• Rahul Dravid had said after the Chennai game that he should have been around longer, which made it difficult for the team to approach the 300 mark. Today he stuck around till the 44th over, scoring 78, and that meant the final score almost reached the 350 mark.

• Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 at No 4 meant India’s middle order muddle was not quite that.

• MS Dhoni’s blitzkrieg in the final overs meant a nightmare for rival bowlers bowling at the death.

• Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar confirmed their status at India’s top-two new ball bowlers. They showed that variety and change of pace is the way to bowl on dead track. Moreover, Agarkar also exposed that getting Chris Gayle early means the probability of a West Indies collapse increases.

• Yuvraj Singh, even without a bat in hand, is an asset for the team. The catch to dismiss Dwayne Smith was the kind that is showed in promos to hype Team India.

• Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble confirmed their status as top spinners by going for less than 4 runs per over despite the dead track.

But there was one cause of concern for the Indians and a big one at that. Irfan Pathan was listless during his 7 over spell by going for 43 runs. The man so very vital for India’s team composition is still in trouble.

But Dravid was in an obliging mood. “I think he bowled well for someone playing his international game after a long time,” he said. Didn’t we say he showed a sense of humour today.