The 2001 Eden Gardens Miracle: 25 Years Since India Made Australia Follow-On and Changed Test Cricket Forever
March 2026 marked 25 years since one of cricket’s greatest-ever Tests. At Eden Gardens, Steve Waugh’s Australia—on a 16-match winning streak—forced India to follow-on. Then VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) batted for an entire day, Harbhajan Singh took a hat-trick, and India pulled off the unthinkable. Sourav Ganguly called it “more special” than any ODI win.
“Follow-on. 16-match winning streak. 281 from Laxman. 180 from Dravid. 25 years later, the Eden Gardens miracle remains Test cricket’s greatest comeback.”