When India was Reborn on the Hells of Headingley | The Most Brutal Inning Ever | Ind v Eng - Cricket

Then came Headingley, a historic match that would be remembered for years to come. It followed a bloodbath in the first test and a great escape in the second, as India faced the daunting challenge of playing on a pitch known as the death bed of foreign teams. The odds were stacked against them on this pacers paradise, where no spinning team had ever won.
Complicating things further were the crazy rumors circulating about them. From India having cheated their way to a draw in the previous match, facing accusations of intentionally bowling slowly to decrease the number of overs played to Sachin's inability to finish, Dravid obsession over perfection and Ganguly’s short temper
Amidst all this,
Given the failure to make a dent to the English batting lineup
Some crucial decisions had to taken before the match.
And it was during such a brain storming team meeting
That Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid, suggested a bold strategy:
To rely on their strength rather than patching up their weakness
To field a spin-heavy lineup.
& This idea soon gained support across the board, despite the risks it posed on a pitch favoring pacers.
The captain, Sourav Ganguly, pacifically welcoming this aggressive attitude
Further doubling down on it
By batting first
The pitch was treacherous, swinging and seaming unpredictably, but Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Bangar stood firm, facing the English pacers with unwavering determination. Dravid, in particular, showcased his exceptional skills, weathering the storm while Sanjay Bangar supported him admirably.
Their partnership laid the foundation for a monumental innings, frustrating the English bowlers and gradually turning the match in India's favor. Rahul Dravid's patience and resilience were remarkable, earning praise from all corners. The opening day ended with India firmly in control, setting the stage for a dominant performance.
The following day saw the Indian batsmen piling on the runs, with Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid himself contributing centuries. They batted with conviction, taking the score to unprecedented heights. England's bowlers were left stunned as the Indian middle order, often criticized, rose to the occasion and delivered a resounding response.
When India declared at a humongous 628 for 8, it was the second-highest total ever on foreign soil. England, now under immense pressure, struggled to withstand the Indian bowling attack. They crumbled, losing wickets at regular intervals. Despite a valiant effort from Alec Stewart, the English team succumbed to 273 all out in their first innings.
They now facing the humiliation of follow on
On whereas other would have taken the more defensive approach
Dada seemed to have imbibed the doctrine of offense is the best Defence
Promptly sending England to bat again
Where once again
Indian spinners
Kumble and Harbhajan were to have a feast
taking wickets and leaving England in disarray.
And though captain Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart would hold on to extend the test to the last day.
It would not be enough
India emerged victorious by an innings and 46 runs, securing their highest margin of victory on English soil.
This test match and the entire series became a watershed moment for Indian cricket. It ignited a spark and belief that the Indian team could perform away from home, marking a turning point in their ascent to the top. It showcased the team's resilience, determination, and ability to overcome odds, leaving a lasting impact on Indian cricket history.
While the final test ended in a draw, the significance of the series remained. India had triumphed, proving their mettle and setting the stage for future successes. It was a remarkable journey, starting from a miffed Flintoff getting disgruntled over a dinner
Culminating with a daring decision
in a series that would become a legend in the annals of cricket.
#cricket #story #legend

[@imonghosh912]

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.

[@cricketraazenglish]

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

[@imonghosh912]

@@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.

[@sundeeprajagopalan8673]

Promoting Dhoni up the order too

[@vibrantvittlesvlogs]

​@@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!!

[@arnavgupta9469]

@@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!

[@whats_in_a_name876]

Dravid's physical pain was seemingly no match to the bowlers' mental pain lol

[@renodestress8942]

Add to it tendulkar pain that he had to face which had ganguly written all over 😂. Flintoff must have been destroyed mentally by tendulkar 😂

[@sppdeletes1394]

​@@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.

[@vivekmahto2612]

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!!!❣️

[@cricketraazenglish]

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🙏🙏

[@vivekmahto2612]

@@cricketraazenglish ❣❣❣

[@vedavidhyam5860]

@@cricketraazenglish all while being aesthetically pleasing to watch 😀 he was like a treat to watch miss him

[@maruti-fq3oy]

​@@cricketraazenglishjust wavv..exceptional comment

[@rifatahmed8647]

Even bowler like shoaib akhter admitted that how frustrating it was to bowl Against Dravid.. Such a legend

[@ptolemyisoter5959]

Rahul's 148 is legitimately the best Indian innings in that era imo, apart from Laxman's 281

[@Abhinav93741]

and his 160 in the partnership and Sehwag 300 And his other 300

[@cricketcrazysanki]

add Sachin's 155* vs Aus and 136 vs Pak to the recipe. both at Chennai

[@sharansrivatsa210]

I think there are way too many to pick because we have had such unbelievable batsmen. Sachin's 241 in Sydney?

[@nooneknows19]

@@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.

[@sharansrivatsa210]

@@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

[@the_psyched_ambivert]

Today’s people might never understand why Dada’s team was just more than a team, it still gives me goosebumps. The golden days

[@surendradeshmukh7065]

And there's this new Indian team, who drops Ashwin, their star performer throughout the WTC in final.

[@449chaithanyakrishnan7]

Hypocrites Don't forget IND vsNZ wtc final where the best team in With 2 spinners and Rishab Even with Left hand combination

[@this_fox_is_sly]

​@@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.

[@449chaithanyakrishnan7]

@@this_fox_is_sly EXCATLY

[@fatalbert007]

​​@@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....

[@449chaithanyakrishnan7]

@@fatalbert007 👍

[@vkyt23]

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.

[@cricketraazenglish]

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

[@aastik99]

Without Dravid sir scoring those runs NEITHER Sachin sir nor Dada could have scored these runs

[@ajinkyashembekar]

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

[@ayanchoudhury6697]

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

[@VenkataPraneethMareedu]

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.......

[@prateekkhanna5540]

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

[@bello321321]

So glad to have witnessed this era of cricket during my college days. Sachin, Dada, Dravid, Laxman, Kumble, Bhajji, Sehwag - legends!!

[@mdx_yt]

These tests were nothing less than a 5 day long thriller movie 😍 The stories were written on the field to be remembered forever 😎

[@udayabhaskar]

Well said bro.

[@venu-ganapati]

as a Dravid fan I was crying like a baby. your narration is awesome. Proud to be a Dravidian ❤️

[@SIDMANTRI]

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

[@cricketraazenglish]

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.....

[@Sandeee]

Still remember vividly..the commentator calling it.. Agatha Christie's "Murder in the Dark"

[@dilhasbutt1379]

As a Pakistani, and a cricketing fan, my respect for the Indian team rose solely for how fearless Indian cricket played back in the days. My words to all those cricketing fans, be it from any country, one must admit the good and classy cricket when you see. Appreciation doesn't mean you're supporting the other team, it means that as a Cricket fan, you respect the fact that when someone plays a good game, you have the guts and courage to admit that the other is the better one, be it a rival. Have a nice one all

[@Blokes0]

Couldnt have said it better!

[@Aetos23]

Well said Mr.Butt

[@renodestress8942]

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❤❤

[@devashishpatel5438]

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.

[@Phoenix.219]

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.

[@devashishpatel5438]

@@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.

[@manuelscaria]

You are forgetting Kapil.

[@G-Man01]

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.

[@DushisHere]

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.

[@vnbiradar1997]

Thank you cricket Raaz for showing such an inspirational rising of India's journey on overseas, 🙌 respect

[@HarpreetSingh-oz8hf]

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!

[@aastik99]

2002 champions trophy final , 2003 world cup final, 2007 test series in England

[@chauhanop1721]

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]

LOL DADA IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE INCOMPARABLE SACRIFICE OF DRAVID....

[@chauhanop1721]

@@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

[@TheKumarmanoj]

@@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

[@TheKumarmanoj]

His CAPTAINCY was horrible in IPL is d proof...particularly for pune

[@chauhanop1721]

@@TheKumarmanoj are you dumb bro ??

[@subhadeepbhattacharjee7732]

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.

[@atikrambasu9098]

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.

[@renodestress8942]

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.

[@aastik99]

2001 India vs Australia 2002 India vs England in England and champions trophy final 2003 World cup final

[@divinedevil]

Oh! how I miss these gentle giants with hearts full of pride and an insatiable hunger for victory!

[@charchitacharya9477]

This video should reach the Indian test team of 2002 , this is a great great docu series on them and their skill and determination

[@vinil2002in]

Still remember Dravid and Bangar holding the fort in overcast conditions

[@imonyahoo87]

This series deserves to be on ott (prime/Netflix) and not just on KZbin

[@amarjeetsinha8733]

That was the best batting by Rahul Dravid 👏👏 truly incredible 👏 i miss those days, one of the best test match i have ever seen 😍😍

[@abdulazeez418]

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.

[@Quicksilver12345]

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

[@renodestress8942]

Wow that's a huge statement about Kohli = (Ganguly / Laxman)

[@neeljavia2965]

​@@renodestress8942How?

[@Ghost-wb6fn]

And Instagram posts

[@amanarya4915]

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

[@AZ-pg8vd]

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.

[@krodh9946]

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.

[@cricketraazenglish]

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

[@uddalakbhattacharya9971]

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.

[@darshanb.s5972]

the way u narrate is really lit 🔥 fan for your way of narration and the research that you do

[@mirnalsharma9227]

I have been following this series from the start. The wait was worth it. Thanks brother

[@shashankrao23]

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

[@bogusaruba]

I remember Parhtiv Patel wanting to go off handing over the gloves to Dravid and Dada ordering him to stay for the final wicket.

[@ankitjeezy]

Man, the way you convert these matches and series in storytelling is just fabulous.

[@abhibhalerao]

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.

[@abcddwivedi9982]

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

[@neilsanyal3723]

Emotions relived for people my age (35-40 yrs bracket). They don't play cricket this hard nowadays.

[@divyesh6015]

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.

[@tridibdas4439]

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.

[@PoetrybyManas]

Dude! You are a crazy researcher of cricket! Hands down to ur hardwork. U r awesome buddy.

[@Rakesh.Ramesh]

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❤..

[@kunalkangane6545]

Loved it. What an end to the 5 video series. What a magical storytelling.

[@krishbishwanathiitdelhi3762]

Thank you for making us avail the brilliant knowledge of Indian Cricket. Sachin, Darvid and Ganguly❣️

[@renodestress8942]

Headingly match indeed shows how any player if you have the hunger ,can truly play with difficult conditions. This team had quality beyond words..

[@yashtodankar1816]

You Are a Magician A magnificent Storyteller Hands down one of the finest!!!!❤

[@anishmahapatra9128]

Forget world cup dada's decision single handedly changed indian cricket forever.

[@AkashSharma-wi6rr]

Such an amazing story telling. Feels like relived the entire series in indian dressing room. Thank you cricket Raaz for the experience ❤❤

[@7harshasri]

Amazing work on covering this brilliant series! Loved every bit of it!

[@SD-gz7my]

I can only imagine the amount of excitement people has that time watching it live. Now sadly we only see such tests in ashes.

[@tasvica]

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 🙏

[@mathewalby]

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.

[@aparnaverma8254]

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.

[@vgg2009]

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.

[@arvindmehra1376]

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. ❤👍👍👍

[@vids432]

Much respect to the legend trio 🙏🙌....respect multifold

[@lethalvin]

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.

[@nikunjdixit1175]

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.

[@HemanthHemu]

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.

[@rohitdutta8987]

I couldn’t stop my tears while watching this video, as it took me down the memory lane. Those were good days.

[@Ravi_Raj12]

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.

[@vibrantvittlesvlogs]

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!!

[@renodestress8942]

Fingers hand neck body, now who remembered Sydney 2021❤️❤️

[@singhsahab3977]

8:45 the introduction of sachin was something else 👏

[@mridulmeharia9427]

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!

[@ramneekxkmphkolkata]

Loved the whole series. Eagerly waiting for more such videos!

[@shubhamdutta4509]

What a beautiful video. I can feel the Goosebumps innit.

[@monitor-mindtheover-void6712]

Was eagerly waiting for this video and it paid off!

[@mythravarun]

Yet another great video and insights. Thanks for doing these videos and really appreciate all the time you spent in bringing us the stories and details that we are not aware. Very inspiring 🙏🏼

[@asadhasankhan]

I often don’t comment on KZbin 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.

[@PrayasChandathinker]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video and it made me nostalgic. Thank You for bringing back the nostalgia ❤

[@prajwalrajendrajaybhay_22]

Keep up the work man, absolutely loved this historic test victory !!

[@akshaymykar5569]

I don't think today's players have so much mental and physical strength to take the beating and still appear victorious.

[@roshrajthoppilan]

I saw this game from day 1 ball by ball …one of the best batting display by Indian team

[@hbpclasses1829]

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.

[@ashutoshkamble2070]

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

[@pritamshaw917]

Thats why for me Ganguly will be the greatest captain ever for India.

[@poojakarki8024]

Storytelling ❤

[@LetMeRetort]

If Dhoni was the smartest captain that India ever had, Dada was the bravest. I saw Azhar in his first test as captain. I saw Sachin fail at it and then gracefully never captaining again. I saw Dravid declare and leave Sachin hanging at 194. And I have seen a bit of Kohli and Rohit. Ganguly and Dhoni stand out as the captains who made India into what they are today.

[@NaveenKumar_M]

this video was completely worth the wait

[@tejaschaudhari4520]

Was waiting for your video pls keep making videos on current scenarios of cricket as well

[@arghyadipsen2429]

That's why I stopped watching cricket since 2013. It's not the fault of present players. It's our pride that we grew up watching epics.

[@ashoksridharan5772]

What incredible memories! In terms of impact, this win was every bit as important as the one in Kolkata in 2001. Until then we always followed up an overseas win with an abject surrender. Headingley 2002 was where it finally started changing

[@poornachandra7845]

Bro I was literally waiting for your video🎉🎉

[@mohitparashar1174]

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.

[@Crying-Lightning]

thank you..captions are always appreciated!

[@robertburns7348]

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.

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

Dada had always been treated unfairly. In reality, Dada was one of the best things that happened to Indian cricket.

[@shama_k2604]

Your storytelling skills are on another level bro.. it's not easy at all to write a captivating script with great choice of words & present it with such a good narration that we stay hooked for 19mins.... kudos👏

[@mohanramcherukuri369]

Once "Headingly - England" Surrendered To Dravid - The Fearless Monk! In Coming Days This Fearless Monk Would Make The World Cup, That Never Touched Him, Surrender To Team Bharat On Their Very Homeland! Dravid's experienced experiments and strategies, Rohit's planning and strategies, Kohli's support will miraculously pay off!

[@manojprabhakar6501]

Seriously,the way you tell the tale is amazing..Great job:)

[@14031983sach]

I still remember this match very well. Before the match, Geoffrey Boycott rediculed indian spin selection saying, Kumble and Harbhajan has to do what Shane Warne couldnt do here. And the post match when Dravid was man of the match.

[@siyaram333]

This guy deserves to be a commentator at international cricket level!❤❤

[@ckcariappa]

Awesome video, bhai! Brings back great memories. :)

[@simba6017]

What Dravid meant for Indian cricket can never be understood with the statistics

[@MrMuralisandesh]

Excellent work. Kudos to you. Keep em coming

[@oreogiri]

As always, your narration makes it so real...like I can actually watch this match live......goosebumps.