5 best paybacks by Indian Players

#2 Sourav Ganguly vs Andrew Flintoff

Sourav Ganguly has arguably been one of the most fearless cricketers to ever play for India and the 2002 Natwest Series’ final at Lords was a sublime proof of that.

England won the toss and opted to bat first. Two scintillating centuries from the English opener Trescothick and the skipper Nasser Hussain helped England to post a mammoth total of 325 runs by the end of 50 overs.

Sehwag and Ganguly gave India a decent start but as soon as they both went back to the pavilion, an Indian batting collapse took place. Mongia went back on the score of 9 runs which was followed by the early dismissals of Sachin and Dravid as well. Half of the Indian side was back into the dugout on the score of 146 runs.

Then came Mohammad Kaif with Yuvraj Singh on the other end and the rest, as they say, is history. The once-in-a-lifetime partnership from both the batsmen put the match in India’s favour. Though Yuvraj got out on the score of 69, Kaif remained not out on 87.

As Kaif and Zaheer ran for the winning runs, The Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguly celebrated by taking off his shirt, at Lord's balcony. This was in return to the shirtless celebrations did by Andrew Flintoff when England defeated India at Mumbai. With this, Dada gave a fitting reply to the Britishers and gifted his fans, an unforgettable moment that they’ll cherish forever.