5 best India-England ODIs since 2000

#3 Robin Uthappa’s heroics, The Oval, 2007

When on song, Robin Uthappa could match the best as far as clean hitting is concerned. As a 22-year old, he showed the maturity of a veteran by taking India past the finishing line in a nail-biter at Oval in 2007.

The hosts found themselves in a spot of bother at 83-4, before Owais Shah, with help from Luke Wright and Dmitri Mascarenhas, scored his only international century to take the team to a solid total of 316.

In response, Team India were off to a flyer, courtesy the celebrated duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who compiled yet another partnership worth 150. However, wickets started falling like ninepins when the team crossed 200. As they stumbled in the dark, the young Uthappa became the guiding light, using the crease to good effect, and using deft touches to guide deliveries to the fence, even as he kept falling short of partners. With four needed off three, he confidently stepped down the track and creamed Stuart Broad through covers to spark off wild celebrations.