The brave hearts-Yuvraj and Kaif

The triumph could not have been more symbolic. The protagonists, from a nation colonised, were playing at the most hallowed symbol of the gentleman's game. The target: A stiff 326, at that time the second highest run chase in ODIs. Rising from the ashes of a typical Indian middle order collapse, the two Sagittarians scripted a fight back that announced their mettle to the world. With it was unveiled, the unapologetic, in-your-face spunky side of Indian cricket. By waving his shirt over his head on the Lord's balcony, Sourav Ganguly began moulding a team, which would look cricket's superpowers in the eye and not flinch.