India playing XI when they won the game despite following on against Australia in 2001: Where are they now?

Recently, New Zealand won a Test against England despite being put to follow on in the game. This has previously happened only three times in the history of the game. India achieved a similar feat way back in 2001 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It was one of the most memorable wins for Team India. Here, we take a look at the India playing XI when they won the game despite following on against Australia in 2001.

Since then, Indian Test cricket has come a long way. India is one of the best Test-playing nations right now. The team played in the final of WTC in 2021 and could also play in the WTC 2023 final.

Openers: Shiv Sunder Das and Sadagoppan Ramesh

SS Das and Sadagoppan Ramesh were the openers in India's playing XI when they won the game despite following on against Australia in 2001. Sadagoppan Ramesh is currently a broadcaster in the Tamil language. He has a lot of fans in this regard. SS Das has been in the news recently as a possible option to replace Chetan Sharma as the selector of Team India.

Middle-Order: Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly (C), VVS Laxman and Nayan Mongia (WK)

 As we all know, Rahul Dravid is currently the Head Coach of Team India. He was the coach of the U19 and India A squads before this. Sachin Tendulkar holds a role in the Mumbai Indians as a mentor while Sourav Ganguly is currently with Delhi Capitals as the Director of Cricket. He was the President of BCCI until recently. VVS Laxman is currently the Head of NCA. He played a mindblowing inning in that game at Eden Gardens. Nayan Mongia, like SS Das, was recently in the news regarding the Chairman of Selectors job.

Bowlers: Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Venkatapathy Raju and Venkatesh Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad was a part of the bowling attack in the India playing XI when they won the game despite following on against Australia in 2001. Venkatesh Prasad has been popular for his Tweets, especially regarding KL Rahul. Harbhajan Singh is currently into politics while Zaheer Khan holds a role in the Mumbai Indians. Both are active on social media, too. Venkatapathy Raju is currently a part of Viacom 18 as part of the sports panel. We could see more of him in IPL 2023.