The Great Game Called Cricket...

Its was a year where India came across with many ups and downs, But the year ended
Up with a homw series win with the Srilankan's who had a very long tour in India.
India had great year as far as test cricket is concern won the test series in
Newzeland after 33 years and became the No:1 test team for the first time by winning
The home series with the lankans.

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The IPL gold-rush drew players in droves and Sachin Tendulkar completed two illustrious decades, but 2009 will be fondly remembered as the year of India's ascent to the pinnacle of Test cricket, a format that ironically languishes at the bottom of their priorities.

The 2007 World Twenty20 champions could not defend their title in England, came a cropper in the Champions Trophy - the second most elite One-Day tournament after the World Cup - and also allowed the opportunity to become the No 1 ODI team slip through their fingers with a home series defeat against an under-strength Australia.

It was rather an irony that Test cricket provided them their finest moments despite the Cricket Board's negligence of the format.

So engrossed in IPL proliferation, the BCCI has scheduled just two Tests in the next 11 months for the team, which is just not enough to protect the No 1 Test team's status.

Subsequently some sanity prevailed and it has apparently convinced South Africa to play two unscheduled Tests when the Proteas visit the country in February-March.