A Recap Of India’s Greatest Wins In Cricket.

Do you remember the last scene of Lagaan where the Indian farmers emerged victorious against the ruthless British players? India has witnessed such winning moments in real life from the 20th century.

These moments of Indian cricket, which is now one of the top cricket teams in the World, have lots of historic achievements on its list, which will indeed make you proud. Let’s look at such proud, great moments of the Indian Cricket Team you would love to remember-

India’s Test Series Won against Team West Indies In 1971

This series is considered a landmark in the history of Indian Cricket. Before that, in 1962, India had lost to West Indies 0-5. The game started on 18 February 1971. With 774 runs, Sunil Gavaskar and his team made history: they won against the West Indies team 1-0.

India’s Victory in the 1983 World Cup

The Indian team, headed by Kapil Dev this time, was in a position where people did not consider them a top ODI Team. Guess what? The 1983 World Cup proved to be the turning point. It was India’s first World Cup final. The Indian team won by 43 runs by defeating the World Cup champion West Indies team at the Lord’s stadium on 25 June 1983.

India’s Victory against England in Natwest Trophy in 2002

You must have seen the image of Sourav Ganguly waving his t-shirt from the balcony of the dressing room at Lord’s. He was the captain of the Indian team at that time. It was played between 27 June and 13 July 2002. At one point, it was sure that India couldn’t chase the target of 326 runs. At that time, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif upended the situation, which led to the victory of the Indian team.

India’s Victory in the T-20 World Cup in 2007

It was in 2007 that the first T-20 world cup was being played. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India defeated team Pakistan, which was an iconic moment. After this World Cup, the much-hyped Indian Premier League(IPL) was introduced.

India's Victory in 2013 Champions Trophy

MS Dhoni became the first captain to get all ICC trophies in his cabinet. With promoting Rohit Sharma up the order, he found the best opening partnership with Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan was the highest run scorer in the tournament. India won the final against England and won the Champions trophy for the first time.

India's Famous 2011 World Cup Winning Moment

2011 was the cricket changing year for Indian Cricket as they went on to win the 2011 World Cup which was held in India. With the leadership of MS Dhoni and fantastic all round display by Yuvraj Singh India lifted the 50 over trophy after 28 years. This world cup win was one of the top moments in MS Dhoni career

India’s First Series Victory against Australia in 2018-2019

Under Virat Kohli leadership and his batting, India won their first ever series ever against Australia in Australia. It was a proud moment for every Indian as no Asian Team has ever won any test series in Australia before. Australia were without the service of Steve Smith and David Warner as they were facing 1 year ban.

India’s Series Victory against Australia in the Fourth Test Was by Three Wickets

For 32 years, Australia had never lost a test match at the Gabba. Before the final series, India and Australia were drawn at 1-1. In the final Test, India managed to win by three wickets and thereby won the series by 2-1.

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