There was trend that India would qualify for final but lose: Kaif revisits NatWest 2002 win
Cricket | July 13, 2020 14:07 ISTIndia's hero of 2002 NatWest series final, Mohammad Kaif revisited the stunning victory.
India's hero of 2002 NatWest series final, Mohammad Kaif revisited the stunning victory.
On this day in 2002, Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh combined to steer India to an incredible victory over England in the NatWest series final.
It was on July 13, 2002 when Ganguly and his young team won the NatWest Trophy final, chasing down a steep target of 326 with just three balls to spare.
India, led by Sourav Ganguly, won the final by two wickets with three balls to spare riding Yuvraj and Kaif's sixth-wicket stand of 121 runs. The Men in Blue were 146/5 at one stage when the pair joined hands and from there the rest was history.
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The Punjab-born player has never given up a single time in his career and has fought his way back from every slump, be it poor form or even cancer.
The 38-year-old Kaif will always be remembered for his match-winning knock of 87 at the Lord's when he led India to victory over England in the NatWest Series.
Reflecting on the famous win, Sourav Ganguly, in an exclusive chat with IndiaTV, recalled what went through his mind on that glorious day of England summer.
Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt and twirled it around while celebrating India's victory. The victory is still regarded as one of the most memorable Indian wins abroad.
The former Team India batsman spoke about the incident after a fan tossed him the question about the same during a QnA session on Twitter.
New Delhi: He was the manager of the Indian cricket team during its memorable Natwest Trophy triumph over England at Lord's way back in 2002 and Rajiv Shukla revealed that Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and
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