India hit back at Pakistan in style

By John Cheeran
An impressive team effort has given India a seven wicket win in the second one-dayer against Pakistan.
A win, in the one-day arena, has little to gloat about these days. It does not really reveal a side’s strengths and weaknesses. It has more to do with context.
For India and Rahul Dravid the victory has more meaning and value than the mere difference in total between both teams.
Coming in the backdrop of the defeat in the Karachi Test and first one-dayer, this Rawalpindi result will restore the balance in the series and shore up the morale of the tourists.
Top guns of Indian batting – Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have come good that should calm the gathering storm in the Indian camp.
It’s time to build on this victory and clinch the one-day series.