The first match between England and India ended in a draw after five enthralling days of cricket.
Only in a game like cricket can play go on for five days, not produce a result and still be absolutely nail biting!!
It lends to the beauty and charm of the game- it is clearly a gentleman's game where lunch and tea are duly taken along with drinks intervals right on the field that can last for a long time during the day.
What made the game interesting?
Disciplined English bowling, insipid Indian batting (apart from the last day), a cracking century from an emerging great of the game, Kevin Pieterson, and the rain that finally saved India from caving to defeat. For me in the US, it meant getting up at 5 in the morning to follow the game every day- and I did it absolutely religiously. I made a point of the other day- that this is the last tour when Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman are together and they should make it count. They didnt click in the first test but my sense indicates they will come good. No wonder my friends call me a perennial optimist.
I had indicated in my earlier blog that I would be happy if we draw the series and win the one dayers. I am still sticking to my 1-1 forecast for tests and 3-2 for one dayers in India's favor.
Wouldnt it be fun if we won 2-0 and 4-1, but then, I have learnt not to dream...
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