Bangalore Test ends in a tantalising Draw.

The match ended in a draw after some interesting Cricket, as I have mentioned earlier a lot depended on the Toss and the wicket was not conducive for pacing the innings against the odds and it did not turn much, as a result both the teams heavily banked on the pace bowlers, who took most of the wickets in this Test. With this Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble would have played their last Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium at Bangalore, Kumble particularly was injured and that showed up on his lacklustre performance, he was more of a captain anchoring the team and successfully led the team to a honourable draw.

Had India won the toss, I would say match would have been more interesting to watch, still I would not have given an outright victory to the Indian team though the match would have been very close.

The remaining pitches will turn more than this pitch and the series has definitely come alive, with teams having a look at their performance and now the battle should really kick on from here.

Ricky Ponting gave India a modest total on the final day to achieve but a 5th day pitch was never going to be easy to bat on, with cracks opening up, Indian batsman particularly Sachin and Laxman had a good time in the middle kept the Australian bowlers thinking all day.

This Indian middle order will surely be missed in the days to come when they will no longer be on the scene, and that change in the team is taking shape with Ganguly taking the call first. Truly a champion cricketer, Ganguly upped the pace of Indian Cricket, the team rised to become a dominant force in International Cricket went from strength to strength.

As Aussie skipper said in his post match conference there was still room to improve showed his worry that this Australian team lacks in talent as well as experience. Though it was a very good performance by the Australians who were lucky to start the series on a positive note having drawn the Test. This should give the Aussies immense satisfaction to take from this match, though they would have been more happier had they won this match, but Test Cricket is a hard nut to crack where you just can't do without a full blooded performance.

Lastly but not the least Indian bowlers, shall we say all rounders here ? Man of the Match Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh played a crucial role in India drawing the Test match, other wise the match would have been very very close.

For Australia Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey proved to be the main stays, though Michael Clarke and Mathew Hayden are equally capable of big match innings.

The teams would be now gearing up for the next match. Mohali is a fast paced pitch and it should support spin on the final days of the Test, both the teams equally balanced, another battle for supremacy will be on display.