When Virender Sehwag compared Sourav Ganguly to Salman Khan

When Virender Sehwag compared Sourav Ganguly to Salman Khan

India’s win in the NatWest Trophy in 2002 has to be one of the best moments of Indian cricket. Chasing a total of 326, against a strong England side was unthinkable back then but India did the unexpected and pulled off the thrillers. Also Read: Yuvi-Kaif show guided India to the NatWest Trophy win

While Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh‘s sixth-wicket stand of 121 runs did the job for India, two other architects of the win were skipper Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag. The duo put up 106-run stand for the first wicket and that came in only 87 balls. Also Read: 16 interesting things to know about Mohammad Kaif

The game is best remembered for Ganguly’s shirt-waving celebration. Recalling the victory, 14 years later, Sehwag compared his skipper to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

Sehwag tweeted:

An ecstatic Kaif, who won the Man of the Match in that game for his game-changing 75-ball 87, recalled the famous win. While he hailed ‘partner in crime’ Yuvraj’s remarkable 63-ball 69, he also remembered Ganguly’s unforgettable celebration.