When India retaliated against Australia after Gavaskar walked out: The 1981 Melbourne Test was the scene of the match between Australia and India. Sunil Gavaskar was the team captain, and he was opening the batting with Chetan Chauhan. Gavaskar was controversially given out leg before wicket, as Dennis Lillee rejoiced. The ball struck the bat and then crashed onto the pads, infuriating Gavaskar, who chose to defend his position. After an animated conversation with Lillee, he informed his opening partner Chauhan to accompany him back to the pavilion before leaving the field.
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In order to prevent a possible forfeit, Indian manager Shahid Durrani stepped in and asked Chauhan to continue. The Indian team was prepared to exact revenge on their captain, even as Gavaskar was back in the pavilion. India won the match by 59 runs thanks to the efforts of Kapil Dev, who took five wickets in the second innings.
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After the catastrophe of Sydney, India conquers Perth: For many Indian cricket fans, the Sydney Test during the 2007–08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is notorious. First, the Monkeygate incident occurred during the game, when Harbhajan Singh was under investigation for allegedly racially abusing Andrew Symonds.
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The antagonism between the two teams was at its peak during the Perth match. A teenaged Ishant Sharma was a nightmare for Australian captain Ponting as India defeated the Australians by a 72-run margin for a famous win.
When Harbhajan chose to challenge Shoaib Akhtar and Pakistan: It was the 2010 Asia Cup, and India was playing their bitter rivals, Pakistan. Following a rocky start, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni's partnership helped stabilize India as they chased Pakistan's total of 267. The first boiling point then occurred when Gambhir and Kamran Akmal got into a heated argument and the players and umpires had to break it up. Soon after, India was in trouble, and Harbhajan and Suresh Raina had to do a rescue act.
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The off-spinner took on Shoaib Akhtar and hammered him for a six, demonstrating that he was no slouch with the bat. The pacer from Pakistan was not amused and said some harsh words to the spinner. What was Harbhajan's reaction? With one ball left, he prepared himself for the last over and struck Mohammad Amir for a six, giving India a thrilling victory. Akhtar watched Harbhajan celebrate, and the Pakistani pacer chose to ignore it.
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At the Lord's, giving hell: “For 60 overs, they should feel hell out there.” Virat Kohli, the captain at the time, famously said this as India sought victory at Lord's. England made sure to infuriate the Indian team during both innings of the encounter, and the visitors returned the favor. Despite the fact that England needed to chase 272 on the last day to win, the Indians refused to give up.
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The Indian bowlers delivered a clinical performance, dismantling England’s batting lineup and reducing them to a precarious 90 for seven. While Jos Buttler and Ollie Robinson tried to put up a fight, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were relentless — with Siraj wrapping up the match by knocking over James Anderson.
India ends Australia's supremacy at Gabba: Despite suffering a crushing loss in the opening game, India's comeback was the story of the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Vihari and Ashwin fought valiantly to salvage a draw in Sydney after India won the second Test in Melbourne. However, on the last day, Tim Paine, the captain of Australia at the time, decided to sledge Ashwin and repeatedly expressed his desire to get the spinner to Gabba, which is Australia's stronghold.
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The youthful and inexperienced Indian team put the pressure on the Australians, making Paine regret his remarks. India chased 328 runs to win, and they did it well. Shubman Gill struck 91, and the unafraid Rishabh Pant took charge of the chase. India won the series 2-1 as Pant's boundary down the ground drove the Indian supporters into a frenzy as the fortress Gabba was breached.
