India beat Australia by 1 wicket, resilient Laxman shines through
In the first test of the Test series at Mohali between Australia and India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 posting a win against the Kangaroo’s by 1 wicket. Sachin Tendulkar was in good form in both the innings and it was expected that the star batsman
would post a match winning performance for the Indians after they managed to bowl the Aussies out for 192.
However, India’s batting order collapsed in the second innings and things seemed extremely shaky for the Indian’s. All eyes were set on Tendulkar to win the Test for India, however he could not capitalize and fell desperately short.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid, Tendulkar
and Raina could not do much for the Indian’s as well as India stuttered with 122 for 7. They still needed almost 100 more runs, and it seemed that the Australians would take the better of them.
However in the presence of Laxman, no matter how bad the circumstances are he manages to win matches for India against the Australians and he has shown his class once again as he scored a magnificent 73 from 79 deliveries scoring almost at a strike of 90.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 the Indian bowler played a very important role with the bat, as he played like an impregnable wall defending 92 deliveries and scoring 31 important runs at a very crucial juncture.
However, when Ishant Sharma was caught in front of stumps for an lbw, it seemed that all had ended for the Indians with only Ojha left the Indians were on all fours crawling towards victory.
In the end, what was a very close contest between the two sides India managed a brilliant victory however credit must go to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 for his magnificent performance despite a back injury. Earlier in the innings, it seemed as if Laxman would not play for
India at all, however he worked through his injury and played his best.
India have defeated Australia in the first Test and it remains to be seen how the Kangaroo’s stage a comeback against the Indians. However at the moment, India seems to be at the top after snatching
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