44.6: Hauritz to Tendulkar, 2 runs, 80.5 kph, Tendulkar roars! A rare gesture of so much emotion from the little big man. Rahul just smiles. The win was brought up by a paddle-sweep. Tendulkar ran hard and turned for the second run. He completed the winning run, turned around, lifted his arms aloft. And roared. He then has a chat with Ponting and both smile. It's a pretty lengthy chat actually. Ponting smiles and puts his hand around Tendulkar's back. The rest of the players shake hands with each other. Rahul and Ponting too have word with each other. Rahul says: "All the best for Ashes, mate!". Rahul gets across, high-fives Sachin and hugs him. And as they walk away, they have a look at each other and smile. The dressing room erupts. In the stands, Anil Kumble high-fives with the selector Narendra Hirwani. India have defeated Australia 2-0.
(From http://www.cricinfo.com/)
After Murali Vijay's heroics in the first innings (not to mention yet another 200 from Tendulkar), this time it was debutante Cheteshwar Pujara, who top scored in the second innings with a magnificent 72. And of course, the bowlers who simply ripped through the Aussie line-up for the fourth time :)
Dhoni's comment at the post match conference: As a captain I keep losing tosses which means the bowlers have to come in and bowl on flat tracks.
Sachin wins both Man of Match and Man of Series. As if there was any doubt on that.
VVS or not, India are unstoppable! And to think that there are still folks who believe we don't deserve the No 1 spot!
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