The second match of the five-Test match series between England and India started on August 12, At Home of cricket, Lord’s, London. Meanwhile during the match fans spotted Sourav Ganguly and Geoffrey Boycott sitting together enjoying the game.
Notably, In one frame, The BCCI president Ganguly was seen with his wife Dona, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice-president Rajiv Shukla. Also, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison was seen with them. Meanwhile, in the other frame, Ganguly was seen discussing something with former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott.
Notably, the duo of Sourav and Boycott was always loved by fans. Also, Boycott is the one who gave the nickname ‘Prince of Calcutta’ to Ganguly.
This is how Twitter reacted after spotting Sourav Ganguly and Geoffrey Boycott together at Lord’s
Grew up hearing Geoffrey Boycott call Sourav Ganguly – “The Prince of Calcutta”.
Awesome to see them in one frame and that too at Lord’s! pic.twitter.com/hU7li15NWv
— Arjun Menon (@ArjunMenon88) August 12, 2021
Geoffrey Boycott with his Prince of Kolkata! pic.twitter.com/CvekH36p65
— Rohit Yadav (@cricrohit) August 12, 2021
https://twitter.com/Mrigank96046592/status/1425767584201277450?s=19
Dada is here. Ig thats Dona Ganguly last row.
#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/d9UA4EaSIF
— Snap (@ObsessionSnap) August 12, 2021
Wow Saurav Ganguly and his biggest fan Sir Geoffery Boycott meet again. ‘The prince of Calcutta’ he used to call him in his yorkshire accent 🔥🙃 #engvind pic.twitter.com/ba5YfGSd5s
— Mehran मेहरान 🇮🇳 (@mehranzaidi) August 12, 2021
Sourav Ganguly with Geoffrey Boycott, who interesting gave Dada the title of the 'Prince of Calcutta'. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/bB9arAq33i
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) August 12, 2021
Virat Kohli lost his 8th Toss in Tests in England
India captain Virat Kohli was once again unlucky with the toss. In the second Test against England at Lord’s, he lost his 8th toss in England in Test cricket. Notably, Kohli hasn’t won a single toss as a captain in Tests in England. He lost 5 tosses in 2018 against England, 2 in 2021 against England, and 1 against New Zealand at the WTC final in Southampton.
Toss & team news from Lord's!
England have elected to bowl against #TeamIndia in the 2⃣nd #ENGvIND Test. 🏏
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/KGM2YELLde
Here's India's Playing XI 🔽 pic.twitter.com/leCpLfUDnG
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
During the toss presentation, Kohli expressed the desire to bowl first and talked about the exclusion of Ashwin from Playing XI.
“Same, we would’ve bowled first as well. But not too bad batting first as well, good opportunity to put a score. Ishant replaces Shardul, that’s the only change. We announced 12 within the group and Ashwin definitely was part of that. But this makes the most sense for us as a team.
“Everyone wants to contribute, it’s about getting into the game as a batsman. We just need to get the job done, whoever it is, that’s our main focus. Especially with crowds back in, it’s a pleasure to be here. An honour to play in front of crowds for what should be a cracker.”
