If I were to give team India a sobriquet i would say shylock.The men in blue are in full swing with uncountable lucrative endorsements coming their way after the emphatic win over the kangaroos.OZ tours have always been bristle-with on and off field controversies and this time was no exception either; however, Australian's well known or infamous distract and win policy was not good enough to see them through this time round. Bhajji, the man sought after was tested at almost every milisecond on this sojourn which was not unexpected, but was of course more than one could anticipate it would be. He should be given full marks to come out unscathed of this ordeal. Ponting was of course not in a very good shape and man used to win was pretty much on backfoot. The realisation of the same would have been very killing for him, peradventure Punter would have expected another cheek from the Indians for his well known antics.
This young brigade is different altogether and believes in "AN EYE FOR AN EYE,A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH." The best part of this was the hot blood did not loose the sight of them being on the field in the heat of the moment,if you are being targeted to distract it is fine to give it back to them, but if you get distracted in turn, you are doing what they want you to do. This "self destruction" mode is what Aussies developed over the last decade. Not only Indians, but all the teams did not see themselves through.This strategy not only included who are to be targeted, but also who are not to be targeted at any cost, If you trace the steps Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Inzamam were the ones on 'KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE' list, coz it might backfire and they tested and tasted it on quite a few occasions against these players. Punter's statement "third final would not be required " before the onset of the best of three finals was just a futile effort to show that he was mentally fit enough to distract Indians,though his prediction was correct to the T.Ponting also have a big share in india's win on this tour, India should be thankful to Mr Ponting for that.India's finds in Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar is a superb sign for Cricket India.
This series will be known for many reasons. A change of season also indicated curtains for Sourav and Dravid ODi career.One man who has seen change in seasons and is still there with a few more memories added to his memoirs but with a lot of cricket left in him.He rose to occasions to leaving his critics who were criticizing him a day before just smile as they are happy to loose it to him.Sachin Tendulkar is not an era,he is not a season,he is a human being playing cricket who will have him time to bid adieu to cricket.By the time he says goodbye to the game he will leave a lot of unbreakable records behind,flabbergasted opponents and critics of cricket rubbing their hands gleefully.This is a finish of an era and of course a commencement of a new one.Another change in the game of cricket spearheaded by India in Indian Premier League is eager to take an onset and there is still a lot to come.There would be clashes,there would be records broken as well as heartbreaks.There would be tears and smile.Moments of dispair and obessessed with freak will be there.It is all happening here. Stay Tuned!
This young brigade is different altogether and believes in "AN EYE FOR AN EYE,A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH." The best part of this was the hot blood did not loose the sight of them being on the field in the heat of the moment,if you are being targeted to distract it is fine to give it back to them, but if you get distracted in turn, you are doing what they want you to do. This "self destruction" mode is what Aussies developed over the last decade. Not only Indians, but all the teams did not see themselves through.This strategy not only included who are to be targeted, but also who are not to be targeted at any cost, If you trace the steps Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Inzamam were the ones on 'KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE' list, coz it might backfire and they tested and tasted it on quite a few occasions against these players. Punter's statement "third final would not be required " before the onset of the best of three finals was just a futile effort to show that he was mentally fit enough to distract Indians,though his prediction was correct to the T.Ponting also have a big share in india's win on this tour, India should be thankful to Mr Ponting for that.India's finds in Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar is a superb sign for Cricket India.
This series will be known for many reasons. A change of season also indicated curtains for Sourav and Dravid ODi career.One man who has seen change in seasons and is still there with a few more memories added to his memoirs but with a lot of cricket left in him.He rose to occasions to leaving his critics who were criticizing him a day before just smile as they are happy to loose it to him.Sachin Tendulkar is not an era,he is not a season,he is a human being playing cricket who will have him time to bid adieu to cricket.By the time he says goodbye to the game he will leave a lot of unbreakable records behind,flabbergasted opponents and critics of cricket rubbing their hands gleefully.This is a finish of an era and of course a commencement of a new one.Another change in the game of cricket spearheaded by India in Indian Premier League is eager to take an onset and there is still a lot to come.There would be clashes,there would be records broken as well as heartbreaks.There would be tears and smile.Moments of dispair and obessessed with freak will be there.It is all happening here. Stay Tuned!
