India's top 5 victories at Lord's across formats

#2 India v England, 13th July, 2002

Ganguly's antics in the Lord's balcony left an indelible imprint on minds of all Indian fans

For the present generation of cricket followers, it is not a myth that the Indian team is the best chasing team in the world. Banking on the likes of power hitters like Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni and led by the chase master himself, no total is big enough to challenge the present Indian batting line up.

However, the same could not have been said about this team at the turn of the millennium. Back then, India were miserable when it came to chasing totals, and even more so in crunch matches like finals. This notion, though, took a huge makeover when two youngsters, backed by the charismatic Sourav Ganguly, decided to etch their names in cricketing folklore.

Chasing an improbable 326 to win the Natwest Trophy Final, India slumped to 146/5 in the 24th over after a thumping start. With Ganguly, Sehwag, Dravid and Tendulkar back in the hut, even the most optimistic of Indian fans had conceded defeat.

Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh justified the trust Dada had reposed in them

A 121 run stand in 106 balls between Yuvraj Singh (69 off 63 balls) and Mohammad Kaif (87* off 75 balls) put India into a position of victory. Kaif stuck around till the end to ensure that the conventional chokers sailed past England's highest ever ODI total and that his captain could avenge the pain caused by Andrew Flintoff a few months back by famously waiving his shirt standing in the Lord's balcony.