The trifecta is my personal one. UT beat Baylor on Sat. Colts beat the Steelers on Sun. And now on Monday, India beat Australia in the fourth test match, winning the series 2-0 and hence reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A good sports weekend.
Beating Australia is always nice. Getting back the trophy was even better. After all the acrimony of last season, it was nice to get a relatively less controversial win. Gambhir's suspension, trading accusations of playing too defensively were about as bad as it got. Kumble and Ganguly leave the team after great careers. I'll miss Ganguly more, probably because he's such a colorful figure. As for Kumble, I'll always remember that match saving knock in Bangalore almost a decade ago when he partnered up with Srinath and won the game for India. Good players both of them. But I'm eager to see the new faces and see how they perform. I would have liked Ganguly for the England series that's coming up but I guess it'll be a farewell series for Dravid, if he gets picked up in the first place.
Dhoni continues his magical touch by winning both the test matches he's captained. He's the Barack Obama of Indian cricket now. Not enough experience but firing up everyone's imagination. And now he's at the helm of a young and hungry team. Fascinating days ahead.
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