New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India’s cricketing journey post-independence is a saga of triumph! From iconic World Cup wins to unforgettable Check collection victories, the nation’s ardour for cricket shines.
India took 25 Exams to register their first victory after gaining Independence. India defeated England at Chepauk again in 1952, adopted by their maiden Check collection victory in opposition to Pakistan in the identical yr. Pakistan gained the second Check in Lucknow, whereas India gained the primary and third Exams. The ultimate two Exams of the collection resulted in attracts.
Within the 1967-68 tour of New Zealand, India’s males’s cricket crew achieved its first-ever Check collection win outdoors the subcontinent. The four-match collection concluded with India successful 3-1.
Iconic collection wins in West Indies and England back-to-back beneath Ajit Wadekar in 1971: Ajit Wadekar’s crew first defeated West Indies 1-0 in a five-game collection within the Caribbean. After that, India overcame Ray Illingworth’s formidable English crew that had gained the Ashes with a rating of 1-0 in a three-game check collection.
The primary World Cup victory for India in its cricket historical past stands out amongst all different accomplishments. In 1983, at Lord’s, Kapil Dev’s males defeated essentially the most highly effective crew of that point, the West Indies, by 43 runs to win the World Cup.
India’s rise as an Asian cricket energy with the inaugural Asia Cup win in 1984. India additionally co-hosted the Cricket World Cup 1987.
On March 7, 1987, India’s legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar made historical past by being the primary batsman in Check cricket to achieve 10,000 runs in his 124th recreation, in opposition to Pakistan in Ahmedabad.
Underneath the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India gained some of the well-known Check matches in opposition to Australia on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in March 2001. The collection was circled by Rahul Dravid’s 180 and VVS Laxman’s 281. Regardless of all obstacles, India managed to win in Kolkata earlier than orchestrating one other triumph in Chennai with a nail-biting conclusion to take the collection 2-1. Within the longest format, this was India’s first win in opposition to Australia.
On July 13, 2002, India registered a well-known victory over England within the Triangular NatWest Sequence. India chased down 326/8 with 3 balls to spare at Lords. Followers so far nonetheless keep in mind Sourav Ganguly’s iconic shirt-waving celebration at Lord’s Cricket Floor.
In 2004, Virender Sehwag turned the primary Indian cricketer to ever smash a triple hundred in Check matches. Sehwag made this accomplishment throughout the first match of the Check collection in opposition to rivals Pakistan, which passed off on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
With triple ICC championships from the 2007 T20 WC to the 2013 CT, MS Dhoni is the one captain to have gained all three main ICC white-ball competitions: the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He’s the one captain in limited-overs cricket to have gained this ‘triple crown’ of ICC awards beneath his management.
In 2007, BCCI unveiled the Indian Premier League (IPL). The idea’s audacity lies in its franchise-based T20 league, which includes cities as an alternative of states or provinces and options the world’s high gamers. IPL at the moment is the largest franchise-based league throughout the globe.
With a double century in One Day Worldwide (ODI) cricket on February 24, 2010, Grasp Blaster Sachin Tendulkar turned the primary male cricketer to perform this feat. In a second ODI match in Gwalior, he completed this feat in opposition to South Africa. With 25 fours and three sixes off 147 balls, Tendulkar completed unbeaten on 200 runs.
In 2012, Tendulkar turned the primary batsman to hit 100 centuries in worldwide cricket. The Grasp Blaster completed the feat in opposition to Bangladesh within the Asia Cup 2012.
Propelled by Rohit Sharma’s magnificent double-century in 2014, India marched to a 153-run win in Kolkata in opposition to Sri Lanka. Whereas Eden Gardens celebrated 150 years, Rohit lit up the stadium with a well-paced 264 off 173 to make the event memorable, smashing the highest-ever ODI rating.
Veteran batter Virat Kohli turned the primary Indian captain to steer his crew to a Check collection win in Australia, downing them 2-1 in 2018-19, it was a collection win nicely deserved and India additionally turned the primary Asian facet to win a Check collection in Australia.
After successful the CT finals in 2013 in opposition to England, India had an ICC trophy drought of 11 years, which was lastly damaged by the Males in Blue beneath the management of Rohit Sharma once they gained the T20 World Cup in 2024, defeating South Africa within the closing.
India additionally dominated within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as they gained back-to-back white ball titles this time by defeating the Kiwis within the CT closing. India gained each titles with out dropping a single match all through the match.
India’s unbroken streak of dwelling victories in Check collection between 2013 and 2024: The Indian cricket crew has essentially the most consecutive Check collection wins at dwelling. Between February 2013 and October 2024, the Indians have been victorious in 18 straight Check collection performed on their turf.
After the Rohit Sharma-led squad misplaced the primary two video games of a three-match collection in opposition to New Zealand in India in October 2024, India’s superb run got here to an finish. (ANI)
