India seal emphatic win at Headingly Ever since his first Test innings at Lord's six years ago, Sourav Ganguly has been in the habit of making history. He was in the thick of things yet again as his side notched up a famous win at Headingley on Monday, making him the winningest captain overseas. India were quick to end Nasser Hussain's fighting innings on the fifth morning, and from then on, wickets tumbled with metronomic regularity. Hussain made 110, and Alec Stewart made 47, but neither could stem India's inexorable march towards triumph. Anil Kumble ended with four wickets as England were bowled out for 309, handing India their biggest overseas win ever - by an innings and 46 runs. Rahul Dravid fought off challenges from Sachin Tendulkar and Ganguly to win the Man of the Match award, and India move to London and the Oval with the prospect of a historic series win looming vividly ahead of them.

Victorious India almost perfect, says Hussain England skipper Nasser Hussain said India came close to perfection in trouncing England to win the Headingley Test. "They almost had the perfect Test match. We have been outplayed in all departments," Hussain said. "You must give them credit. They played exceptionally, and Rahul Dravid's innings was one of the best I have ever seen." Hussain was less complimentary about his own side, saying England failed to bowl or field well. England dropped six catches in India's innings. "We didn't even bat that well," Hussain said, despite his back-to-the-wall 110. "We have had a bad performance here. The curve is not always upward. We have to react now." India's spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh bowled in tandem for the first time at Headingley and shared 11 wickets. Skipper Sourav Ganguly admitted India had been wrong to leave off-spinner Harbhajan out of the first Test, while leg-spinner Kumble was unfit for the second. "I don't want to make predictions for the last game but we're pretty happy," Ganguly said. "All the wickets have turned." The Indian skipper also had many words of praise for Man of the Match Rahul Dravid, who hit a splendid 148. "I had confidence in Rahul who is one of the best batsmen in the world, and he and Sanjay Bangar played brilliantly," said Ganguly. "When we reached 630, we knew we had a good chance in the Test. But we knew we had to get them out twice and we knew in the back of our mind that it rains quite a lot in Yorkshire." "I thought it was a good team effort. We've played well overseas for the last year or so. We may not have won any series but we've come very close," concluded Ganguly.

Kapil Dev lauds Indians for creditable win As the last Indian skipper to have won a Test series in England, Kapil Dev was thrilled at the prospect of it happening again. "I am delighted," he said after the emphatic Headingley win. "Even winning by 10 runs would have been sweet." Kapil attributed the victory to excellent batting. "It was important we got so many runs. The bowlers got the chance to have many fielders around the bat," he said. Kapil also added that the victory was significant because the players were under tremendous pressure over their refusal to sign the controversial ICC Champions Trophy contract. "They were under a hell of pressure. But they kept their focus," he said. Chief selector Chandu Borde also had words of praise. "It was as if everything was meticulously chalked out. After a creditable draw at Trent Bridge, the confidence will be up."

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