New Delhi: Former skippers of India and England respectively, Sourav Ganguly and Nasser Hussain on Saturday indulged in a funny banter on Twitter regarding the 2002 Natwest Trophy finals.
India had defeated England, in the 2002 Natwest Trophy finals, to mark one of the memorable victories for the Men in Blue.
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Hi Nass .. when was this picture taken .. losing memory with old age 🤔...need my mates help @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/LtVUFxw5N2
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Hi Nass .. when was this picture taken .. losing memory with old age 🤔...need my mates help @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/LtVUFxw5N2
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020Hi Nass .. when was this picture taken .. losing memory with old age 🤔...need my mates help @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/LtVUFxw5N2
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020
Ganguly shared a picture of himself and Hussain with the Natwest Trophy and captioned the post as: "Hi Nass.. when was this picture taken.. losing memory with old age, need my mates help, Nasser Hussain".
- — Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020
">— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020
To this tweet, Hussain replied with a GIF where 'Homer', famous cartoon character from the Simpsons is seen hiding his face in the bushes.
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Young Nass , already thinking about captaincy @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/B4UYwR9XHj
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Young Nass , already thinking about captaincy @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/B4UYwR9XHj
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020Young Nass , already thinking about captaincy @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/B4UYwR9XHj
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020
After this Ganguly was seen at his best, saying: "Young Nass, already thinking about captaincy".
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Or just waiting for you at the toss again 😂
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Or just waiting for you at the toss again 😂
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020Or just waiting for you at the toss again 😂
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 19, 2020
The banter did not end there, as Hussain said: "Or just waiting for you at the toss again".
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I like the toss one better 🤔.. very smart and humour intact .😄..stay well mate ..stay safe ....
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I like the toss one better 🤔.. very smart and humour intact .😄..stay well mate ..stay safe ....
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020I like the toss one better 🤔.. very smart and humour intact .😄..stay well mate ..stay safe ....
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 19, 2020
This response of Hussain left Ganguly bamboozled, and the former skipper lauded Hussain for having his humour intact.
Ganguly was reportedly known for leaving other skippers waiting at the time of the toss.
In the Natwest final, India was given a target of 326 to win the match. India was struggling at 146/5 when both Yuvraj and Kaif got together at the crease.
The duo put on a partnership of 121 runs to give India a glimmer of hope in the match.
Yuvraj was dismissed for 69 runs, but Kaif batted well, as a tail-ender, to give India a win in the final over by two wickets and with three balls to spare.
After the win, then skipper Ganguly took off his shirt and celebrated from the Lord's dressing room.
During England's innings, Hussain also scored a century and went on to play a knock of 115 runs.
