Sourav Ganguly trolled by Ajit Agarkar for Natwest final T-shirt waving incident: Watch

Natwest 2002 final between England and India was a watershed in history of Indian cricket. famous triumph that is etched in minds of Indian cricket fans completed 18 years on Monday.  Natwest 2002 final is remembered for a spirited batting performance from young guns of Indian batting line-up as y chased down a huge target after losing experienced players like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid early in innings.

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Natwest 2002 final: Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid troll Sourav Ganguly on his iconic celebration at Lord's

Moreover, Natwest 2002 final is remembered for Sourav Ganguly's iconic T-shirt waving celebration. Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif were a part of Indian squad that played Natwest 2002 series. trio was present on a talk show CricketDiaries where y spoke about Sourav Ganguly's iconic celebration.

host asked three veterans if y were expecting Sourav Ganguly to do something like that. To which Rahul Dravid said that he was shocked. Rahul Dravid added that he was wondering what was Sourav Ganguly doing. former India captain, who was Ganguly's successor, also revealed that Harbhajan Singh who was sitting beside him also wanted to do same celebration. However, Rahul Dravid added that he didn't let him do it as he held his T-shirt down.

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former India captain also went on to troll Sourav Ganguly saying that Harbhajan Singh's body would have been a little better than Dada's. Ajit Agarkar also joined and trolled Sourav Ganguly on his physique. Agarkar said that only thing that Ganguly regrets about removing his T-shirt is that he had to train a little bit extra after doing celebration.

Natwest 2002 final: When India snatched victory from jaws of defeat

Even though Mohammad Kaif is kwn for his athletic fielding, he is remembered for his famous match-winning kck in Natwest 2002 final against Nasser Hussain's England at iconic Lords' Cricket Ground. Mohammad Kaif had scored an unbeaten 87 in that contest and was adjudged Man of Match for his stellar innings which helped India snatch victory from jaws of defeat. He added 121 runs with Yuvraj Singh (69) for sixth wicket when it seemed to be curtains down for Sourav Ganguly-led side at 146/5. duo n took matters into ir own hands and smashed English bowlers all around park to help India register a famous win at 'Mecca' of cricket.

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What made this win even more special was that prior to this contest, Men In Blue were t regarded as good chasers and at same time, had also lost nearly 6-7 ODI finals or big-match games as well. However, what had really stood out in contest is that Hussain had sledged Mohammad Kaif when he had come out to bat by calling him a 'Bus Driver' when India were in position to win that contest. neless, rest as y say his history as Mohammad Kaif made his bat do talking.

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