The stage was set....India were reeling at 61-4..Arafat had just dismissed Laxman..what a memorable debut it was turning out for him,having got the wickets of Dravid,and Jaffer earlier..
In walked Yuvraj...having waited all along for this oppurtunity....well looking at him..i just got the impression that may be he didnt expect to be out there so soon...and he took quite a while to get off the mark....letting alone deliveries outside the offstump liberally on either side of lunch ,then as he slowly started to get a feel of the wicket and the pace and bounce of the pitch....Yuvi was soon back to his elegant best....and it was a treat for the spectators as it rained boundaries at the Chinnaswamy stadium...no one was spared..Kaneria,Sami were clueless....Akhtar seemed like he was fighting a losing battle...Yuvi had an answer almost always,yes there was the occasional delivery when he was beaten comprehensively...but for most part of his innings ..(especially after tea)...he drove and flicked glorioulsy, cut and pulled with disdain,well...it was actually a test match,but i couldnt take my eyes of for a second also...such was the quality of strokeplay....eventually at the fag end of the day...Yuvi was dismissed but not before he and Ganguly had sent the Pakistani bowlers on a leather hunt....It was an innings to remember...Well we did miss him in the first 2 tests ..didnt we??
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Looks like Mukul Kesavan (read Cricinfo) has an opponent for a debate....
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