By Bharat Sharma

LONDON: (Jul 15) Sourav Ganguly’s iconic shirt-swinging at the Lord’s balcony after a famous win over England back in 2002 was Jofra Archer’s inspiration to deliver the game-changing spell against India in the high-pressure third Test here, home skipper Ben Stokes has revealed.

Ganguly had taken off his shirt to celebrate India’s win in the high-voltage NatWest Trophy final and it remains one of the most dramatic moments in international cricket to this date.

On Monday, an inspired Archer removed the dangerous Rishabh Pant with a peach before taking a return catch to dismiss Washington Sundar as India went down by 22 runs despite trying their best to recover from those body blows.