139 days: June 23, 2011 - November 09, 2011
Finally, after enduring a horrid tour of England, and having relinquished their numero uno crown in Test cricket in the interim, we are back - back to winning ways!!
Okay okay, I know it's only one match, only against a rather average Carribbean side (who too had their moments in the match), on our home turf and all that. But I have already dwelt on that earlier, right after England.
This moment is not a time for that.
This moment is a time to enjoy getting back on track, and staying focused for even better, bigger, thumping victories consistently. And hopefully, against every opposition, in all conditions.
Just like a Test hundred or a fiver-for (ask Sachin or Ashwin for corroborations), any win in Test cricket anywhere, is cherishable. I repeat, any Test win, against anyone, anywhere.
Yes, a great team/individual performance against an above-par team, in adverse situations, against a quality attack, et al is always cause for more cheer alright.
However, to use a Sunil Gavaskar trite as an anagram here - 'It was a full toss alright, but it still had to be put away'.
However easy it may sound, a Test win always has a happy ring to it.
If anything, let's hope it's a precursor for greater glories ahead (read Australia)!!
Amen, go well Team India, and well played, bwaayzz!!!
Finally, after enduring a horrid tour of England, and having relinquished their numero uno crown in Test cricket in the interim, we are back - back to winning ways!!
Okay okay, I know it's only one match, only against a rather average Carribbean side (who too had their moments in the match), on our home turf and all that. But I have already dwelt on that earlier, right after England.
This moment is not a time for that.
This moment is a time to enjoy getting back on track, and staying focused for even better, bigger, thumping victories consistently. And hopefully, against every opposition, in all conditions.
Just like a Test hundred or a fiver-for (ask Sachin or Ashwin for corroborations), any win in Test cricket anywhere, is cherishable. I repeat, any Test win, against anyone, anywhere.
Yes, a great team/individual performance against an above-par team, in adverse situations, against a quality attack, et al is always cause for more cheer alright.
However, to use a Sunil Gavaskar trite as an anagram here - 'It was a full toss alright, but it still had to be put away'.
However easy it may sound, a Test win always has a happy ring to it.
If anything, let's hope it's a precursor for greater glories ahead (read Australia)!!
Amen, go well Team India, and well played, bwaayzz!!!
