Last Saturday afternoon just about time for my next class, the expected which was unexpected 4 days ago happened. Yes its India winning the match against the Aussies in their own den Perth. While we started celebrating the victoryalmost immediately after RP Singh cleaned up the last man, one of the Aussie supporter here quickly prompted “guys we have won 16 tests in a row and its just one test you guys won and you are celebrating as though you won a championship”. True its just one test but considering the venue and the time at which it came by its no less than a championship victory. I reluctantly left for my class after that wicket without watching the presentation ceremony.
People always like to see the under dogs win. Though Will Smith has given few big box office hits everyone talks about his performance in “In pursuit of happiness”, that because it wasn’t expected. Also we feel sorry for him for not have won the Oscar for that performance, the same way we will feel sorry for India for not have won the Sydney test or atleast to have drawn it. Before the start of the match I like most of us here, I prayed for a drawn match as I/we thought that’s the best possible result India can hope for considering the history and nature of WACA wicket.
After so much of both on field and off field action in Sydney test its really a great victory for India. Its not the first time in the series that India has dominated the Aussies. We have been doing that in all the three test only to loose the initiative some time later, thanks to both the way the team played and other things that team didn’t have much control on. But this time they were not ready to loose the initiative and went on to build on, to script the most unexpected.
Before the start of the match many of the Aussie players had given a statement that the match would not last for more than 4 days and damn yes they were right.
One man who should be praised is the captain himself Anil Kumble. The way he rallied his men both on and off the field was simply fantastic. Being an ardent fan of Jumbo I have always liked the way he played his game “no fuss, no buzz, just business”. Looking at the way he has performed as a captain one just wonders why he wasn’t made a captain much before.
Lot of commentators during the match had commented that India- Australia test series is shaping into the next big thing after India Vs Pakistan series. But now since India and Pakistan are playing series on a regular basis its just about loosing the shine and India Vs Aus series is proving to be the best in the world. With India being the only opponent capable of defeating Australia in recent times it’s the best contest in cricket right now.
With the fight India has shown in this series one hopes they continue with their win to add one more in Adelaide.
RJ
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