It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.
I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.
We had let ourselves down with some poor shots early on. The young boys showed us how to play.
It was a great professional performance from our team. We had four run outs in Pakistan innings that was fantastic. The boys were confident after our bowlers did well and restricted Pakistan to 265 on a good batting wicket.
Pakistan is not an easy team to beat. We have had to play well to beat them in the series. I am happy with the strides we are taking as a team. As captain, it has been heartening to see that the boys are responding well to some of the challenges being thrown at them.
They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to us.
We went through a difficult 10 days, but all the boys showed lot of spirit and determination to comeback strongly in the one-day series.
I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.
The boys responded well to challenges and the various roles they were asked to perform in the team. They also adjusted to the changes in the batting order.