10 memorable cricket moments that have occurred at Bengaluru over the years
One of the best in the worldThe Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will play host to the second Test of the India-South Africa series from Saturday. The ground has seen many a memorable moment both in Test and ODI cricket and many of them are still remembered by fans across the globe.Here are 10 of the most memorable moments that happened at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
#10 Ricky Ponting finally succeeds in India
If there was one country where Ricky Ponting couldn't get going at all, it was India. He had had absolutely harrowing time in 2001, where scored 17 runs in 3 Tests. In the following tour in 2004, he couldn't play in the opening three Tests before returning for the final Test and failing on a rank turner in Mumbai.
The right-hander arrived in India in 2008 with extra determination to succeed and finally managed to get the monkey off his back, by scoring a ton in the opening Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and heave a huge sigh of relief.