The whole of India is celebrating the victory in South Africa.Of course there is no doubt that it is a great and historic win.But does that change things at the ground level.The answer is a BIG NO.It has happened in the past and it will again happen in the future with respect to Indian Cricket.One single win and we believe that we have done enough.The controversial issues are thrown under the carpet and everybody is led to believe that all is fine with Indian Cricket.While i have never been a great fan of South African cricket their game is suited to home pitches.While there are few cricket teams like Australia who are competitive while at home or abroad the champion team will always be competitive anywhere.For me this victory shows that there is huge potential to turn this game into a true national game where the team performs consistently over a long period of time and win major tournaments.To think of it we dont have a trophy since 1985 (that is a major one!).If this opportunity is seized by the power that be then a real and permanent change be brought about otherwise we will keep celebrating the odd win here and there and miss out on the big picture.
Saurav showed lot of grit to perform under pressure.It is always a mystery how VVS laxman continues to be under the selector's scanner after producing match winning innings time and again.
At last Greg has something to smile about-hope it lasts.
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