Friday, September 7, 2007

Jo jeeta wahi Sikandar!!!

Hardly 15 hours remain for the grand India-England finale at Lord's.

A buoyant India will seek to record a rare overseas one-day series triumph as they take on an equally determined England in the decider at the Lord's in London on Saturday.

The Indians have already made the tour of England memorable by winning the Test series 1-0 after a gap of 21 years and an ODI series victory would serve as the icing on the cake.

Rahul Dravid and his men have shown tremendous resilience to bounce back from a 1-3 deficit and the hallowed turf of the Lord's provides the perfect setting for an engrossing battle between the two teams.

The sensational win in the last game at the Oval on Wednesday will be a huge morale-booster for India as the batsmen showed character to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat.

The seven-batsman strategy paid dividends for the team in the last two matches and it was the scintillating strokeplay by youngster Robin Uthappa, who came into bat at number seven, which helped India clinch the cliff-hanger at the Oval.

The visitors will probably retain the same combination for the summit showdown where the batsmen would again have to play a big role.

Dravid knows that the decider will not be a cakewalk for his players who have to show a lot of character to win their third match on the trot.

So let's see whether the Indian team are the "Men in Blue" or the "Hen in Hue".

1 comment:

Ganesh Kumar said...

Good start dude! keep going