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As things heat up between India and hosts England in the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025, we take a look at one of the most controversy-ridden India tours which almost caused a diplomatic row. Our guest Gaurav Kalra, who followed all the developments from close quarters as a journalist on that tour, tells us what all went down when India travelled Down Under in 2007-08 in this episode of A Century of Stories: Cricket podcast presented by IDFC FIRST Bank.

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00:00 - 02:00 - Intro
02:01 - 05:25 - Build up to the 2007-08 tour and India’s selection issue
05:26 - 07:20 - Melbourne Test and Kumble’s fifer
07:21 - 11:15 - Build up to the Sydney Test
11:16 - 14:20 - The Sydneygate controversy
14:21 - 19:05 - Allegations reported and tensions rise
19:06 - 25:58 -Bucknor’s howler and Symonds’ rookie error
25:59 - 30:15 - When the tour looked to be in jeopardy
30:16 - 32:25 -The emotional Perth Test
32:26 - 36:45 - Reaction of the Australians
36:46 - 39:30 - Anil Kumble’s reaction to the Perth win
39:31 - 44:35 - The aftermath of the acrimonious Test
44:36 - 48:54 - The impact of IPL on the equation between players