Spin Demolition at Mohali! Kumble & Harbhajan Crush England | India vs England 2001 Test Highlights

India’s spinners reign supreme at Mohali! In the 1st Test of the 2001 series, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh shared 15 wickets to script a crushing 10-wicket win over England, despite debuting a completely new pace attack. 🧵 Match Recap: 🏟 Venue: Mohali 📅 Dates: Dec 3–6, 2001 🏆 Result: India won by 10 wickets 🪙 Toss: India (Hussain’s 14th consecutive toss loss!) 🧢 Test debuts: Bangar, Siddiqui, Yohannan (India); Dawson, Foster (England) 🏏 Innings Breakdown: 🔹 England 1st Innings – 238 Hussain – 85 Kumble – 4/66 Harbhajan – 5/51 (inc. 5 wickets in 7.3 overs for 6 runs!) 🔹 India 1st Innings – 469 Deep Dasgupta – 100 (maiden Test century!) Tendulkar – 88 (pure class on display) Dawson – 4 wickets on debut 🔹 England 2nd Innings – 235 Thorpe – 62 Kumble – 6/81 Harbhajan – 2 wickets 🔹 India 2nd Innings – 7/0 (chased target with ease) ⭐ Match Highlights: 💥 Kumble & Harbhajan took 15 wickets between them 🧤 Deep Dasgupta’s gritty 100 despite being a stopgap opener 😬 Wasim Jaffer’s replacement Bangar injured early 🧊 Tendulkar’s composed 88 — praised by even English bowlers ❌ Four dropped catches haunted England (two by debutant keeper Foster) 🔥 Ganguly vs Flintoff spat spiced up proceedings 🗣️ Quotes: 🗨️ “They’re the best spin pair in the world.” – Nasser Hussain on Kumble & Harbhajan 🗨️ “Kumble has returned to full menace post-shoulder surgery.” 👀 What You’ll See: Masterclass in spin bowling England’s middle-order collapse Historic Test memories from a transitional Indian team Mohali under lights (7 overs of experimental day-end play) ✅ Man of the Match: Anil Kumble 📈 Series Lead: India 1-0 💬 What did you think of India’s bold use of three debutant seamers? Could England have handled spin better? 📌 Subscribe for more classic match breakdowns and hidden gems from Test history! #IndiaVsEngland #MohaliTest #TestCricketClassics #CricketHighlights #Cricket