The new face of Indian cricket
A new-look Indian team has emerged in the format that’s been a hit the world over, says Somini Sengupta in the New York Times .
Not only was the game different, but the team was unlike those past. Its members played fast and furious. They danced victoriously on the cricket pitch. At news conferences, they spoke Hinglish, a mongrel of Hindi and English that has become the lingua franca of the young small-town Indian.
There is no shame in this defeat even though it might be at the hands of Pakistan’s biggest rivals. Malik and Lawson have revived Pakistan as a force in world cricket. It is an era begun with energy, passion, discipline and much excitement.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo