Sri Subramanya temple

Four years ago Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a mere novelty in Indian domestic cricket, a long-haired young man from Ranchi who liked to hit the ball as hard as humanly possible. Already captain of the Twenty20 and ODI teams, he on Friday, became the first wicketkeeper to lead India in a Test match.

This was the first time since 1990 that India played a Test at home without both Sachin Tendulkar and Kumble.