SK Flashback: When Harbhajan Singh ripped the heart out of Australia’s batting at the Eden Gardens

#3 Steve Waugh stands tall

Steve Waugh: A reliable head

While Harbhajan was crafting India’s glorious turnaround, one man weathered every storm to stay put in the crease. Steve Waugh didn’t only muster his 25th Test ton but also ensured that Australia recovered from the slump to register a healthy total in their first innings.

The innings might not have been a flamboyant one but was astute enough to fetch Steve Waugh a Test ton in the trying sub-continent conditions. The Aussie skipper came in at the fall of the third wicket and carried on till the fall of the final wicket when he turned into another victim to Bhajji.

The ninth and tenth wicket stands fetched 133 and 43 runs respectively, which had pulled things back for the visitors. Steve Waugh, in the process, surpassed Javed Miandad on the list of top run-getters in Test cricket as the Australian skipper displayed why he was deemed to be their mainstay in the batting order.