Reminiscing India’s maiden test win at the Lord’s
Reminiscing India’s maiden test win at the Lord’s Last week the Indian cricket team kept us glued to the television sets like a reader to a thriller novel. The cricket especially on the fifth day of the Lord’s test made the match intriguing and fascinating. The snobbery of the English players in the second innings was evident and perhaps resulted in their own demise. Joyously for us, the win at Lord’s had succeeded another famous win at the Gabba against the Aussies earlier this year. However, off the 19 test matches India has played at the Lord’s, this was only our third win after almost half a decade of trying. The victory at Lord’s was a rare win which we as fans would remember for a long time. When I rewind my memory further, India’s first ever test match win at this venue comes to my mind. The world cup victory in 1983 gave us something profound than just a world cup win. It gave us an identity. Likewise, the maiden test match win at Lord’s in 1986 gave the Indians a bel