A total of 81 runs came off the last five overs and England propelled towards a good total.
New Director of the Indian team, Ravi Shastri, would have reasons to smile.
It may be the time to look for another leader in Tests as Dhoni has been uninspiring overseas.
Indian cricket is heading towards its darkest period as the closet doors open up.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th and final Test had all the elements of a Bollywood potboiler. The event had captured the imagination of every cricket fan in India. And true to its billing, the Test match played at the Wankhede Stadium had a bit of everything.
Records have always been an integral part of Sachin Tendulkar’s glorious career. So much so, that the general perception exists, that the man plays only for records. One can do that for a brief period of time in one’s career, but to consistently maintain that attitude for over two decades is another matter altogether.
The BCCI seems to believe that it is perfectly fine to behave in the most ungentlemanly manner while running "The Gentleman’s Game" in India.
Another India-Sri Lanka contest, another final in which these teams meet and yet another Indian victory which has sent the Indian fans into raptures. For die-hard Mahendra Singh Dhoni fans, it was a cause for double celebrations. But one has to question the timing of many things in the entire tri-series.
The initial matches in the ongoing tri-series in the Caribbean have brought about a few facts. First and foremost, this is one of those series where even the most die-hard cricket fan will find it difficult to follow. The timing of the series is poor, and the time zone difference does not do any favours to office goers in the subcontinent.
If one has to pick a single star in India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2013 campaign, the popular choice could well be the flamboyant Shikhar Dhawan. His purple patch was key to India’s successful campaign. In the entire tournament he had only one score below 50 (48 at that), not counting the curtailed 20-over final.
