Sir — This refers to the editorial, “India is lord of the lord’s” (July 23). A victory at the Mecca of cricket after 28 long years has come as pleasant news for us.
There are various heartening aspects of this win. The first is an all-round performance by the team, where Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma chipped in. The second is that we beat England through its own tactics of throwing short- pitched stuff; we are known to succumb to such tactics, but this time we did it to the opponent.
The win might not erase horrible memories of the 4-0 whitewash by England three years ago, but with only two players, MS Dhoni and Ishant Sharma, having played Tests before and the rest being new, the victory augurs well for our future. Critics might call it a flash in the pan if we get complacent and do not perform to our full potential in the remaining matches.