Home / Sports / Cricket / Article / Rahul Dravid: Crowd at Eden Gardens helped us win the 2001 Kolkata Test

Rahul Dravid: Crowd at Eden Gardens helped us win the 2001 Kolkata Test

The 2001 Kolkata Test is known for a brave-heart knock from VVS Laxman, who scored a majestic 281. The stylish Hyderabad batsman was involved in a mammoth 376-run partnership with u00e2u0080u0098The Wallu00e2u0080u0099 Rahul Dravid

Listen to this article :
Picture Courtesy/ Star Sports India twitter

Picture Courtesy/ Star Sports India twitter

Some may call it a miracle at Eden, while others may say that it ushered in a dawn of a new era in Indian cricket. March 15th, 2001, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, witnessed a day when a determined Indian team marshalled under the astute leadership of Sourav Ganguly defined the adage ‘never give up’. On a sultry Kolkata day, India snatched victory and put an end to Steve Waugh’s winning streak of 16 matches, specially after the mighty Australians seemed destined to take the match at the end of the first innings. In 2001, with the fabled 171-run win in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian team became only the third side in the history of Test cricket to win the match after being forced to follow-on.

To celebrate that epic Indian victory against Australia, Star Sports, India’s leading broadcaster, will dedicate an entire day to the 2001 Kolkata Test airing series of content on May 15th from 11:00 AM onwards that will resonate with every Indian cricket aficionado.

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement