In the recently concluded historical test series between the two biggest nuclear powers of cricket world India Vs Australia team India scripted a glorious history in golden ink. In this series Indian team has not only defeated Australia but has also given a big jolt to the preparations of Australian team for Ashes through this test series against England by completing a thumping Whitewash. In this way men in blue have secured their top sot in the ICC World Test Rankings. On the other hand Australia has been thrown on 5th spot below England.
This test series fully belongs to players of team India who not only outplayed Australia with bat but with ball also. In this series team India seriously fielded like serious World No.1 Team. In the first test match there were lots of ups and downs. That is what the test cricket is. In the first test match test cricket showed its all true colors and gave spectators a treat to remember forever. In the first test match of India vs Australia sometime ball was dominating and sometime bat was dominating. No body knew what is going to happen next. But one thing that everybody knew including team India was that if team India is to win this test match so it will have to because Australian team is not going to give it up easily and one man can do it. He is none other than Mr. Very Very Special VVS Laxman who was suffering from back Spasm. Owing to back spasm he batted at no 10 in the first innings and he was doubtful for batting in the second innings. Entire India and Team India knew that if team India is to win this match anyhow so Team India will have to make VVS Laxman Capable Enough to stand only in the middle and bat by hook or by crook by the time his batting comes in the second innings.
For this purpose team India and support staff burnt midnight oil by leaps and bounds for making VVS Laxman to stand in middle and bat through out the innings with the help of a runner in the form of young Suresh Raina. People were not expecting him to come to bat and Australian team was celebrating his absence in the ground by making the mess of Indian batting lineup. But team India and support staff stunned not only spectators but Australian team also by sending VVS Laxman to bat. The moment he walked out to bat entire crowd got on its feet and cheered loudly for their champion batsman who always performs and snatch victory from no win situation against the powerful teams of the world.
This test series fully belongs to players of team India who not only outplayed Australia with bat but with ball also. In this series team India seriously fielded like serious World No.1 Team. In the first test match there were lots of ups and downs. That is what the test cricket is. In the first test match test cricket showed its all true colors and gave spectators a treat to remember forever. In the first test match of India vs Australia sometime ball was dominating and sometime bat was dominating. No body knew what is going to happen next. But one thing that everybody knew including team India was that if team India is to win this test match so it will have to because Australian team is not going to give it up easily and one man can do it. He is none other than Mr. Very Very Special VVS Laxman who was suffering from back Spasm. Owing to back spasm he batted at no 10 in the first innings and he was doubtful for batting in the second innings. Entire India and Team India knew that if team India is to win this match anyhow so Team India will have to make VVS Laxman Capable Enough to stand only in the middle and bat by hook or by crook by the time his batting comes in the second innings.
For this purpose team India and support staff burnt midnight oil by leaps and bounds for making VVS Laxman to stand in middle and bat through out the innings with the help of a runner in the form of young Suresh Raina. People were not expecting him to come to bat and Australian team was celebrating his absence in the ground by making the mess of Indian batting lineup. But team India and support staff stunned not only spectators but Australian team also by sending VVS Laxman to bat. The moment he walked out to bat entire crowd got on its feet and cheered loudly for their champion batsman who always performs and snatch victory from no win situation against the powerful teams of the world.
So far as Australian team is concerned so there was stunning silence in the Australian camp at his view in the middle to bat. VVS Laxman not only performed but snatched historical victory right from under the nose of opposition in grand style.
Talking about second test match so it belongs to Murli Vijay and Cricket God, Master Blaster, Bombay Bomber, Little Champion, Little Master, The Greatest batsman of the World Cricket History Sachin Tendulkar who converted his historical 49 century into a big and decisive and match winning double century. On the other hand Murli Vijay also scored the first ever century of his test career in the company of God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar when he was also batting over hundred. Both of them not only shared a triple century stand but also helped Indian team to cross 478 runs of Australia in the first innings.
Talking about second test match so it belongs to Murli Vijay and Cricket God, Master Blaster, Bombay Bomber, Little Champion, Little Master, The Greatest batsman of the World Cricket History Sachin Tendulkar who converted his historical 49 century into a big and decisive and match winning double century. On the other hand Murli Vijay also scored the first ever century of his test career in the company of God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar when he was also batting over hundred. Both of them not only shared a triple century stand but also helped Indian team to cross 478 runs of Australia in the first innings.
Later Indian bowlers pounced at Australian team like hungry loins right from the word go and bundled Australia out at paltry 223. In the second innings debutant Cheteshwar Pujara showed his caliber and strength of playing a gutsy innings full of patience and wonderful cricket strokes. That really helped team India in whitewashing the former world champions.
I am mentioning all this here because in the test series team India had VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar to beat Australia. Now test series is over and ODI Series has started. In Moreover, now it is time to switch to all out assault of One Day Cricket from the test patience of nerves. So in ODI Laxman is not there. Although Sachin Tendulkar is there but in the middle order in Place of Laxman Yuvraj Singh will be there. If Team India is to humiliate Australian team and save its second spot in ICC World Rankings so Yuvraj Singh’s great Performance is paramount for team India. By hook or by crook Yuvraj Singh will have to perform as it may his final chance for World Cup 2011 or may be for his career too.
Anyhow Yuvraj Singh will have to produce match winning performances from his bat in this ongoing ODI Series against Australia, Says Indian Captain Mahender Singh Dhoni. He also added that he is a capable player of winning a match out of no where. He is capable of doing down the order what Virender Sehwg does up the order. He can butcher any bowling attack of the world anytime just like Sehwag does and he is the only man in the world who is equal to Sehwag in terms of everything. So his performance down the order holds key of success for team India in this ODI Series against Australian team that is still on No.1 Spot in the ICC World ODI Rankings.
