2 days, 11 hours, after getting follow on, this is how Gautam Gambhir saved India's 'respect'

By Sandy Verma On Dec 18, 2024

Gautam Gambhir: These days the Indian team is on Australia tour, where a 5-match Test series is being played. The third match of the series is being played in Brisbane from 14 December. On the fourth day, Indian batsmen batted with great struggle. In the end, the Indian bowlers took charge and saved India from follow-on. India needed 244 runs to save the follow-on in this match.

Akashdeep and Jasprit Bumrah overcame this difficult task. Gautam Gambhir was very happy in the dressing room after seeing India avoiding follow-on, whose reaction also went viral on social media. However, even after getting follow-on, Gambhir batted for 11 hours to save the honor of Team India.

When Gautam Gambhir saved India's pride

The year was 2009, the Indian team was playing the second match against New Zealand under the leadership of Virender Sehwag. The match was being played in Napier. The host team, batting first, had already shattered India's morale by scoring 619/9 runs. Three players scored centuries from the Kiwi team. Ross Taylor played a brilliant inning of 151 runs, while Jesse Ryder scored a double century and scored 201 runs. Brendon Mancullum also contributed 115 runs. The Indian team failed to save the follow-on in this match.

Team India was reduced to 305 runs. However, after this, Kiwi team captain Daniel Vettori demanded follow-on, after which India had to come out to bat again. However, in the second innings the Indian batsmen showed their mettle. Especially Gautam Gambhir. He played a composed innings of 137 runs playing 436 balls and played the most important role in drawing the match. Gautam had stunned the opposing team by batting for 11 hours in this match. Apart from him, VVS Laxman had scored 124 runs. Gambhir's historic innings is still immortal in the pages of Indian history.

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— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) December 17, 2024

India is in bad shape

In the third match against Australia, the Indian team will have to play brilliantly on the fifth day. At least the Indian team will have to remember the innings of coach Gautam Gambhir, which he played during the New Zealand tour in 2009. Australia had scored 445 runs in this match, in response to which India had scored 252/9 runs by the end of the fourth day's play.

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