It was Rahul Dravid's [ Images ] 100th Test; Sachin Tendulkar's [ Images ] 132nd, the highest for any Indian. What petered out at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai [ Images ] was anti-climax.
For once, Dravid could not save India [ Images ], and Tendulkar was booed off the ground.
Right from the decision at toss to the disastrous performance in the second innings, India had it all wrong. Add to that a generous sprinkling of dropped catches, and Team India was blown away on home turf by a young and green England [ Images ] side.
The Mumbai track failed to live up to reputation as a square turner, but had enough to make life difficult for batsmen from the fourth day. India collapsed for 100 in the second innings to hand England a 212-run victory and 1-1 draw in the three-Test series.
Do you think the England players were, simply put, hungrier for success than the Indians? Or was it a script horribly gone wrong in Mumbai?
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