Kumble a great bowler: Ganguly

Leeds, August 26: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday attributed the historic victory to a combined effort from the team while rival England skipper Nasser Hussain conceded his team was outplayed. "It was a very good team effort," an exultant Ganguly said after the win.

Hussain said: “All credit to the Indians. They handled the conditions better than we did."

Ganguly admitted it had been a tough decision to bat first on a wicket that behaved treacherously but said the team did well to overcome the odds. "It was a big decision to bat first... But I had the confidence of having the best batsmen in the world (in our ranks)."

Ganguly chose to praise his bowlers profusely for their collective effort. "We got them (England) out early in the first innings and we bowled well in the second innings too. Anil Kumble is a great bowler -- there is just one word that can describe him -- great.

"Kumble bowled well alongwith Harbhajan. Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan also bowled well in tandem. Zaheer bowled splendidly. In fact he looked like taking a wicket every ball," he said.