5 Indian batting legends who won the match with their magical bowling spells

#1 Sourav Ganguly - 5/16 versus Pakistan - 1997, Toronto

Sahara Cup took the India-Pakistan rivalry to a different level and this bilateral ODI series produced some exciting cricket. India were off to a fantastic start in the 1997 Sahara Cup, winning the first 2 games comprehensively.

Pakistan came back stronger in the third game and allowed India to score only 182/6 in 50 overs after winning the toss and choosing to field first. For India, only Azhar made a decent contribution with a fighting half-century against the quality pace bowling attack of Pakistan.

Pakistan got off to a flyer with Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi smashing the Indian bowlers. They brought up their 50 in the 8th over. After Anwar was dismissed for 22, Afridi continued to torment the Indian bowlers and scored 44 before getting out.

Captain Ramiz Raja was dismissed with the score reading 87/3 in 12 overs. With so much batting at their disposal, Pakistan were favourites to win the match and make a comeback in the series.

However, skipper Sachin Tendulkar had other plans and introduced the wily Sourav Ganguly into the attack. The Southpaw dismissed the dangerous Salim Malik for 6 and Hasan Raza for 0.

Once Ganguly got into his groove, he bowled some tight overs and the pressure started to mount on the Pakistani batsmen.

Ijaz Ahmed was the first one to succumb as he skied a catch to Kambli and got out for 13. Moin Khan couldn't last long and he was caught by Robin Singh for 7.

Ganguly got his fifth wicket when Aaqib Javed slogged one to Abey Kuruvilla. Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 148 in 36.5 overs giving India a 34-run win.

Ganguly bowled a magical spell and ended up with 10-3-16-5. He was awarded the MoM for his efforts and Sachin did not hold back his praise and termed Ganguly as India's "Secret Weapon"