Staying afloat in the seven-match was the main concern for Team India till
yesterday but Headingley's morale-boosting victory has injected new optimism in
captain Rahul Dravid who is now thinking of winning the series.
India went into the fifth ODI trailing 1-3 and just one defeat away from conceding
the series. But stellar performance from Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly,
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni not only fashioned India's 38-run win under the
Duckworth/Lewis method but also kept the series alive for the visitors.
"I thought we batted beautifully. It was a good all-round
batting performance and a great start again from Sachin and Sourav," Dravid
said after the match.
"It's nice to go to London with a chance to win
the series," said the buoyant Indian skipper.
Both the teams now move to London to play the last two matches
at The Oval (Sep 5) and Lord's (Sep 8).
Dravid said the side got just the perfect score and the top
order also lived up to the expectations.
"It was a perfect batting performance. We needed a big
score because we knew Duckworth-Lewis method would come into play," Dravid
said.
"Sachin and Sourav gave us a strong start, Gautam Gambhir
sustained the tempo and Yuvraj then finished with a flourish.
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