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The banter between commentators became epic when Sourav Ganguly and Mike Atherton couldn’t help walking down memory lane, India's epic victory against England at Lord's. One of India’s most iconic moments, when Sourav Ganguly whipped off his shirt at the home of cricket – Lord’s, was revisited during India’s match against Sri Lanka.
During the first innings, Mike Atherton ribbed Ganguly about the incident saying: “'Flintoff in the ground. Don't take off your shirt and start waving it around, Sourav. He took off his shirt once & forced you to do do it at Lord's. One of the worst sights at home of cricket.”
To this Sourav Ganguly replied: “You think so?”
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Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and have chosen to field in their crucial must win encounter against India in the ongoing Champions Trophy here at the Oval, London on Thursday.
India started well with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dawan starting well with a 138-run opening stand before Rohit mistimed a short ball by Lasith Malinga and was out for 78. India captain Virat Kohli, too, didn't last long and was dismissed for a duck and India were 139/2 at the end of the 25th over
Earlier, the Men in Blue went with the same team that played against Pakistan in their opening encounter while Sri Lanka have made three changes in their line-up.
The Virat Kohli-led side had a dream start to their eight-team marquee event, when they thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs in a rain-hit opening clash at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Lanka, on the other hand, slumped to a 96-run defeat at the hands of top-ranked ODI team South Africa in their first group encounter at the Oval.
While a win here would ensure India a semi-final spot, the Angelo Mathews-led side finds itself in a do-or-die situation. They need to clinch victory to keep their hopes in the tournament alive.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
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