good. What a talented narrator you are man!!

[@mineclapplayz]

Finally a narrator who admires dada 😀

[@globalcharts369]

In India, it became a natural phenomenon to move a shirt after every wicket or winning run in gully cricket. Thanks, Dada for those immortal memories. Chasing 326 by yuvi and kaif was classic.

[@jda7499]

Ganguly the Dada ❤ Superb teacher and gave the confidence to the new gen Indian Team 🎉🎉🎉 fm Pune

[@bha2686]

The first time ever I watched a cricket match live in the stadium was during this series in Chennai. If I remember, it was during these days India was looking a keeper who can bat too and Ajay Ratra was given a chance this series.

[@runningfellow]

Then a Dream Hero came with long hair and ...

[@Snair1591]

@@runningfellow rest is history.

[@animeshkumar1626]

Can we have story of srilanka post and during Asia cup 2022. Such an underrated team. Rising above all odds to nearly winning it. (I am still watching the final match now and the seem to be winning it now)

[@Sanjay-ct3su]

Please put the "Sachin vs Henry olanga" video in English, as I didn't understand the video much in Hindi because you describe those incidents with such passion it would be lovely to hear the incident in English 🥳

[@mayurnatarajan3477]

Hindu hai. Hindi nahi aati??

[@4522372665]

@@mayurnatarajan3477 hindu means Hindi ah

[@intelakchual1061]

@@mayurnatarajan3477 Hindi or Hindu ka Kya relation h 🤦

[@suryanarayan5170]

But learn bro Hindi, A Hindu asking for an alien language is not very good, You might ask in Tamil, kannada, religion, bengali , but vouch for an Indian language , pls take in good spirit but asking English from a fellow Indian always hurts

[@vedavidhyam5860]

Yeah man. These kinda iconic moments are best when listened in English mate! Don't give a crap to those shit replies u rcvd 😄

[@kartikayparmar8867]

I was worried a bit coz u hadn't posted anything since some time but anyways love your storytelling.

[@jibran_r7]

Thank you for covering this kind of stories

[@Asheeshrjha]

Amazed by the context of it and research underwent to unearth it. Love it !!

[@daddyV88]

I wish your videos weren’t as biased. Pretty clear in most of your videos how one dimensional your perspective and narrative is - but then again, I suppose you’re speaking to what the majority of your audience wants to hear

[@rahulmhatre2112]

The one and only MAHARAJA OF INDIAN CRICKET.

[@khalidbinsaif7874]

Basically a love story gone wrong. Watching this video was like watching a bollywood romantic movie where the leads break up and hate each other. Great narration.

[@randeepdas07]

Man, you are a great storyteller...Keep up the good work

[@seemanchakraborty3252]

Excellent narration... As usual.... I did remember both the games ... From sadness to joy... Love u dada

[@chintanshah6234]

Dada was at complete fault here. First you're a guest in their country and they invite you out to events to welcome you. You're not interested and that is fine but at least clear the air about yourself when someone is being polite to you. Second Dada was rude by leaving Flintoff to eat alone when Dada is supposedly hosting him to Indian restaurants. Dada's fault here.

[@lakthilinapeiris6533]

As usual your narrative is as exciting as to watch a good game of cricket 🏏!! Much love from srilanka

[@EVALUATIONIASANTHROPOLOGYESSAY]

Always new ...this guy will grow and shine Joined your channel when it was 30+ k

[@AmitChristian]

Man, that was something. You are way better than many so called expert commentators. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the part two: The Revenge of the Maharaj at the Lords. :)

[@pradnyanatekar9126]

I just want to let you know that I love the way you love cricket ! And I'm waiting for second part

[@usamazahid3882]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍 *Lord Snooty of Snootington, Sourav Ganguly,* ladies and gentlemen. But all jokes aside, much respect to a man in Cricketing history from a Pakistani. 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 #RespectbetweenIndiaandPakistan

[@AviralSrivastavaTheSpecialOne]

Narration on all videos of this channel is certainly written in a very beautiful manner

[@siddheshjamsandekar4163]

Narration just reviving that childhood that I'm missing now.

[@MAHESH96ful]

Now cricket is commercial game fixing money but once upon it was a pride

[@ankityeshpattnaik936]

When you’re a fan of Freddy and idolized Dada all life long .. you’re left with emotions beyond words

[@krishnas188]

Waiting for part 2 ... Please upload as soon as possible... Thank you.... !

[@wajjubhai103]

After recent clashes of dada with vk and his contract extension I feel some of this could be true.

[@Advanced_pawn]

Marvelous choice of words... What a presentation...!!

[@sujayjawak6736]

It's been a month. When is the second part airing.

[@sumeetghosh2402]

Your narration is amazing....stories too.....good luck dude

[@Jason.Brayshaw]

Your narration is fantastic. Beautifully told 🙏

[@hemanshugupta617]

U r the best narrator. Love to see your videos. Eagerly waiting for ur next video

[@abhishekrenevertio]

Ur voice and style of storytelling is awesome man.. i wish you luck.

[@ronsen8897]

When is the second video coming? I dont wanna die before watching that!

[@tradebuzzscalptradinglive7296]

Amazing story telling ! What a talent !

[@lramesh9]

I saw this column of flintoff being upset as sourav had stepped away for 10 min during the dinner but the description reminds me of the phrase A drop of ink makes million think. 👏

[@yannisjaidka9575]

Stories like no other around the game i love 💕

[@dwipchokshi4972]

Please do video on career of Ajit Agarkar. I feel like he has done more than people give him credit. Love your videos. Thanks.

[@parthoroy9206]

Another great post. Thank you.

[@amannchaubbey7401]

You are just marvellous...... Man 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jacksonmj7883]

Bro u said species haha 😂 I had a big laugh. Your a wonderful narrator 👌🙏

[@revanth_r7]

Man, your storytelling game is good🔥

[@psychologywithjoydeep]

As a kid I hated flintoff but now I know his side of the story. Dada's miscommunication must have landed him in troubles all his life

[@rrrabad1234]

tuk tuk Dravid. Clueless coach. 😂

[@abhishekpodder7594]

Miscommunication is generated by foolish prejudices and lack of knowledge on others customs and culture. Instead of taking it to the ego, Fred could have talked on this matter.

[@rahulsharma-fk8ly]

Eagerly waiting for the next video!

[@AnalogBuddy]

Thanks Andrew Flintoff & Steve Waugh for digging out the best of Indian cricket

[@msufiyan1]

When is the next part coming ? Eagerly awaited.

[@ankurparashar9983]

Dada gave us confidence like no one before

[@kumareshmondal7375]

When is the next episode coming ?? Eagerly waiting from 3 weeks..........

[@RikStrangers]

Love From Kolkata, India 🇮🇳

[@akashmoolimani7346]

Broh next video please It's been a month & What it's about??

[@Aryan-wl1pu]

I have a different request...can You add Transcripts in your videos too. I really love the way you narrate and even though I m not much of a die-hard cricket Fan but still I can't help but play your videos as soon as I come across just to learn the way of narrating a story. Watching your videos helps me also to learn better how to present the content in order or sequence. And the words you use I just take notes of them. So please add transcripts from next time. I m not just watching it for entertainment, I m actually trying to learn from it.

[@mrkipling2201]

The shirt off celebration was a football celebration. Still is. That’s why Freddie celebrated like that.

[@nilnil8411]

And we Bengalis love our football, so it's a tit for tat.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@nilnil8411 👍👍

[@DharmeshChhatrala]

Really good Part 1,Bro.

[@kaustavkhastagir9072]

As a bengali I know one thing what Dada also felt later ' Bangalira opoman bhole na' (Bengalies never forget)

[@swapnilmakur2198]

complete it, "Bengalies never forget humiliation"

[@tarangmehra520]

Day 18: still waiting for part 2 of this video

[@siddhanshuagarwal8257]

शेर हमारा था सो रहा, अब जाग गया है; विश्व कप का 'ऐलान-ए-जंग' वो आज कर चुका है। टीमों के सतर्क सावधान रहने का समय फिर से है आ गया; क्योंकि, "अभी बाकी है क्रिकेट" उसने अपने अंदाज़ में है दिखा दिया। #INDvsPAK

[@shanthanraju83]

Love u bro..!!! Great Video

[@virgo8882]

What “cleverrrrr” and “methaaadial (medthodical)” narration. You rrrrrrepresent the epitome of Indian yinnnntelligence (intelligence).

[@Phoenix.219]

One can say anything but the confidence and self-esteem that rich people have , that comes due to thd privilege and respect they get bcz of money, does help in a lot of adverse situation. Even if situation is bad they are often more confident than others. Although leadership is definitely a talent but other leaders leatn through trials and errors whereas those coming from business family are already aware of many errors. That helps them in leadership. If we read history there are many great honest leaders who were really good people with revolutionary thoughts and they came from money.

[@prajeeshprasannakumar]

Giving a narration from both sides shiws the depth of your research.

[@aniveshmehra9909]

We are waiting for the second part!!

[@abhijeetaglave1257]

Next video kab aa raha hai bhai

[@himanshuk1834]

Watching this felt like Ganguly was the bad guy and Freddie actually deserved this victory!

[@whatt57]

Although a misunderstanding but Dada came across looking like the bad guy here.

[@himanshuk1834]

@@whatt57 maybe he was😮‍💨

[@charithdissanayake694]

Don't use family backgrounds of these players to highlight them, at the end of the day irrespective of their family background, both of them are good cricketers

[@sudathguluwita2255]

Please make a video on sri lanka asia cup victory. They became underdogs to champions. I am sure there is a interesting back story to that journey

[@shivansh278]

I have nice idea about your next ,can you tell us what happened in new Zealand vs aus odi match in which 6 runs where required for the last ball and the bowler bowled underarm to avoid lossing

[@15pallav]

Ending gave me Chills....🤯

[@harshparashar3104]

Just because He is an Indian legend it doesn't make him right. What he did was definitely rude. I've seen many people doing the same in the table making them look superior than others. That was rude fr sure

[@veddattakulkarni1273]

When is part 2 coming its been one month now