After his effort of 136 Dravid said he was relieved.

But he said something else as well when one reporter asked him about his subdued raising of the bat on reaching his century.

"I was just happy. I'm older and wiser now. I don't jump around and get excited"

I think Dravid forgot Sachin's celebrations in the previous match before he said what he said.

I don't think it was his intention to imply that Sachin is not as wise as he is.

Or was it?

Maybe it was.

Maybe it was Dravid taking a dig at Sachin.

Who knows.

One thing is for sure though.

I would rather see a cricketer celebrate the way Sachin did than the way Dravid did.

Even if that makes him childish and less wise.

It doesn't, I don't think.

Dravid probably didn't want to show any emotion and played it cool.

I'm sure he must have been doing the bhangra without a shirt in his hotel room.

Besides South Africa's unthinkable act this morning, there was something else that happened in the cricket world that took me by surprise.

Kevin Pietersen scored a 100.

That's not what surprised me.

What did though was the fact that it was KP's 15th test century.

15th!?

That's what I shouted in my head.

15th!?

Really? How?

He played his 1st test only 3 years ago, and he's already scored 15 tons?

That shook me up for a bit.

So KP's been on the scene for 3 and a half years now.

In 45 tests, this is his 15th century - thats 1 every 3 matches!

Thats quite a conversion rate.

Sehwag also has 15, but in 66 matches - 21 more matches than KP's. Or to put it more aptly, in 30 more innings.

Alec Stewart took 152 innings more than KP's 83 to score the same number of centuries.

Remember Stewart, the England wicket keeper batsman?

Atherton and Ganguly have each scored 1 more century than KP in 129 and 102 more innings respectively.

Hell King Sanga has scored only 2 more in 42 more innings and compared to KP he's been around forever.

Yes yes I logged on to Cricinfo, but thats what 15 centuries in 45 tests demanded of me!

Has anyone done better?

Well ofcourse. Sir Don Bradman has. 29 centuries in only 52 matches and 81 innings - 3 less than KP's.

The Great West Indian Clyde Walcott also had 15 test centuries and he got them in only 74 innings in 44 tests.

Apart from them though, KP has bettered them all.

He has scored test centuries faster than Ricky Ponting. Faster than Mohammad Yousuf. Faster than Matthew Hayden. Above all, faster than Gary Sobers!

You know what I mean by faster.

Thats an achievement and a half.

Whats more, KP's centuries have come against the best.

He hasn't played a test against Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, so no one can say he got easy runs.

He has knocked tons against all 7 major test playing countries and he has scored them all over the world.

In Australia, in India, in Pakistan, in New Zealand, everywhere he has played (besides Sri Lanka). And he is yet to play a test in South Africa, but he has 2 100s against them, scored in England.

KP has 3 centuries against India and 2 against each of the other 6 major test playing countries.

Achievement and a three quarters I reckon!

As the 4th day of the test in Chennai began yesterday, England started to pile up their lead.

The overnight batsmen, Strauss and Collingwood reached their centuries and India's target kept increasing as the day went by.

Somewhere later in the day England's innings lost momentum and the lead instead of piling up started crawling slowly.

England's innings went no where after Strauss departed and that was the first time I sensed that England might be losing the plot.

Instead of attacking for fast runs after what Strauss and Collingwood had done, England went back on to the defensive.

Why?

I don't really know.

That is where they lost it I believe.

I hopped on to some cricket blogs at that point and was surprised to see that the Indian fans didn't really think that India had a chance.

Leela suggested that coach Kirsten was on dope for suggesting that "India can do anything".

Over there I commented that this was India of the new and any history of not being able to chase runs held little signficance.

Initially I suggested India being able to fight for a draw.

When the target was set I reckoned that India could win it.

Over at Scorpicity's, I read about England having the full grip of the test, where again I suggested that a draw was possible.

Only Ottayan seemed to agree with me that a win was possible.

As Sehwag smashed his way to a rollicking start last night I wrote an energy filled post over at the BCC!

I talked of India of the new.

India who CAN do anything.

If you walk over to the comments there were suggestions that India of the new was such due to Sehwag and Gambhir.

Again I differed and suggested that Sachin might be the one to take India over the line.

And he sure was!

This is not about a Sehwag or a Gambhir.

Nor is it about a Dhoni.

It is about the New World Order.

The order being set by India.

Team India!

Chasing 387 in the 4th innings on a 5th day pitch of a ground in India is not only difficult but mission impossible.

A ground that has never seen more than 155 runs scored in the 4th innings to win a test and a country that has never hosted a test where more than 276 runs have been scored in the 4th innings to win a test goes to show where this Indian win stands.

Over and above them all.

Sure Sehwag provided them the start but every single member of the Indian team contributed to this win and it was not about any one man.

Sachin, Yuvraj, Harbhajan, Mishra, Zaheer, Ishant, Gambhir, Dhoni, Laxman - each one of them played their part.

Sure Dravid hardly contributed, but India managing a comeback win like this without the Wall doing anything of note goes to show the will and power of this Indian team.

If you're still not convinced, try and digest this - it took Sachin Tendulkar 155 tests and 254 innings to dish out a first ever 4th innings match winning 100!

Thats not an achievement for Sachin, that is an achievement for India.

This is India dammit, they can do anything!

Anything!

For they are at the forefront of the New World Order.

I'm still thinking, which one was more unlikely.