Playing It My Way: My Autobiography (63 page)

With the Queen during the 1999 World Cup in England. Also pictured are Zimbabwe’s Heath Streak and Pakistan’s Moin Khan.

Celebrations after winning the one-day series against New Zealand in November 1999, during my second stint as captain.

After being hit on the shoulder ducking a Glenn McGrath bouncer, I was surprised to be given out lbw by umpire Daryl Harper in Adelaide in 1999.

With Shane Warne in Mumbai on the eve of the first Test against Australia in the 2001 series.

Harbhajan Singh takes India’s first ever Test hat-trick at Eden Gardens in 2001.

What a partnership – 335 runs on the fourth day at Eden Gardens and still unbeaten! In the end, VVS Laxman scored 281 and Rahul Dravid 180, turning the 2001 series on its head.

I played my part with the ball, bowling leg-spin and taking three wickets in a five-over spell. Here Adam Gilchrist is out lbw.

Evading a bouncer during a hostile spell from Andrew Flintoff in the third Test at Headingley in 2002.

On the attack at Headingley. A famous victory and we went on to draw the series 1–1.

Bowling at The Oval in 2002 in what was a very exciting Test series.

The whole team went for a ride in New Zealand in 2002. They kept driving us straight at a cliff and then turning at the very last minute – it was great fun.

With Sunil Joshi and Ashish Nehra – enjoying ourselves in the Caribbean in 2002.

Battlefield Centurion: on my way to 98 in the much-anticipated clash with Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup.