India's Shocking 15-0 Super Over Seizes World Cup Lead!
India’s fightback at the Eden Gardens did make captains and teams wary of enforcing the follow-on. Australia, even under successful captains like Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist enforced it just four times out of the 14 in which they had a choice to do so. Steve Waugh though enforced it seven times post Kolkata and won every Test!
When Steve Waugh’s Australians arrived in India, riding a 15-match winning streak — extended to 16 after a 10-wicket win at the Wankhede — they carried an air of intimidation. Waugh indulged in some aura farming while addressing the media after the win in Mumbai. “I think we made some psychological dents in the opposition,” he had said with a smirk.
A week later, it was 31. In the second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India lasted just 58. 1 overs in the first innings and were dismissed for 171 in reply to Australia’s 445.
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They had a lead of 274 against a batting line-up low on confidence. Their attack featured Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz, and the so-called “final frontier” of conquering India seemed close. Notably, the bowlers had delivered just 12 overs on Day 3, so fatigue hardly appeared to be an issue.
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