On this Day in 2002: When Ganguly and his Men Scripted History at Lords 

It just seems like yesterday that the Young Indian Team under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly defied the odds to win the NatWest Trophy Final by beating England in 2002. 

From Ganguly's captaincy to Rahul Dravid's composure and the heroics of Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and Harbhajan Singh, this Iconic victory at the Mecca of cricket, the Lords marked a significant milestone in Indian Cricket. 

On This Day in 2002, India registered a 2-wicket victory against England at Lords Cricket Ground by chasing a huge score of 326 runs.

Indian Openers Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag provided a perfect start by stitching a partnership of 102 runs for the first wicket. 
Soon after, India suffered a mini collapse as they went to lose 4 wickets and were reduced to 146-5.

It's been 22 years since the most iconic celebration in Indian cricket history.

- Sourav Ganguly waved his jersey at the Lord's balcony after winning the NatWest series Final. 😄🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/lRdJrLkY9s

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 13, 2024

Young guns- Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif began a rescue act for India and swung the pendulum in India’s favour. The duo stitched 121 runs. Yuvraj Singh scored 69 and Kaif remained not out on 87. 

Tension was palpable during those moments when India required 2 runs to win from 4 balls. As soon as India won the game, the whole Indian team came to the ground to celebrate the most memorable win for India in Lords. Other than that, Ganguly’s T-shirt-waving celebration from the Lord’s balcony was just a spontaneous expression of joy and happiness. 

The 2002 NatWest win against England marked the new arrival of a new aggressive India under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly.