On this day 21 yrs ago, Sourav, Rahul stitched record 318-run stand in ODIs

Ganguly played a knock of 183 runs studded with 17 fours and 7 sixes while Dravid scored 145 runs with the help of 17 fours and one six.

It was on May 26, 1999, when Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid stitched a 318-run stand against Sri Lanka in the ICC ODI World Cup.

The duo achieved the feat in the group stage match against Sri Lanka, played at Taunton.

In the match between India and Sri Lanka, the latter won the toss and opted to bowl first.

India got off to a bad start as the side lost its opener Sadagoppan Ramesh (5) in the very first over of the innings.

However, it was then that Ganguly and Dravid got together at the crease and went on to form a 318-run stand.

Ganguly played a knock of 183 runs studded with 17 fours and 7 sixes while Dravid scored 145 runs with the help of 17 fours and one six.

Their heroics enabled India to post a total of 373/6 in the allotted fifty overs.

India then went on to easily win the match as the side bowled out Sri Lanka for just 216.

The Men in Blue went away with a victory by 157 runs as Robin Singh scalped five wickets.

This stand between Dravid and Ganguly is the fourth highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket.

In the 1999 World Cup, India failed to make it to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Selectors are wrong, Gill, Rahane must be in team for West Indies: Ganguly

Gill has already expressed his disappointment at not being picked in the squad for the limited overs series in the Caribbean.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday questioned the omission of veteran Ajinkya Rahane and young Shubman Gill from the ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, urging the selection committee to be consistent with their policies.

An inconsistent Kedar Jadhav has been retained while Gill, who has been adjudged man-of-the-series in the five List A games in the West Indies, scoring 218 runs.

Ganguly took to Twitter to take a dig at the selectors stating the main agenda should be picking the best possible team and not making people happy.

"Time has come for Indian selectors to pick same players in all formats of the game for rhythm and confidence.. too few are playing in all formats ..great teams had consistent players ..it's not about making all happy but picking the best for the country and be consistent @bcci," Ganguly tweeted.

"Here are many in the squad who can play all formats ..surprised not to see Shubman Gill. Rahane in the one day squad," he added.

Gill has already expressed his disappointment at not being picked in the squad for the limited overs series in the Caribbean.

The MSK Prasad-led selection committee picked India's squads for the T20I, ODI and Test squads for the tour of West Indies on Sunday.

Barring left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, no other Indian player features in all 3 formats for the West Indies tour.

Business Standard