Men in Blue - CB Series Champs

A huge victory for Dhoni and Co. It was like icing(a big one!) on a cake after a fantastic test series.
The little master silenced the critics(once again) by performing when it matters the most.
All you true Indian cricket fans out there....Enjoy those moments here.

• First final at Sydney
• Second final at Brisbane
  

Top 3 innings by Indian Batsmen in Ind-Aus test series

Indian batsmen had a very good series although India lost it 2-1. Here are the top 3 innings which stood out for me in the whole series,
1. Sehwag's 151 at Adelaide.
2. Tendulkar's 71 at Perth.
3. Laxman's 109 at Sydney.

There are couple more, like Tendulkar's 150 at Adelaide and Ganguly's 67 at Sydney. But from the context of the game these three stood out.

Told you so....

Just before the battle started down under between the 2 cricketing giants, on December 25th, I had a gut feel, which I communicated to my friend Vinod;

"I had a sudden realization or feeling (epiphany maybe) that India will do well at Perth. Everyone would expect us to get rolled over, but we will prove to be surprisingly strong. We have batters who have seen and have been part of collapses at such venues in the past... and have learnt from their mistakes. And our bowlers thrive on helpful conditions. Provided the opening partnership clicks for us in the first innings...we should have a memorable test match in WACA. Insallah!"

The little modesty I have tells me I should not be doing this...but wow, how right I was!!

Onwards to the grand finale...

Foreboding

My dear friend Vinod had a sense of impending disaster a month before it happened. Read his last comment in the previous post. While discussing India's prospects in the upcoming tour down under, we all knew that it was going to be a tough challange. And a win highly unlikely against a very strong Australian team.

Vinod said: I just hope that we play against 11 players and not 13 (the umpires).

India ended up playing against 15. The events that unfolded from January 2 - January 6 2008 have not only confirmed his fears, but have also shook up the cricket world.