MiD DAY picks ten best wins from India's century of Test wins which was achieved in Kanpur yesterday
MiD DAY picks ten best wins from India's century of Test wins which was achieved in Kanpur yesterday
ADVERTISEMENT
1. Chennai, 1952
India ended their 20-year wait for a Test win here against Donald Carr's Englishmen.
2. Kanpur, 1959
Aided by off-spinner Jasu Patel's nine for 69 in Australia's first innings, Richie Benaud's tourists were conquered by 119 runs.
3. Mumbai, 1964
A packed house watched a cliff-hanger which India clinched by two wickets.
4. Trinidad, 1971
Sunil Gavaskar led the batting charge with knocks of 65 and 67 on Test debut while Dilip Sardesai scored a memorable hundred.
5. The Oval, 1971
BS Chandrasekhar claimed six to bowl out England for 101 before India achieved their 173-run target with four wickets to spare.
6. Trinidad, 1976
Set to score 403 for victory, India scored 406, losing only four wickets in a record run chase.
7. Melbourne, 1981
Australia needed to score only 143 to win but crumbled thanks to Kapil Dev (5 for 28).
8. Kolkata, 2001
Despite being forced to follow-on, India ended up beating Australia. Harbhajan became India's first Test hat-trick man.
9. Adelaide, 2003
India achieved only their fourth Test win Down Under when Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar shared the batting and bowling honours.
10. Perth, 2008
After the dramatic loss in Sydney where India were done in by poor umpiring, Anil Kumble's Indians re-grouped in style and beat Australia at a venue where they were at their invincible best.