Team India Retained the No. one position in test cricket by beating South Africa in the second test of the test series played at Eden Garden. It was a really remarkable performance by Team India for many a reasons:
* In the first test at Nagpur, India was totally outplayed by South Africa and beaten comprehensively. It showed a lot of character to bounce back.
* Team India was without the service of 'The Wall'- Rahul Dravid and Yubraj Singh because of injury.
* If India looses the test series, it would not able to retain the no.1 position in test cricket.
* India will loose $ 100,000 as the team with the no.1 ranking will get $ 175,000 from ICC, whereas the second ranked team will get $75000 only.
* Indian batting looked vulnerable before the mighty South African pace attack.
* Indian Spin-duo Harbhajan and Amit Mishra looked out of sorts.
* There was a lot of controversy and speculation over the Eden Pitch, whether it would be grassy or without grass.
* The weather at Kolkata was not favourable except the fifth and final day( due to bad light and rain).
* India was without the service of their ace pacer Zaheer Khan in the South African second innings.
In spite of all the odds, Team India still managed to win riding on the batting heroics of Sehwag, Sachin, Laxman and Dhoni; not to mention the bowling feats of Harbhajan and Mishra. Congratulations Team India!
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