Sourav Ganguly reminisces the iconic NatWest Series triumph

The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 cases culminated in a number of countries enforcing lockdown to help mitigate the virus. During this time, social media has become an easier way for fans to interact with their favourite players.

Mayank Agarwal took to his twitter handle to announce a brand-new episode of 'Open Nets with Mayank' where fans had the opportunity of asking Sourav Ganguly a variety of questions about his illustrious career on Twitter. However, the fans didn't fritter away the opportunity. 

When asked by a fan if he would have broadened his repertoire, specifically to excel in the T20 format, Sourav Ganguly outlined the importance of the shortest format, and also said that he would have intensified his game in order to meet the standards of the format in the modern-day era.

"T20 is very important. I would have changed my game. It's the licence to keep swinging and keep hitting. I would have loved to play T20, although I did play for the first five years of the IPL. I think I would have enjoyed T20," Sourav Ganguly was quoted as saying to Mayank Agarwal in a video published by the BCCI Twitter handle.

Sourav Ganguly recollected the iconic 2002 Natwest Series final, where his antics in Lord's balcony sent the fans into a frenzy. 

"It was a great moment. We all got carried away, but that's what sport is, when you win a game like that, you celebrate even more. That was one of the great cricket matches I have been part of," he added.

The former Indian skipper also claimed that the NatWest series had its own value, specifically after a come-from-behind performance against England in front of the jam-packed Lord's Cricket Stadium.

"The NatWest had its own charm. When you win in England, on a Saturday at the Lord's, it's a remarkable feeling. It's a packed house." 

When one of the fans asked him to distinguish the NatWest triumph from the successful 2003 World Cup campaign, Ganguly believed that both of them were a defining moment in India's cricketing history. 

"Both have their own place. The World Cup final has a special place; we got smashed by Australia. They were the best team in that generation. Getting to the World Cup, winning every game hands down except Australia, I thought, was a great achievement,” Ganguly said.