Sourav Ganguly, former India captain and current chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), reached the Lord’s Cricket Ground to watch the second Test of a five-match series between India and England. The stadium has many beautiful memories of Ganguly’s cricket career. It was on this ground that he made his international debut, with his captaincy on the field, where India defeated the hosts in the final of the NatWest series. Ganguly took off his shirt and blew it in the air to celebrate the victory of Team India sitting on the balcony of the Lord’s. Ganguly’s presence brought back all those memories for cricket fans.
Ganguly, who came to watch the match at Lord’s, shared the experience on social media. Sharing some selected pictures of the Lord’s ground, he said: ‘He first came here in 1996 as a player and then as a captain. Enjoyed playing at the Lord’s today. India was in good condition then and still is today. It’s a great cricket game. Ganguly’s post received a response from Lord’s Cricket’s official account, in which you were very pleased to see Sourav in the Lord’s.
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Ganguly shares a collage of four films, including his celebration a century after his debut, in the second he is seen as a captain in Tests, in the third he holds the NatWest Trophy and in the fourth photo, the Lord’s is the first day of testing. In 2002, India won the NatWest Trophy against England. England captain Nasir Hussain at the time. Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif together gave India that historic victory.
Talking about the ongoing Test match between India and England, India were 276 for three at the end of the first day. KL Rahul is in the crease after scoring 127 runs. India’s Rohit Sharma scored 83 and Virat Kohli scored 42. Ajinkya Rahane is in the crease with Rahul playing after the run. Cheteshwar Pujara failed again once after scoring 9 runs.
