It has been a while since the men in whites battled tooth and nail for supremacy in Bangalore to serve a sumptuous contest for the spectators. But even amid the T20 cacophony and Yuvraj Singh's stirring comeback, the well-wishers of Indian cricket will look back and ponder over the numerous possibilities that the playing surface in Chinnaswamy has exposed to our scrutiny. In stark contrast, to the slow and low surface prepared in Hyderabad, Bangalore was a whiff of fresh air. The pitch suited seamers, spinners and stroke players alike. The pacers willing to bend their backs found delightful assistance in the surface as indicated by Tim Southee's unbelievable bowling figures in the first innings and Umesh Yadav's aggressive