Its an Indo Pak Final

Oh, what an eventful week it has been for the Indian cricket team. Beating England, SA and Aussies on the trot. Indian Fans could not have asked for more.
Of all the three wins, i believe the win against the south African was the most memorable one. SA were the only team who came into the game without a single defeat and with their team looked almost invisible. Australia on the other hand have still not come to terms with this shorter version. Their loss to Zim and Pak made us believe that they not unbeatable. All we needed to do was to have a crack at their opening partnership.
India Vs SA: I had lost all my hope as soon as it was announced that Yuvaraj would not be participating in the game due to injury. He was the one match winner for us especially after his Six Sixes exploits against England. Winning the toss and elected to bat first was crucial as the bowl swung a lot in the later half.
Dhoni was excellent with his captaincy, bringing about important changes at the right time. It was heartening to see a Captain who was not afraid to gamble
Rohit Sharma is a big discovery for India from this tournament. I still believe Dhoni is not at his explosive best while RP Singh is at his swinging best.

India Vs Aus : It was big big match for India. And this time too Yuvraj obliged all
his fans with a cracking 70 of just 30 balls. This innings turned the tide towards India, since otherwise Aussies bowling was very disciplined. From 60/2 in 10 overs to 188 in 20 Overs it was Yuvraj all the way.
When Aussie batting started, Things started the way which we feared the most. Gilli and Hayden at their attacking best. With RP bowling to Gilli's legs and on driving lengths it was bread and butter for them.
Then Sree came with that beauty to Gilli. If RP was offcolour in his first spell, sree was terrific. Just Six from his three over including a boundary of a first ball full toss. Joginder was horrifying in his first over going for 18. With his slow pace and no movement he has to consistently bowl yorkers otherwise there's no respite for him. The Sehwag over turned the momentum towards Australia in which he went for 20 runs. This was a gamble which Dhoni had to take especially after joginder went for runs. Hayden again is proving to be a nemeses for india and i have no hesistation in saying that he is going to run away with the India- Australia series.

Now, Whats our strategy going to be be in the final? After the wins against SA and Aus, India would be clear favorites. Our Openers have consistently been giving us a good start. We should have a Plan B in place if they fail early. In such a scenario, it makes sense to send some one like Rohit sharma since the traditional first down Uttappa is not someone who is accumulator of runs but a stroke maker. Running between the wickets has been excellent for india, something we missed in the Ind-Eng series. Captaincy of Dhoni has been refreshing. India should be vary of Afridi and umar Gul with the ball. Umar gul is very consistent with his yorkers. Key players with the bat are mismah and Shoaib Mallik. It would be foolish to rely on yuvaraj all the time. Its time some one else picks up the mantle from him and shown we are dependent on one single person.