Laxman, Harbhajan script sensational Indian victory
Thursday was a day for drum beats and celebrations at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
10/03Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Kolkata, Mar 11-15 2001
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![Australia]( "Australia")
445 & 212 (68.3 ov) -
![India]( "India")
171 & 657/7d (f/o)
Player of the Match
10/03Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Kolkata, Mar 11-15 2001
-
![Australia]( "Australia")
445 & 212 (68.3 ov) -
![India]( "India")
171 & 657/7d (f/o)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Laxman carves a place for himself in history at the Eden Gardens
There was once a man who said "cricket's a funny game." If indeed thatis true, and a truer statement you cannot hope to hear, then VVSLaxman was the master comedian at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on thefourth day of the second Test
Laxman holds centre stage but India still face uphill task
The third day of the second Test saw VVS Laxman come into his own, playing two innings of character in one day
Steve Waugh stands tall as India flicker and fade out
From the euphoria and exultation of yesterday, India were brought back downto earth by a display of attacking cricket that Australia may as wellpatent as their own
Harbhajan makes history as India restrict Aussies
The first day of the second Test between Australia and India was a showcaseof the kind of cricket worth traveling far to witness
'I should have played at least 50 Test matches'
Former India opener S Ramesh on facing the best attacks in the world, the disappointment of being overlooked, and Kolkata 2001
Dravid gets a hundred at Eden
India's go-to guy steps up and answers the doubters
Best supporting act
Amit Varma watches the invisible Rahul Dravid labour in the shadows of VVS Laxman
The impossible dream
A celebration of the best cricket in 2001, starting with Peter Roebuck on VVS Laxman's epic 281 against Australia
Recalling India's collective vow of silence
The nation's greatest series win had more than a tinge of controversy, which nobody in India really wanted to talk about
Forced to follow-on yet won
Finally Australia's great winning streak has come to an end
Classical Kolkata
As befits a city of thinkers and artists, the finest Test played there was a long, slow, examination of skill and character
The 17-year-mark that Laxman has now stretched
And so it finally happened
When McGrath mastered the Master
After two consecutive whitewashes, it's worth reflecting on some of the great passages of play between India and Australia - my favourite of which was the four-ball spell by Glenn McGrath to Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens a dozen years ago
'My 281 altered the cricket world's perception of India'
VVS Laxman looks back at two monumental knocks against Australia, the 167 in Sydney in 2000 and the 281 in Kolkata in 2001, in an interview with Wisden India
What's common to Headingley '81 and Kolkata '01?
Peter Willey, who was involved in two of the greatest Tests of modern times, as player in one, umpire in the other, looks back at them
My father would have been proud of my performance: Harbhajan
India managed to wrest the initiative on the opening day of the second Test, thanks chiefly to an impressive performance by Harbhajan Singh
A forgotten anniversary
While the senses are riveted on the World Cup, the 10th anniversary of a landmark day in Indian cricket - the famous Kolkata stand between Laxman and Dravid - has gone unheralded, unacknowledged even
Amazing grace
Rahul Bhattacharya talks to VVS Laxman and finds a simple man, intent on doing his job the best he can