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India's victory over aussies - chak de india!

India atlast takes a postive stride against aussies in the current ODI series. While this is a great one close to all our hearts, Dhoni attributing this win to the older members was absolutely uncalled for. They did contribute and so did others. While it was expected from them as seniormost members, the juniors contributed very well. While Ganguly and Tendulkar waited until they were cornered and got some runs to retain their position in the team, I only see this as a loss to hundeds of in-form juniors waiting for just ONE opportunity. The 20-20 victory has defintely divided the team between the juniors (who have proved that they can do it) and seniors. I still remember seeing (in the first ODI match at bangalore) the biggies dravid and sachin carellessly talking to each other in slip, when Dhoni continued to place his fielders every time aussies were thrashing the bowlers. The indifferences of the seniors comes from the feeling 'I have seen that and have done that' which signi...