Too Hasty ?? Yeah !

I must admit and I'm sure Sehwag would agree, that we were too hasty to brand the Bangalore wicket as a flat drawn-match wicket. Indeed, the match has now been set up nicely with theoretically all 3 results a possibility. The draw however still leads the race by some margin over a Pakistan win.

It is going to be a real tough ask on a pitch which is "progressively deteriorating" and that's the key word here unlike Mohali that played somewhere close to its best on Day 5. I wonder who will put up his hand for India tomorrow. Will Tendulkar choose this stage to make a nice slow 35th hundred ?? Will Laxman carry on his good form in the first innings ?? Will Sehwag break his second innings jinx ?? Will The Wall stand tall again ??

Would it not be ironic (and great) if Ganguly were to see India to safety. An 80 not out batting till the end with 7 or 8 wickets down and he will be hailed as Captain Courageous all over again - the critics will have changed colour with the ease and grace of a chameleon. Knowing the Indian captain, I wouldn't be shocked if he pulled a rabbit out of the hat ?? Remember the 98* in Kandy 2001 when he was going through a similar bad patch ??

Anyway fingers crossed, India should pull off the draw required. (Though a win wouldn't hurt either)