A lot has been spoken and written about the great Indian Mohali victory and VVS’s special innings.
To me, the tone of this entire test match and the series was set right on Day 1, with what happened with the Zaheer and Ponting spat. How things have come full circle in the cricketing world in couple of years? Yes, India is the No. 1 ranked team now and the Aussies trying hard to stay in the middle rung. The masters of sledging happend to be at the receiving end this time and Ponting did really look like an old war horse, gone past his prime, shaken for a moment on what has really happened.
This is the new age Indian team, with the right mix of youth and vintage class middle order batsmen, ready to fight not just with sport, but even otherwise. You need not always cross the line like the Aussies or a McEnroe or a Dennis Rodman. But, in any competitive sport, occasional, yet controlled flare ups, just adds spice to the game. Way to go Zaks!
Other than Gambhir and the skipper, who still appears to be in a jet lag after the successful T20 Champions League campaign, their shoddy performance could have been the single biggest difference between such a close finish to a stroll in the park for India. The rest of the entire team delivered.
That does help clear some doubts about the No. 1 ranking for the Indian test team.
