Oh what a fantastic victory !! This has to rank up there with the 2 back to back wins at Lahore 2 years ago. Great ! Now we have beaten Pak in Lahore 3 times in a row.
The highlight of the day was of course Sachin Tendulkar's wonderful innings. As I mentioned in an earlier post this has got to be one of his best innings in recent times. Not just because it took India to victory but because of the quality of the strokeplay. This was just the kind of innings we had been missing from Sachin for a long time - chasing a big total under pressure. Today he clearly outshone Dravid in their partnership as well a fact jumped on by mediamen and bloggers with alarming haste.
Anyway, Sachin's innings alone would have been insufficient. It also took a masterpiece from Yuvraj and an unbelievable finishing act from Dhoni to seal it. Unfortunately I could not quite see the Dhoni - Yuvi partnership but it must have been absolute treat to watch.
So can we wrap it up at Multan ? I tend to think Pak will bounce back with a bang injuries notwithstanding. But I do believe we have a fine side which can take Pak on even at their best now. I would say a very difficult call to make. Head says Pak may have the edge in this one but of course the heart beats for India.
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