Sourav Ganguly

[P_R]

Prabhuram

I will vote for that Taunton match during WC 99 .


I think we ended up with something like 370++ ?

We made 373 and bundled out Lankans for 216. Robin got a five-for.
Here's the link to the match:
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/W...26MAY1999.html

That's of course a great innings. From 100 to 150 he hit 5 fours and 4 sixes But (without taking anything away from Sourav), the straight booundaries were a bit short there. It was slightly advantageous for someone like him (who loves to dance down the track). I think that was the first and last ODI to be played there.

Moreover that match had a matching valiant contribution from Dravid. They put on 318 for the wicket, which was a world record then (broken by Sachin and Dravid later that year in Hyderabad -this is one match before the Gwalior match I quoted)

The match I am talking starred Sourav and Sourav alone:
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1...11NOV1999.html
I quoted it because it is less known that the famous Taunton match and it is an example of Sourav carrying India completely on his shoulders when everyone faltered.