India vs England at Lord’s in 2011 – Indian team lost almost everything on their tour of England in 2011- number one spot in Test rankings, lost almost all matches and also the stature they earned post the World Cup 2011 win.
The Lord’s ODI was the only game where they sensed a win but rain ruined their chances of pulling off a thriller. Till the last moment, the game moved like a pendulum, sometimes in India’s favour and sometimes rolling towards England’s but a tie, in the end, was destined to be the case.
More than the result, it was one thing that amused the crowd at Lord’s as we saw a brilliant camaraderie between M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina, both of whom carried India from a score of 110/4 to 279/5. Dhoni scored 77 runs whereas Raina’s contribution was 83. The partnership between the two saved the Indian team from another failure and this was the only game and the only partnership that India could take back home. Not to forget the form of Rahul Dravid and his three back to back sixes off Samit Patel.