5 Greatest ODI Knocks of Sourav Ganguly

#1 141 v Pakistan, Adelaide, 2000

Putting Pakistan to the sword

A match-winning knock against Pakistan is very close to every Indian fan's heart, and the same must be true for an Indian cricketer. Scores of them have expressed the tension that surrounds these matches. So, when India met Pakistan in a Tri-Series in Australia, just months after the conflict in Kargil, it must have been no different for Sourav Ganguly.

On one of the poorest Indian campaigns in Australia, against an attack comprising of Akram, Akthar and Razzaq, Sourav Ganguly took the fight to the opposition.

After Tendulkar opted to bat first, Ganguly made the most of the short boundaries, square of the wicket at Adelaide, bringing out his cut shots, square drives, and pulls against the masterful pace attack and the wily spin of Saqlain Mustaq. Rarely has the great Wasim Akram been left so frustrated by a batsman, but it was all Sourav Ganguly that day in Adelaide.

Two weeks after becoming the first Indian to score an ODI hundred in Australia, he added another one to his kitty, propelling India to a convincing win over their arch-rivals.