5 legends who made their Test debut at Lord's

#4 Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly en route to his maiden century

India carried the tag of poor travelers when they toured England in 1996. Their hopes rested entirely on the shoulders of the then 23-year-old Sachin Tendulkar.

Barring Tendulkar's century, India had a horrible first match. In a bid to change their fortunes, the selectors gave Sourav Ganguly his Test debut at Lord's.

Coming in to bat at No: 3, Ganguly impressed everyone with his strokeplay on the off-side. His ability to score boundaries off both the front foot and the back foot surprised the English bowlers as they struggled with their lengths against him.

The left-hander ended up scoring 131 with 20 boundaries and earned a place on the iconic honours board.

Ganguly contributed with the ball as well, picking up three wickets. He continued his good form in the next match with a 136.

Ganguly had a brilliant career as the captain of India, where he stabilized the team after the match-fixing scandal of 1999. It was under his captaincy that India's attitude towards overseas Tests changed.