From the Vault: Sourav shines at the Gabba

India skipper Sourav Ganguly produced a Player-of-the-Match performance with a knock of 144 in the first Test of the 2003-04 series against Australia

[@pravindeshmukh5224]

New Era started in Indian cricket after Dada's entry......Hats off!!!!!

[@PS-nm2rs]

1st match ganguly 144 2nd match rahul 233 Laxman 148 (agarkar 6wicket) 3rd match sehawag 195 4th match Sachin 241 Laxman 178 Unforgettable series of my childhood. Golden period of cricket.

[@gautamdeusa]

Really unforgettable and I was 30 then.

[@Santo6800]

All frontline batsman scored century👌

[@parvindersingh8667]

What was the series result??

[@gmnmahadevan]

This series shud hv been a 1st ever test series win over aussie for ind at Aus. Last match at sydney..steve waugh denied the victory though ind was on top on tht match in most sessions..cherishable series!!!

[@abhijitroy1894]

I think Ganguly scored 147 in this match...

[@windowsoflibrary7270]

Hayden legend.,.clapping for dada,,...great sportsmanship

[@ravialwayswins]

dada is my fav!.. king of off side! good aggression, domination, great leader! i love listening to his leadership lessons

[@TheManna2011]

Golden cricketer with a golden century in a golden opening test match of a golden tournament. The best always performs under the worst situations. Top 3 Indian batsmen down under 60, Australia ready to hunt India down, there went Saurav to the crease. Setting the mood for the whole tournament, not just the match. That is Dada for you.

[@satishyarashi2922]

Dada holds a special place in Indian cricket history. His captaincy tenure has got to be one of the most chronicled ones in recent times. More than his proficiency on the off side, his prolific partnership with Sachin in ODIs, his role as a captain in shaping up a young team for which he is most remembered.💗💗

[@chandramoullyrai5856]

when India had these great batsmen there were no fast bowlers. now there are a couple of good pacers....but only one batsman. tragic :(

[@geekyarenas4005]

Are you blind

[@abhik1959]

@@geekyarenas4005 only 1 batsman? Pujara, rahane

[@akshaysuresh8948]

Pujara, rahane, kohli, rohit

[@yashyadav9489]

@@abhik1959 but I think for 2 years rahane has been very inconsistent whereas I agree that Rohit pujara kohli are consistent and have played many match winning innings

[@দূরেকোথাও-ঙ৭ট]

Let Rahane Rahul grow up...and Pujara is very consistent already

[@kabilanshanmugam6709]

2:45 look at Sachin's Face.! Priceless.!! Legends

[@TopTrendTechnology]

The time when cricket was real gold to see battle of legend players

[@jaydeepghosh6141]

Happy Birthday Dada♥️♥️You are truly an inspiration to everyone!!Prince of Kolkata with his legacy

[@aakashgupta1694]

Happy Birthday To Boss Of Indian Cricket and Most Successful Indian Captain On Foreign Soil Till Date. You Wouldn't have been there for Team Then We Won't Have Seen The Dhoni , Yuvraj, Sehwag , Zaheer ,Harbhajan.

[@meenakshisundaram3701]

those days used to woke up early ❤️❤️will never come back

[@kunal.rathod]

These team really stood up and showed the way... Respect. I remember this game because of Ganguly's 144.

[@ashutoshupadhyay649]

Sourav Dada ka team india me aana ek bahut bada turning point raha hai. Enke aane se indian team out of india khelne ke liye mentally strong hui, aur enhone team ko bahar jitna sikhaya. Great respect to dada for his contribution for indian cricket 👍. Jai Hindurashtra, Jai Jai Shri Ram.

[@shriganeshseshadhri9991]

The cover drive was gifted to have found Sourav Ganguly

[@DivakarRaj]

This was in 2003. And this innings sowed the seeds for the victory in 2021

[@asifsk5216]

Saw this Live as a Kid in Early Morning Dada's Couragerous 144 was more than 300 against the BEST team of that era Australia Dada is theb Pride Bong of Kolkata 🔥❤

[@mrshiv3166]

@3:10 Slow motion replay of that exquisite off drive😍😍

[@manishupadhyay9891]

Love you dada. My first and last favorite captain and player.

[@KnowledgeVideos234]

India's memorable win after 32 years Australia finally lost at Gabba😎 2021 is gonna be Interesting 😁

[@siddarthshivkumar5780]

Waking up at 5 in the morning to see the green Australian out field and hear the sound of the ball coming of the bat...! The best memories of childhood :)

[@anirbanmaity9948]

One of the best innings in Australia 🦘

[@AbhiKohli]

An incredible series. Both teams at their peak. Wonderful quality of cricket.

[@subirsinha4664]

Dada of Indian cricket,forever.

[@gemmagix]

What a fine captain you were Dada!!

[@riteshnets]

Beautiful innings ! He does gives you chances with those Ariel shots.

[@bombayboys100]

God of Off Side always plays thunderous shots.

[@jaxx443]

Best Indian lineup of all time

[@Mr.T-Mapogo-999]

The King Of Off Side Shots DaDhA 😍🖐️

[@surajmishra9925]

My all time favorite legend Dada

[@stevez2309]

I like that CA posts good performance from other countries players as well, unlike the ECB.

[@UnniG]

Beautiful innings🌹⭐️

[@RahulKumar-ey9xl]

Amazing innings. Great competitive series overall. Steve Waugh's farewell. But this series belonged to Dravid and Ponting.

[@trendz_matters]

Who is here after India wins the series at Gabba in 2021🔥🔥🔥

[@চাকুরিরগণিতক্লাস]

Great innings.

[@nandhu2702]

One of the underrated innings.only 90k kids know how beautiful this innings was

[@VirenderKumar-vz1qz]

He was a great player

[@ashishsoi6189]

He sacrificed a lot. If he wasn't the captain he would have scored even more runs in ODIs and Tests. Gave up his opening slott. Technically he is one of the best left handed batsmen. Scored highest runs in 2007 for India in ODIs. Was forced to retire early. Could have easily played test cricket till 2011. As a captain, he was brilliant.

[@akashdeep4454]

Dada ki power .

[@YogeshKumar-nk4ro]

Superb dada

[@59sharmanalin]

That cover drive had me like wooooooooowwwwwww

[@kushanshah8040]

Ganguly's cover drive is sheer poetry! So effortless and so beautiful to watch!

[@AnutamMajumder]

As Dravid said.....On the offside, first there is God, then there is Ganguly... It's like as a knife through a butter. Smooth, and effortless.

[@navinrajnavin5394]

True ... He is also called God of off side.. Ganguly was very confident in bringing young age zaheer Khan to team ... Because zaheer tried to control all lefties.... During Ganguly zaheer era... Gilchrist, Graeme Smith, Strauss,jayasurya, Gayle,Flemming, lara... All used to bat at top 3 positions.. Ganguly utilized zaheer to get breakthrough by getting wickets...

[@Kuchvikarega1234]

Agreed

[@givearpan]

what a wonderful comment " Ganguly's cover drive is sheer poetry!".. thanks and cheers...

[@ferosekhan2389]

​@@navinrajnavin5394 Sangakkara is Better

[@kushanshah8040]

Every kid of my generation will remember this series as a great childhood memory and cherish it forever.

[@iamdhk3020]

U r dam true bro, those days are really awesome, that time i am in 9th standard

[@kartkeyan3748]

@@iamdhk3020 same buddy but preparing for class 10th exams

[@freakogamer]

Same here 10th boards. This and the Pakistan series.

[@saurabh5991]

True...

[@KarthikVijapurapu]

My friend smuggled a radio to the school to follow the score and we both got caught. Great memories though.:)

[@mohammedzakariya8474]

Saw matthew hayden clapping too when he scored the century. Good sportsmanship. And left handers are always a treat to watch ❤️️

[@suryar9704]

Mohammed Zakariya His offside shots are fabulous to watch..Man nobody can drive the ball with such a 'Grace' like him💓

[@suryar9704]

Ash Hossain sanga cover drive is good bt dada's offside shots are too effortless compared to any other players you can see some touches in this video which goes to the boundary with grace

[@saurabh7813]

rob lucci Virat Kohli is always the first to go n shake hands with any opponent when he plays a good knock Edited :- June 2018 Kohli even went out to congratulate Aiden Markram on his recent test knock of 94 vs India & said to him that he was unlucky to miss out on Century. So ur claims are false

[@ph6263]

Yes kohali always claps and shake hands with the opponent

[@windowsoflibrary7270]

Yes....

[@aman5428]

A little context to this innings:- Before this match, India played a practice match against some local team and struggled against them and Australia was at the height of their cricket. It was popular opinion that Australia will steamroll India around 3 days. And they were on their way with 3 down at 70 runs. But Ganguly stood up and said we are here to fight and this one inning put the spine back in the Indian side and it was hard fought drawn series one of the best we played in Australia.

[@umamaheswararao8770]

A Man yes , I followed every match of this tour.. ganuly 141 , sehwag 194 , laxman centuries 171 in Sydney, 103 .. David 600+ runs, sachin double century in final test match , Sydney.. great series..

[@kingvkronaldo.9273]

Now we r gonna win the series by 3-1

[@arkoprobhobhaduri2847]

We had almost won it

[@kingvkronaldo.9273]

@परमानन्द मोतीरामानी Parmanand Motiramani yup

[@saurabh5991]

Agree bro...

[@msaiprabhanjankumar1281]

Back then I used to think Hero Honda and mrf are bat makers 😂

[@dipmalyagantait4716]

Me too 🤣🤣🤣

[@thelonesurvivor2413]

They dont??!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤣🤣 miss doz good old days

[@subarnosinha8042]

You're not alone...

[@aratrikghosh2717]

No but mrf makes bats hero honda just does it for promotion but mrf are the leading cricket kit makers in our country they have a big cricket equipment business also

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

Same here

[@arindammitra6658]

Once a Gangulian always a Gangulian \ M / Respect !!!

[@ajaiasokan4183]

Absolutely

[@mechanicalrk]

Yes from 2000 to 2020 and still goes

[@pranav2022]

Dadagiri🔥🔥🔥

[@s.venkateswarlusvr607]

Yes yes i am proud to say gangulian....

[@sagarmohanty4452]

You mean Bengali

[@suryar9704]

He is the man who Rewrote the fate of Indian Cricket team He is the one who redesigned Indian team after the match fixing scandal💓 God of offside😎 Belated wishes to the Godfather of Indian Cricket #Dada 🙏

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

but how badly he was treated all his carrier.

[@suryar9704]

Mustaquim Ahmed Tanbeer yeah bt he came back n retired like a king 😎

[@abrarM1x]

Surya R you mean *rewrote mate?

[@suryar9704]

Parmanand Motiramani he is one of the greatest Indian captain of all time 😉

[@suryar9704]

AbrarcadabrA yup rewrote edited*

[@saurabhsawant6024]

Nothing more beautiful than watching ganguly play off drives

[@ankitadeshpande7653]

So true

[@sumanroy8408]

And also Sachin straight drive and dravid cover drive

[@risingstar9090]

In my view he is the most respected player in history of indian cricket.

[@rahultripathi1458]

India best ever captain.... 🔥

[@yogeshasariya6700]

He quit his opening spot for virender sehwag, what a legend he was.

[@punisherwarlord]

he never opened in Tests

[@gladtobewoken9377]

@@punisherwarlord He is talking about ODIs

[@ankitbera943]

Yaa.Because he Knows that Who can Give the better partnership with Sachin Tendulkar.Aggresive and Balanced.This is Called collaboration.What A Captain

[@sajidrahman8475]

He had given even his no. 3 spot to Dhoni also! True Leader. Hats off Dada!

[@swaroopboyina4236]

@Nitin B So is Dhoni

[@priteshchaudhari2411]

When Dada's Army gave Serious Nightmare to world class Aussies

[@mukeshkumar-xx2jf]

I was die hard fan of Dada whenever I used to watch dada playing I was praying to God that let him play for long and score big runs when he gets out early I was feeling so sad and I used to go out for some time for us it was not just cricket and being fan it was beyond that,in those days my father, brother all together were watching cricket we won't get back those days.

[@navinmakhija1707]

Me too

[@sjai007]

Same here..

[@SSJD_]

I am also like as you at the time but still I like ganguly dada batting and remembered his beautiful shots based on such videos, now he affected by cardiac problem hence I pray god that let him recover from it and lead his life peacefully and hopefully..

[@hiteshkalal5586]

Same here

[@puneetkhanna522]

Mee too very much 🥰

[@chetanjadhav3478]

Dada The man who change the image of Team India

[@ramgrandhi2529]

His cover drives are a treat to watch and textbook perfect.

[@vikaskashyap3232]

I am waiting for such comments like "Who's here after brisbane win from Indian team?"

[@saikatlivingfossils]

The impact of the hundred can be judged by reaction of Mathew hayden.

[@kashmiricultural4764]

Mathew haden has challenged him to score a hundred in australia

[@oops9437]

@@kashmiricultural4764 Any backstory?

[@suryaprakashspk9959]

Those cuts n drives 👌👌

[@rajeshverma5934]

This was the crucial inning in the context of series. India were 3 down - Sehwag, Dravid and Tendulkar back in pavilion at 37. This inning made India believe they can bounce back from the brink even in Australia. If it was Simon Katich's brilliance and S Waugh's tenacity then India would have won this series. My favorite series India played away.

[@tirthankarsaha6407]

You forgot to mention Mr. Bucknor.

[@arvindkugan9667]

@@tirthankarsaha6407 yup he gave Sachin a wrong decision in this match.

[@VikramKumar-ws4rn]

Now i think 20-21 is the best series

[@jbas7525]

india batted too long in this match and did not enforce follow on. Yeah tired bowlers was one reason given. if you score 700 you should be prepared to bat just once.

[@sarthakmozumder2466]

@@VikramKumar-ws4rn 20 21 is good but that australia was something else.....look at the reserves

[@EmranChary]

I remember how i grew up copying his stance, back lift, that cover drives, extra cover drive and then stepping up for spinners to hit biggi....If anyone remembers how he step down to spinners and hit straight down the ground for humongous....❤

[@yogeshasariya6700]

Dada, he made the team when Indian team was struggling. For me he is the skipper forever for India.

[@amazinghumans3039]

Yup....The unsung legend

[@prajooshchandrababu1769]

Very very underrated innings by Dada.there is no politics,only emotion cricket at that time,gangly captaincy era was the golden time of Indian cricket

[@sahilkalsulkar3192]

Before this match greg chappel give some tips to sourav ganguly about his batting and then in this match ganguly scored hundred,after that ganguly thought that chappel would be great coach and then sourav insist bcci to make chappel coach of india & rest is history.probably the worst thing happened to indian cricket,almost ended ganguly's career, forced sachin to bat at 4 in odis, lost the world cup in group stage.

[@chandramohanty]

Sahil Kalsulkar Nice observation. He and Shewag open the innings and made Tendulkar to bat on Number 4. It started the downfall in odis

[@sahilkalsulkar3192]

chandra mohanty yeah very true.

[@gauravparadkar4564]

Yes. Sachin and Sourav were the best players to open.

[@rajarshighosh4821]

Ganguly should have focused on the game rather than politics

[@aritramarketing1491]

@@rajarshighosh4821 politics in what ? Can you please elaborate ?

[@factspk373]

ganguly was world class player,,, test hundreds in england,australia,,,,dhoni is good captain,,,but dhoni never scored a test or ODi hundred outside asia

[@CrickFreak_live]

Dhoni has many 70*'s, 80*'s, even 90's. That doesn't mean MS is not good batsman. Ganguly used to bat at 5 or 6. Dhoni bats at 6 or 7. One of the main reason MS doesn't have a single 100 outside asia is mostly he used to bat with tailenders. bcoz VVS, sachin n dravid was not in that good form in their last times between 2008-2014. Sometimes he got out cheaply, sometime he got out on 70, 80. And sometimes he remains not out.

[@nitlover8319]

Ya Dhoni was just a home track bully averages 19 in Australia and 22 in WI

[@mehboobkm3728]

Did you you forget that Dhoni bats at 6 or 7. They won't get much chance to score centuries, but he has very good averages, actually better averages than Ganguly in tests and one-dayers..

[@nitlover8319]

@@CrickFreak_live So how he got hundreds in Asia if batted so low down 🤣🤣 accept it man Dhoni can't bat on helpful wickets

[@CrickFreak_live]

@@nitlover8319 he can buddy, England has the most difficult pitches to bat on.. U just need to check out his avg. in Eng. Bat at 6 or 7.. still has a avg of 39 there. And 32 in SA. Yes,. He doesn't have good in Aus. You have to accept the fact, most of the times he used to bat with tailenders.

[@peddireddy4556]

I became fan of you with out seeing you by just watching your name in the Indian team squad. I don't know there is vibe in your name Dada. Still getting goosbombs when I see your batting . Love you Dada for ever !!

[@sujayrane751]

95% shots on offside god of offside😍💪🏼

[@prashantsinhrathod570]

Dada solid hit...the classical left handed batsman.....India's best captain ....🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@tusharpal4829]

Who's here after dada become president of bcci

[@dr.priyabharti3763]

Sehvag Gambhir Dravid Sachin Ganguly Lakshman Dhoni Harbhajan Kumble Zahir What a time of Indian cricket

[@vaibhav5451]

Best ever Indian playing 11

[@srj2441]

You Missing yuvi

[@dipanjantarafdar600]

Sehwag...and akash chopra 🤣

[@souvikkundu6003]

Missing Irfan Pathan,Ajit Agarkar, Sreesanth,RP Singh though

[@ezio1896]

I want to correct you Yuvraj instead of dhoni

[@muhammadakib7979]

Dada was a class act Love and respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@user-abcdefgh989]

🥰👍

[@anandboyzable]

Off side should be renamed as daada side....c'mon look at the class...who can play like that towards off...🙏

[@sankar9915]

dhoni won 3 worid cup for india but Dada is ultimate ever. he taught how to win matches in sub-continent

[@nitlover8319]

Correction : INDIA won WC with a team built by saurav Ganguly and he also taught India to be a force overseas.

[@riyasarkar2511]

Correction - outside sub continent.

[@aloksrivastava2797]

Btw wc winning team was made by Dada. So huuuge respect for him

[@juventuscr7479]

I have not seen Dhoni played such a knock oversees when team was down and out. Dhoni is a overrated player and captain.

[@ayushgupta_4]

@Portuguese Pulis In tests he was good for nothing...He was just good in odi and t20

[@milton2345]

see england 2014 tour

[@দূরেকোথাও-ঙ৭ট]

U r blind

[@HARIHaran-ub8wk]

Dada never retires from my heart

[@TheCory42]

India should have Won this series from memory. The batting on the 03/04 tour was simply superb!

[@kingvkronaldo.9273]

Steve weigh retired after the series, I guess.

[@avsg2427]

Cory Basetti yes. But Indian bowling was pedestrian, except for kumble. Current crop of bowlers are much better as a unit. But current batting line up is too dependent on Kohli and Pujara. And in addition to their habit of nicking outside the off against pacers, they all seem to have a new weakness - spin.

[@jbas7525]

yeah but they batted too long in Sydney.

[@amankalsi4194]

Right.Somehow we manage to loose at MCG after such a good start. And then we coudn't take 20 wickets in last test at SCG.

[@aryan7062]

@@avsg2427 yeah n the former cricketers actually murdered any spin attack...

[@guptageneralstores5243]

Ponting to his players - Yeh Ganguly ko off mein ball dalna zaroori hai kya?

[@oppranavff5242]

Lol

[@souravchoudhury9994]

😂

[@allanrabindran5695]

Ganguly was mentally tough and was always ready for a challenge He is a gift to Indian Cricket

[@moMdaD-fm3ng]

Many people doesn't know , that in 90s he was regarded as one of the best batsman in the world. In 2002 , The Wisden Cricket Ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time next to Vivian Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Dean Jones and Michael Bevan His batting skills is overshadowed under his leadership

[@7864U]

Underrated batsman Legend Happy Birthday

[@suryar9704]

King Khan underrated?! 😮

[@7864U]

Surya R Yes yaar people always mention sachin, dravid VVS and even kohli before him

[@suryar9704]

King Khan yes I am huge fan of dravid but I like to admit that dada is the greatest one when it comes to offside strokes 😊

[@7864U]

Surya R Dada is box office and yuvraj took his place after both elegant left handers

[@souveekroy4514]

Underrated ???? Before the era of 2007 ,he is listed India's best batsman after Sachin

[@anindyabhattacharya4878]

This man made us feel proud for our team. He had not only united the players to built a good team but also gave the supporters a strong feeling to shout out loud for the team. Now we have a champion side we are certain that the team will mostly perform good, but on those day every single win(be it against any opponent) used to infused enormous self confidence and positive energy within supporters .Proud of that team.

[@rravi3435]

The best left hander ever played for India.......No one can match his class

[@deepakmakhija2582]

Dada Prince of kolkata

[@eljugadorgameridiota9998]

Prince of Kolkata ❌ Prince of india ✔

[@aakashbhardwaj476]

Prince of India

[@adyahONS]

Sourav Dada......Tiger from Bengal and inspiration to me ....Love Dada

[@hrushikeshpanchwagh4753]

It's 2019 and Dada is still the best Indian captain ever.

[@nilanjanmukherjee3203]

Dhoni is best captain ever for indiA

[@aapkaOnkar]

Well lets hope someone shines at gabba again Edit 1 : ati sundar thakur

[@namittrivedi5640]

2003: GANGULY 🙏🙏 2021: Rishabh pant 🙏🙏

[@shijorajan1590]

😍

[@gokulnallusamy4135]

Dada..💪

[@shrikantprabhu5273]

This was the knock which actually set the tone for the rest of the series. What a fabulous display of batting by DADA...just loved it😍😍😍

[@swapneelbanerjee728]

The elegance , The drives, The aggression, The dominion, That's Sourav Ganguly👍

[@koushikacharyya7621]

Sorav batted at 5-6 th position for India in test..still he has 42 avg in test... That is the gteatness of the champion..india could not find out any player of his caliber at that position in last 11 years..though he has not been considered as one of the greatest test batsman in test cricket..

[@sreejitdutta1997]

Getting this recommendation on the Day india beating Aussie 2-1❤️

[@debabhaduri]

I have never seen a single Classical Left handed batsman after Dada Ganguly. Truly he is god of off side. His cover drive and step out sixes are amezing.

[@MrHoticecubes]

Has anyone noticed Ganguly wicket ball speed 119.6ks from the spinner

[@sureshthalassery9059]

This is called a perfect captain's knock , Enjoying on april 2020 from India

[@romeshsomani8459]

Who's Watching this Innings 15 October 2019

[@bonnythelion]

A treat to watch this glorious innings. 👌🙏❤❤❤👌🙏

[@ajneet]

What a time it was still remember getting early in the morning 5.30 go watch test matches down under in 2003 n leaving for college by 7.30 unhappy..

[@pritamkumargaurav5974]

What a fine inning...Dada you are in my heart...You are my real hero...Life time...

[@luckypsycho6762]

Greatest Off-Side Player I Have Seen So Far!

[@sakthiprakash7960]

Any one after India got historical victory