Heaving a huge sigh of relief after India finally recovered from the World
Cup debacle to pocket a rare overseas series, victorious captain Rahul Dravid
said his side deserves the win.
"After the World Cup disappointment, we needed to regroup and get our confidence
back. We have worked hard as a team and deserve all the success that comes our
way," Dravid said after India beat South Africa by six wickets in the third
and final one dayer to win the series.
"The preparation for the tour was not ideal but I'm really
happy the way the boys put up their hands up and performed. They did not knuckle
down under any pressure and played well," Dravid said.
It was a commendable show by the Indian team, which was laid
low by a cold bug and struggled to put together 11 fit men for the series.
Sachin Tendulkar was adjudged Man of the Series, while
Yuvraj Singh, architect of today's win, received the Man of the Series
award for his unbeaten match-winning knock of 61.
"Sachin played brilliantly in the series and Yuvraj played
so well. The bowlers did a great job today and it was a great team effort,"
Dravid said.
Yuvraj too was relieved that the World Cup disaster was now
a thing of the past.
"After the World Cup debacle, the boys took a lot of beating.
We needed to prove that we are not so bad as a team. I am very happy that we
have won this series," he said.
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