This is not a tie, England won

India Struck by Strauss

Borrowing the title of this post from one of the friend’s Facebook status, England indeed won the game in everyone’s heart. What a game of cricket it was today! Overall this was just about the game and who’ll be the deserving side. In the end both emerged deserving and result too respected them. However, it is worth mentioning that England was more deserving and I’d have preferred them to win. Throughout the match England displayed great zeal and motivation. Chasing 338 isn’t easy and I want to appreciate them for the composure and class they have displayed today. Initially Strauss and Bell showed no sign of pressure until only when Bell started cramping.

On the other side, Indian batsmen again lived up to expectation and showed unity. Dhoni, Yuvraj, Kohli, Harbhajan, Yusuf and rest of the batsmen showed that when wickets are falling, they also have to get out to keep unity in the team. Sachin is habituated to play against this unity and it’s ok if he’s left with fewer players on his side.

Men in blue showed once again that they still are carrying the legacy of 90s when team India was known to shuffle under pressure. The awe of Strauss and Bell’s batting left their mouth wide open and heads down. It was really hurting to see the lossing attitude everyone was wearing when England was leading the front. (more…)