Great spell by Chawla

Many criticised Chawla's selection. Except one expert. Imran Khan !

Imran said it is a wise decision as other teams do not have a quality legspinner.

Imran was proved right as Chawla spun out the Aussie middle order. He bowled Clarke for a duck and then removed White. He then removed D Hussey for a duck and Callum Ferguson was taken for 8.

Now Australia are 175/8, in dire straits.

India has won by 38 runs ! Bajji took three wickets and Ashwin one.

Not formidable batting, but it was great spin bowling which won this warm up match for India. It is certainly a morale booster. There is no captain in the world like Dhoni who has such spin resources. Three main spinners in Chawla,Ashwin and Bajji and four part time in Yuvraj, Pathan, Sehwag and Raina. Sachin may not bowl because of the elbow !

Ranatunga had the same resources in 1996, a huge advantage on the subcontinental tracks, when he restricted Australia to 241 using Murali, Dharmasena, Jayasuria and A De Silva in the Final, which SL won !