ravi says

I am not going to talk about the great economic progress India has made in the last decade or the IT industry. This is all about the victory India had over the South Africa in 1st test in Johannesburg. The news sounds even sweeter when it has come after such a long time. It took 14 years and 5^th African Safari to register our first win. With this win India now has won a test match in all the test playing nations.

The African safari has not been too good this season and Indian team suffered humiliating 4-0 defeat in the one-dayers. There was no such hope that India can clinch this one. The disappointment in the India can be easily seen as there was hardly anyone talking about and there was no enthusiasm in the general public except the electronic media which was engaged in doing the post-mortem. The bad performance can be seen on the T.V. as there was hardly any commercial on the screen in which the players are endorsing the product. I think that company sensed the anger of the general public and refrained themselves from showing them.

So what has brought such a spirited performance? There were few changes for the good. Great comeback by the Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer khan proved his mantle as the fast bowler. There was aggression in the side, hunger to win was clearly visible. The Sreesanth performance deserved Man of the Match award. He brought the exuberance in the team that will help the team in the longer run. He bowled with a great heart, lively pace and impeccable line and length. The little cameo performance of the dance(he is boogie-woogie winner)must have erred south africans but these little things give everyone the confidence to do what they want.

I think that comeback by the Ganguly will be model for the others to follow. If he can get such a treatment there are others player who are playing worse then him at the time he was dropped. I think this will put them under pressure to perform and the true performer will succeed. We should not forget the Laxman, who has played many match winning innings before in the past and here too it was his inning that gave India commanding position in the match. The partnership of Zaheer and Laxman was so crucial and it was amazing to see the application from the Zaheer. The other batsmen who are not doing that great can take a cue from his performance.

It was a great team effort barring few people which always be the case. The days ahead will be much better if the others too join the party and that could really bring the hope back for the world cup next year.

Those who missed the dance performance. the video is available on the youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKHSKHjsTU&eurl=

# posted by Ravi Shekhar : 8:08 PM