Conversation so far:
What started Rahul Dravid's golden years?
As the new international season commenced, the first and foremost challenge for the newly appointed captain and vice-captain.
Who was helping him?
Ganguly and Dravid, was to pull the team out of the shadows of the match fixing scandal.
What did he do?
Indian team played 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy with vigour and showed a lot of character beating Kenya, Australia and South Africa in consecutive matches to reach the Finals.
What did he try?
Although India lost to New Zealand in the Finals, their spirited performance in the tournament helped restoring public faith back in Indian cricket.
What was his next challenge?
Dravid played the first two matches of 2000-01 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy and scored 85 runs in the 2nd match against Zimbabwe.

Question: What made this possible?
Self-contained rewrite: What made Dravid's 85 runs against Zimbabwe possible?