Chasing a mammoth 326 to win the
2002 Natwest Series final
against
England
at
Lord's
, India lost half their side for only 146 when a young
Mohammad Kaif
walked in to join
Yuvraj Singh
, and the rest as they say is history.
Yuvraj (69) and Kaif (87 not out) not just resurrected India's run-chase with a partnership of 121 runs, but the latter stayed till the end to take India home for a famous title victory by two wicktets against
Nasser Hussain
's England.
Hussain, who scored 115, and added 185 runs with England's other centurion Marcus Treschothick (109), was on his haunches after India scored the winning runs in the final over and India captain
Sourav Ganguly
removed his shirt in the Lord's balcony to celebrate the win.
More than two decades later, Kaif told a story from the match about how Hussain sledged him when he came in to bat and how the Indian batsman replied the England captain -- first with the bat and then with words.
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"When I went in, Nasser Hussain said to me: 'Who is this guy? I think he's a bus driver, not a player'," recalled Kaif while talking on the 'Revenge Week' segment of Star Sports' show on IPL.
"I didn't reply to him. My dad had told me to reply with your bat. Finish your job. I was focused on playing till the end, and win the match for my team," Kaif added.
"So after winning the match, I replied to Hussain's remark: 'It's not a bad innings for a bus driver'."
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