Calculations usually don`t make heroes , but Yuvaraj and MS Dhoni pulled it off with panache at the kotla as India. Prised out a 2-1 series land on saturday
With four matches still left to go , India`s batting form would have sounded ominous warning bells in an Australian camp left in disarray following a spate of injuries . With each game , India`s ability to prise out of tricky situations eases into the regular ,the finish edging closer to the clinical . increasingly sluggish Kotla pitch provided the perfect illustration as the team prised out a six -wicket victory with 10 balls to spare .
It was a fascinating, topsyturvy contest made memorable by a 148-runs fourth-eicket srtand between the team`s two most feted finishers
It was also the highest stand for this wicket against Australia on India soil and came a time when the Aussies were looking to tighten a vice like grip on the game.