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On 20 th June, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli made their Test debuts. These three Indian gems have become the greats of the game. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test debuts together Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test debut together at iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on 20 th June 1996. England scored 344 runs in the first innings. In reply to 345, Ganguly came at number 3 and played with positive intent putting pressure on England bowlers. It was an amazing inning knock by the stylish left-handed batsman. He scored 131 off 301 balls with 20 fours. On the other hand, Rahul Dravid also played some lovely shots which amazed the fans in England. He fell short of his century by just 5 runs. Both these players helped India post 429 runs. Despite their efforts, the match ended in a draw. Ganguly and Rahul became greats of the game. Under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India won historic Test series in Pakistan, drew Test series in...

On 26 th May 1999, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid created record partnership in ODIs during the Group A match against Sri Lanka played at Taunton. Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the toss and decided to field first. India lost an early wicket of Sadagoppan Ramesh in the first over itself. Rahul Dravid came to the crease and looked cautious at the start of the innings. Sourav Ganguly also cautious at the start and then took on the Sri Lankan bowlers. Dravid played with positive intent to complete his fifty off 43 balls. After the initial struggle, Ganguly showed his class and reached his 50 off 68 balls. Both Dravid and Ganguly smashed the Sri Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground. They kept the scoreboard ticking by rotating the strike and hitting boundaries at will. Dravid reached the century first off 102 balls while on the other hand Ganguly also reached the milestone off 119 balls. After completing their milestone, both batsmen continued to plunder runs...