India tour of England 2011

To be frank, the confidence level was low. But I can say that the team fought to win every match even more than it had during the World Cup. Everybody competed fiercely: Ashwin.

In coloured clothing, Rahul Dravid has not quite evoked the awe that he has in whites. And yet, there is plenty that has been brilliant. On the eve of his final ODI, Saurabh Somani examines a glorious ODI career.

India's abject tour ended with another defeat, while England completed a remarkable summer with a victory in the final ODI.

The new BCCI president N Srinivasan said that there wouldn't be a post-mortem of the Indian team's dismal tour of England, and ruled out an excess of cricket as a possible reason for the performance.

Cook was overtly delighted at the discovery of a young talent in Jonny Bairstow who made his side's difficult chase an easy one.

Munaf fell on the ground while chasing the ball during the fifth and final one-dayer against England.

"I have not seen so many injuries in the last five years. To see 9-11 players get injured in one series has been shocking," the Indian skipper said.

Though he does not play the big shots too often and follows a conservative approach to the game, Dravid has finished his ODI career with more than satisfactory numbers.

He started off as a misfit in ODI cricket, but over the course of a career that has brought well over 10,000 ODI runs, Rahul Dravid has shown he has belonged in ODI cricket, says Ajith.

It doesn't help if you sit back. I would rather live by the sword and die by it, said R Ashwin.