India's win over England in the second test at Trentbridge has been a special one for more reasons than one. As it's been pointed out that India has won quite a few away tests (16 since 2000) makes it not a rarity anymore. This one will be more special if we manage to hang in there in the third test and win a series in England after 20 years. This one is a memorable win as this is the last tour for Sachin, Sourav and Rahul(most probably) and they would like to end it with a test series win. England has always been a special place for these three guys as they have scored some memorable hundreds here.
I remember the Sachin hundred at Edgebaston in 1996 (on the same tour were Rahul and Sourav made debuts). That time a lack of a third seamer and ineffective Kumble cost us the series. I had similar doubts this time though I do expect Kumble to fare better these days. Last tour in 2002, these three made hundreds at Headingley and helped India draw a series. This time nothing but a win would sufice. I am also looking forward to India's tour of Australia this winter as it would give our heroes a last chance to set the record straight down under. I call them heroes as they have carried a generation of cricket lovers on their own over the last decade or so. No matter how much each one of them has been criticized, the fact remains that we have lived their moments and savored them in victory and defeat.
So here's wishing them a great match at the Oval and let's get the trophy home this time!
I remember the Sachin hundred at Edgebaston in 1996 (on the same tour were Rahul and Sourav made debuts). That time a lack of a third seamer and ineffective Kumble cost us the series. I had similar doubts this time though I do expect Kumble to fare better these days. Last tour in 2002, these three made hundreds at Headingley and helped India draw a series. This time nothing but a win would sufice. I am also looking forward to India's tour of Australia this winter as it would give our heroes a last chance to set the record straight down under. I call them heroes as they have carried a generation of cricket lovers on their own over the last decade or so. No matter how much each one of them has been criticized, the fact remains that we have lived their moments and savored them in victory and defeat.
So here's wishing them a great match at the Oval and let's get the trophy home this time!
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