The Great Indian Rope Trick

By hook or crook, India badly needed this victory. Not just because to make the numbers against us look modest, but more importantly to boost the sagging morale of the home team. Some thing special was needed to lift them from the dead pit, they had sunken themselves into.

Some alchemist was needed to do this miracle, and it turned out to be Polly Umrigar, the ex-cricketer and the person responsible for this pitch.It was also imperative to rub the salt to Aussies, to tone down the euphoria they have been sailing into.

Some mirror was desperately needed to show to them that although, they played handsome cricket, it was cumulative effect of injuries, blind umpires, unexpected weather, a lunatic pitch curator at Nagpur, Parthiv Patel, and of course insipid batting form of Indian players, which had made this series grossly one-sided. There is not so much difference between the two sides, as it has appeared.

Good to have a sour taste in the mouth of Aussies, while they leave. They will rant and rumble over the pitch, but it is better than gloating in false sense of supremacy.

Like they say, Jatey Jatey Jaika Bigad Gaya. Good for them!