Sachin, Dhoni and Ganguly...what more can a girl ask for?

The fourth ODI didn't end up being a good experience for the Indian team (even though Agarkar proved his worth by taking four glorious wickets) thanks to some very inspired batting by Broad and Bopara (who by the way is nicknamed puppy...so cute!) - classical case of so close and yet so far. India should be used to it by now, since they are veterans of the snatching-defeat-from- victory's-jaws syndrome.

But wait, I am being unnecessarily harsh, because believe it or not India are still in the series! As much as the fourth ODI was a huge disappointment, the 5th was the magnificent resurgence of a team that found inspiration in two of its most experienced members. India's latest outing was the reaffirmation of Sachin's place in the side. Batting like he used to in the glory days, Sachin Baba, made a glorious 71. Watching Sachin and Ganguly bat beautifully in tandem felt like someone had turned the clock back to the 90s, when these two together were the maharajas of the the field. Actually, I take that back, the decades are insignificant, be it the 90's or the 2000's Sachin is still a God.

More often than not, when the opening partnership is substantial it leads to good innings from the players that follow, and Headingly was no different. The Indian top and middle order together caressed, drove, guided and smashed the ball to all the corners of the field. But let's make sure that in all this prise that is being heaped on the batsmen we do not forget the bowling and fielding, in particular the amazing effort of Dhoni behind the stumps. In a day that saw at least three dropped catches, Dhoni managed to create wicketkeeping history for India by being involved in 6 wickets. Five catches and one stumping (plus a couple of catches by Powar and Karthik) later India were all but home, unfortunately it was the rain and Messers Duckworth and Lewis that saw them all the way. But hey who am I to complain, as long as India wins I am a happy camper.

'United we stand, divided we fall' never rang as true as it did when Team India performed like champions and won the 5th ODI in what was truly a team effort.

It all hinges now on two matches in London, will India be able to repeat this amazing feat at The Oval? Only time will tell, but for now let's just bask in the glory of what this team can achieve when it sets its mind to it!