5-0 brownwash for Pietersen and his boys

The 6 wicket defeat inflicted last night by Dhoni and team at Barabati Stadium upon Kevin Pitersen and his boys was sweet, rather extremely sweet. Actually Viru, Sachin, Suresh and Mahi ensured we went without dessert yesterday. A 5-0 win over England in an ODI series, unbelievable doesn't even begin to describe the superlative feeling.

The whole nation went into celebration mode last night. One began wondering aloud if it was destined to be a 7-0 series win and if such a win has ever been recorded by any team against any opponent in a 7 game ODI series. I am sure the statisticians must have spent the night researching historical statistics. The bookies must be calculating what odds to offer on such an outcome.

The whole nation was aghast today morning when they got to know of the Mumbai terror attacks and that brought an abrupt end to the celebrations of last night.

While we would like to celebrate & felicitate Dhoni's boys for a job well done, we must stop and shed a few tears for those who met an untimely death at the hands of a band of misguided youths calling themslves the "Deccan Mujaihideen".

It is about time someone told these guys that no houris await them in heaven after their martyrdom. What awaits them in an unglorious end on the other side of the barrel of highly motivated police and armymen who would ensure no terrorist escapes alive.

That the English team has called off their tour in these circumstances is totally understandable.

3 up .. 4 to go

Mahi and the boys have shown that if you try hard enough even fate conspires to make you succeed. Fortune truly favors the brave.

At the Green Park in Kanpur today India lost the toss. England elected to bat first, a decision anybody in Pietersen's place would take given that the pitch was expected to help the batsmen. And a big score on the board never fails to put the other team under tremendous stress.

Mahi's boys managed to get the English boys out for a modest score of 240 in a match reduced to 49 overs each side. Dhoni managed to get four dismissals, 2 stumpings and 2 catches. Harbhajan was the best Indian bowler, getting 4 wickets in his quota of 10 overs, bowling 2 maidens and giving away only around 4 runs per over. In the home team's innings Virender Sehwag top scored with 68 while all others who came later also chipped in with useful knocks. When bad light forced play to be suspended after 40 overs, India was placed at 198 for 5. Since play could not be resumed due to bad light the Duckward Lewis rules were brought to bear and India was adjudged the winner. Harbhajan was adjudged the Man of the Match.

So India is 3-0 up and M S Dhoni and the boys must be on cloud nine. But guys don't let up. India needs a 7-0 brownwash for the whites. Give them an Indian Christmas gift they won't forget in their whole life.