On 4th March , 2008 India created a history after 23 years by outperforming the mighty Australians in Australia in the best of 3 finals. Earlier Ricky Ponting predicted that only two matches were sufficient for them to grab the trophy. He was right .Only two matches but unfortunately he slipped the trophy from his hands. This time the wheel of fortune turned towards Dhoni and his boys. India's victory symbolises a display of courage, confidence ,enthusiasm and excellent team work. The last time India won in Australia was the World Championship Trophy in 1985. History repeated again after a long wait.
It was a young Indian team except for the veteran Sachin Tendulkar who proved their mettle in the finals. Every youngster like Rohit Sharma, Robin Utthappa ,Praveen Kumar , Ishant Sharma and others were remarkable throughout the series. Sachin's brilliant knock of 117 and 91 in the final matches gave India an edge over Australia. Dhoni proved the critics wrong when the removal of Saurav , Dravid and Laxman raised a concern. It was an excellent captaincy and team effort from all the players. Even I apololgise for what I wrote about Dhoni in my first blog. A captain cannot be judged by a match or even by a series. Give him some chances and he will prove his best. Dhoni proved it twice , one in the Twenty-20 World cup and the other in the CBS (Commonwealth Bank Series) finals. The average age of the Team India is 22 while that of Australia is 31. It is adaptability,maturity and co-operation that are required for a win. Such winning examples will bring more competition at the domestic level which will definitely trigger the positive outcome for India. For India, the obstacles are strewed over the road ahead as more cricket is going to come. But it's only the positive attitude that matters.
It was a young Indian team except for the veteran Sachin Tendulkar who proved their mettle in the finals. Every youngster like Rohit Sharma, Robin Utthappa ,Praveen Kumar , Ishant Sharma and others were remarkable throughout the series. Sachin's brilliant knock of 117 and 91 in the final matches gave India an edge over Australia. Dhoni proved the critics wrong when the removal of Saurav , Dravid and Laxman raised a concern. It was an excellent captaincy and team effort from all the players. Even I apololgise for what I wrote about Dhoni in my first blog. A captain cannot be judged by a match or even by a series. Give him some chances and he will prove his best. Dhoni proved it twice , one in the Twenty-20 World cup and the other in the CBS (Commonwealth Bank Series) finals. The average age of the Team India is 22 while that of Australia is 31. It is adaptability,maturity and co-operation that are required for a win. Such winning examples will bring more competition at the domestic level which will definitely trigger the positive outcome for India. For India, the obstacles are strewed over the road ahead as more cricket is going to come. But it's only the positive attitude that matters.
