Ganguly scoring 144 against Australia to save match. Fact is bowlers were Gillespie MacGill ,bracken, Waugh ,Katich No Macgrath Lee or Warne.
1 st day ----- Match started late due to rain on ended early bad light. Two rain interruptions in between 2 nd day ------ Match started late due to bad weather on ended early bad light. Good interruptions in between. 3 rd day ------ half an hour play due to bad light and rain 4 th day ------ play ended early Ganguly scored century at tea in conditions it was clear can not be played for result. 5 th day ----- play started late ended as draw with mutual consent of captains.
How this can be match saving innings when everybody knew that there wont be result. Indian first inning ended on fifth day
India lost 78 tests since 1996 Sachin 9 tons solo fights for team Aus 4 SA 2 Eng Pak NZ one each Dravid 1 tons solo fights against Zim one Laxman 2 tons solo fights against Aus two Sehwag 3 tons solo fights against Aus Pak SA one each and the last Saurav Big Zero tons contributed no solo fight.
These are either solo or sizable resistances while loosing others have not contrubeted enough so we lost. He scores when others soften balling by their pounding. Then the vulture comes to grab the kill
India won 38 tests since 1996 Dravid 19 Fifties contributed to win Four Zim quality opposition 15 Laxman 15 Fifties contributed to win quality opposition 15 Sachin 15 Fifties contributed to win Two Zim quality opposition 13 Sehwag 6. Fifties contributed to win one Zim quality opposition 5 Saurav 13 Fifties contributed to win three BD one Zim quality opposition 9
Then why Saurav at bottom ? Sehwag matches played 60 still going strong Saurav matches played 109
Lone fifties seldom win matches as it need strong support from others batsman and bowlers. That is why I gave tons hundreds records to rate these batsman. But some skeptics said this player won match by his fifty
India won 38 tests since 1996 Sachin 13 tons contributed to win. Dravid 9 tons contributed to win Laxman 4 tons contributed to win Sehwag 3 tons contributed to win Saurav 3 tons contributed to win.
bottom 3 qualitative Laxman 2 Aus and 1 Sri Lanka. Sehwag 1 each WI SLanka & Pak Saurav the bottom most 2 Zim and one Eng.
