A Giant Leap!

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Michael Clarke would walk out to the centre of the MA Chidambaram Stadium for a flip of the coin, it won’t be the usual walk of authority for the two men; the anxiety and butterflies in the stomach will be more than ever. The inalienable dominance at home will be at stakes for India, and for the Aussies the pressure of seeing off the side through this ugly transition phase. Things that the two sides- the newer and younger generation- are completely oblivious of…

Here are two sides that are far from the top and afresh from the bludgeoning at the hands of the English, two teams that have more than just a series to conquer. For the Australians with a lot of rookies in the side who have never toured India before, it will be a great learning curve; and even a loss for them would not spell complete failure. Whereas for the Indians, it is all or nothing; the series could well decide the fate of a lot of senior players including Sehwag and Harbhajan.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is, without doubt, one of the most coveted silverware in the sport of cricket. With 281 Tests and 21,299 runs between them, Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar and their partnership have no match.

With the series setting about at one of the home team’s favourite venue, a Renaissance is what an ardent fan like me can hope for.

 For a change, I have a feeling, this time the contest will be fought with a tad more stress, intensifying the already enthralling competition.  Irrespective of what happens in the next couple of months on the customised viciously turning tracks, the end would mean a giant leap for one of the sides.