5 best India-England ODIs since 2000

#1 The coming of age victory, Lord’s, NatWest 2002

The stuff worth telling as story to your grandchildren - the NatWest Trophy win of 2002 was the coming of age moment for Indian cricket, the juncture where it shed its inhibitions and insecurities to match the rest of the team shoulder to shoulder.

The journey to the title wasn’t easy, especially in the finals, where the English team looked like a tough nut to crack in the first half. Marcus Trescothick and Nasser Hussain blasted centuries, powering the hosts to 325, a big total to chase down in a final.

Virender Sehwag and Ganguly gave India a breezy start, but Dinesh Mongia, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid fell in quick succession, leaving a novice lower middle order with little experience to make a match out of it. Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh, youngsters waiting to find their feet, rose to the occasion. A whirlwind 69 from Yuvraj, coupled with Kaif’s assured 75, edged England away. Ganguly looked like he could have danced in the Lord’s balcony all night long.