Ind vs Eng: How June 20 connects Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly & Sai Sudharsan? Why is this date so special? | Mint

The date June 20 occupies a very special place in the history of Indian cricket. It got a special addition on the same date in 2025 when Sai Sudharsan handed his first Indian Test debut by none other than Cheteshwar Pujara at Headingly in Leeds on the first time on the eve of the first Test of the Five Match against England. But what is so special about this date? It was on June 20 like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli their test debut. While Ganguly and Dravid handed over their first India test kicks in England in the same test in 1996, Kohli stood in the year 2011 in red-ball cricket in West Indies. With the team changing in 1996, Ganguly and Dravid handed their debut test to Lord’s. What followed were, however, legendary things of the duo. While Ganguly scored a majestic debut test a hundred while opening the batting, Dravid missed the three-digit point by just five runs. Later, the duo became India captains. While India won the Natwest Trophy under Ganguly in 2002, in 2007, Dravid India led to their third Test victory against England land on England. Ganguly was also part of the Indian team. Kohli’s debut comes four years later in the Caribbean in 2011.