# Indian mixed disability team recreates Ganguly’s Lord’s shirt moment

2026-08-20T14:53:49+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Indian mixed disability cricket team defeated England by 118 runs in the seventh and final T20I at Lord's, and celebrated the consolation win by recreating Sourav Ganguly's iconic shirt-waving moment from the same balcony 24 years after the original. The team's gesture paid homage to Ganguly's famous celebration at Lord's in 2002 after India won the NatWest Trophy final. The victory gave India a face-saving win in the series, though England had already secured the series win earlier.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The recreation links two landmark Lord's moments across vastly different formats. Ganguly's 2002 celebration marked India's rise in limited-overs cricket, this act highlights growing recognition for disability cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has increasingly supported para-cricket, but it still lacks the funding and broadcast visibility of mainstream cricket. The gesture may help push for more structured pathways and series for disabled cricketers, who currently rely on ad-hoc tournaments.

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- sports.ndtv.com <https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/24-years-later-sourav-gangulys-lords-moment-returns-courtesy-of-indian-mixed-disability-team-11934242#publisher=newsstand>
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