145;We146;re partying tonight146;

After it was all over, Rahul Dravid was asked, 8216;8216;What8217;s next?8217;8217;. He replied, with rare levity, 8216;8216;We8217;re partying tonight.8217;8217;

That was the mood not just in the Indian camp but all over the stadium this evening. As the crowd chanted their praises of 8216;8216;Team India8217;8217; and 8216;8216;Men in Blue8217;8217;, the objects of their devotion were celebrating, and planning some more.

Tough to believe that just six weeks ago they were a dishevelled, fractious, deeply demoralised lot, at odds with each other and with the world at large. There8217;s an openness, a glasnost though not over the No 3 slot which has lifted the mood and brought out the smiles.