6) Kapil Dev’s heroics at Melbourne (1981)
After hanging on for a hard-fought draw in the second Test at Adelaide, Kapil Dev despite with a serious leg injury bowled India to a memorable victory on the final day of the Melbourne Test to guide India draw a series for the first time in Australia.
5) First innings victory in England (2002)
A brave decision to bat first after winning the toss at Leeds proved decisive as India put on a huge first innings total and then snatched an innings victory for the first time in England. It’s still the only occasion in which three of the ‘fab four’ in Indian team — Dravid, Tendulkar, and Ganguly — all scored centuries in the same innings.
4) Sourav Ganguly’s memorable comeback (2006)
With Sourav Ganguly making a successful comeback and Sreesanth picking up eight wickets in Johannesburg, It was India’s first victory in South Africa. It meant they had now won a Test match in each of the Test-playing nations.