Lets kick-off (toss-off really) with arguably the greatest test match of all time. (the two tied tests, the Melbourne test of 1993 between Aus and WI or the Headingley #Ashes Test of 2005 come very close though)
This test match between India and Australia played in Kolkata 2001 is the greatest on following counts
- Australian captain Steve Waugh had declared this test series as his final frontier. A win here would have established the Aussies as the greatest team of all time (remember they had not won is India for more than 35+ years then)
- Until the end of day 3, the Aussies had buried the Indians so deep that it was a matter of time that game would end on Day 4 itself. The Aussies surely had party of their mind.
- What transpired on Day 4 and then further on Day 5 was straight out of a Hollywood flick or A Houdini trick for India.
- The atmosphere at #EdenGardens was so electrifying, it resembled the Roman Colosseum with Gladiators fighting it out ball by ball.
- No other game witnessed an extraordinary turnaround like this (although the 1981 Ashes test at Headingley had similar shades)
Presenting highlights of the complete test match. Its a bit long but every minute is worth the watch. Just see how fortunes swayed between the two teams. Simply magical ...
This test match between India and Australia played in Kolkata 2001 is the greatest on following counts
- Australian captain Steve Waugh had declared this test series as his final frontier. A win here would have established the Aussies as the greatest team of all time (remember they had not won is India for more than 35+ years then)
- Until the end of day 3, the Aussies had buried the Indians so deep that it was a matter of time that game would end on Day 4 itself. The Aussies surely had party of their mind.
- What transpired on Day 4 and then further on Day 5 was straight out of a Hollywood flick or A Houdini trick for India.
- The atmosphere at #EdenGardens was so electrifying, it resembled the Roman Colosseum with Gladiators fighting it out ball by ball.
- No other game witnessed an extraordinary turnaround like this (although the 1981 Ashes test at Headingley had similar shades)
Presenting highlights of the complete test match. Its a bit long but every minute is worth the watch. Just see how fortunes swayed between the two teams. Simply magical ...
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