India completed a famous ODI win on August 15, 2019. Photo: ChatGPT India is celebrating its 80th Independence Day today (August 15). On this day in 1947, the country gained freedom and began a new chapter. Since India was ruled by the British, the country was no stranger to cricket. India made their Test debut against England at Lord's in 1932. India played their first Test after independence against Australia Down Under. 72 years after Independence, India finally registered a win on the special day. Virat Kohli-led India famously defeated West Indies in the third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-0 in 2019. The match started on the evening of August 14 and ended in the wee hours of August 15, marking India's first-ever win on Independence Day. Opting to bat first, West Indies scored 240/7 in a rain-marred 35-over game. Khaleel Ahmed shone with the ball and took a three-fer. Mohammed Shami scalped two wickets. Virat Kohli took over the charge after India lost the early wicket of Rohit Sharma. Kohli added 66 runs for the second wicket with Shikhar Dhawan and 120 runs for the fourth wicket with Shreyas Iyer. Kohli played a captain's knock and remained unbeaten on 114 off 99 balls to lead India to a comfortable six-wicket win on Independence Day. Iyer slammed 65 off 41 balls. In 2021, India defeated England in a Test match at Lord's that ended on August 16. Kohli-led India conquered West Indies in the 2019 series and remained undefeated. They kicked off the series with a four-wicket win in the first T20I. India won the next two games to whitewash the hosts 3-0 in the T20I series. The first ODI of the three-match series was washed out. India won the next two ODIs to clinch the series. India continued their domination in the Test series and won both games by comfortable margins to whitewash the hosts 2-0. India went on to qualify for the 2019-21 World Test Championship final, where they lost to New Zealand. Rishav Narang is an experienced writer with nine years of experience in sports journalism. He extensively writes on cricket and covers live matches, b... View More