3/15/2005

India ready to take up the Paki challenge

Team India is now studded with superstars. We are no more dependent on the cricketing genius of Sachin Tendulkar. The batting lineup boasts one of the best India ever had with batting skills upto the 11th man in the squad. Pathan showing promise of an all rounder is the number one pacer of India while Balaji proved himself as not only a productive pacer but also a ferocious batsman during the slog overs. Opening up with Sehwag and Sachin the lineup never seems to end for the opponent as next comes Ganguly, followed by Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Khaif, Pathan, Balaji, Zaheer Khan and Kumble, all are well to do with the bat. This is the lineup that steered India to the worldcup finals but came short of one match against the aussies. With excellent team performance in home and in abroad Ganguly has emerged as India’s most successful captain and as days are going by Rahul Dravid –the Wall is becoming the Mr. Dependable of India overshadowing the dependency that the country has shown on the master blaster years before. Sachin still flashy as always is however bagging all the possible records in both forms of the game with a promise to retire with statistics that will be never broken in generations to come. With all these ammunition in store and with the recent blowout of Pakistan at their home grounds, Team India should have no problems to sweep both the test and one day series to their favor once again and this time with a home field advantage. Ganguly already proven as the most successful skipper of the team must be anxious to add this series to his collection as well, as no one knows when will this opportunity come up again. With this goes my best wishes for Team India and I predict a 1-0 win in the test series while a 4-2 in the one dayers for team India.

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