Of late, I have been sleeping late watching the Indian cricket team perform in New Zealand, and what a terrific job they have done. After a slow start in the Twenty20 format, they came back strongly in the One dayers to comprehensively win the series and now, in the longest version (and arguably the purest form of the game), they defeated in the Kiwis in their own backyard.
This is a refreshing change for at least two reasons.
One- the standard of professionalism in Indian cricket has gone up a few notches. The fielding is decidedly better and they can adjust to most conditions quite well. They have now won test matches in Pakistan, Australia, England and if they can do it in SA, it will take away of "poor travellers" away from them.
Second- they no longer rely on just one or two batsmen to perform. While Tendulkar scored a classy 160, he was not the only person to stand out; Harbhajan bowled superbly, Dravid and Gambhir batted well and everyone else chipped in.
The Indian cricket is coming off age and fans like me are cheering all the way into the night....
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