India beats Pakistan 4-1 in One Day series

India did win the one day series against Pakistan and with such confidence and severity that Pakistani team will remember it for a quiet some time. When the 1st One day ended with a win for Pakistan, I could not have thought that India could have won the series even before the 5th match was played. India not only won the series they finished the 5th ODI at Karachi with so much conviction and confidence that even die hard Pakistani supporters will stop blaming Pakistani team for the bad performance.

The single most factor which seperated the Pakistan team from India was fielding. Indian's in the form of Yuvraj, Kaif and Suresh Raina made the offside fielding one of the best in the world. The stops made by them in the entire series were a delight to watch.

The second factor which played most vital part was the basics the Indian bowlers stuck to especially Sreesanth, Pathan and R.P Singh. Pathan and Sreesanth never allowed the top order to get settled in. Infact some of the end overs bowled by Sreesanth were simply world class. He is probably the bowler India will be looking forward to in the future.

The third most important factor was the mind blowing batting performances by Yuvraj and Dhoni. Whenever India wanted them to win they always came out and won the match for India. The way they finished the Lahore and the Karachi one days, Indian fans will not forget for the long time.

Some of the other highlights of the One day series was the intelligent Captaincy by Rahul Dravid and the solid starts given by Tendulkar in the first 3 ODI's.

In the end it was probably one of the best fightbacks by the Indian team losing the test series and first ODI. This sets very high expectations for the home series against England. Let's hope they carry if forward from where it ended in 5th ODI at Karachi.