Australia are still the team to beat

If anything,the World Cup confirmed that in the near future, the team to beat to be considered the winner in an ODI context still is Australia.India are worthy Champions and the fact that they beat Australia at the first available opportunity conferred a legitimacy to their win.Sri Lanka's match with Australia was rained off and as a result,the what if scenario could always have been resorted to.

The Indian victory in 1983 was in a very different world.However, unlike then,India was a title favourite and outside of Sri Lanka or perhaps even Colombo, Sri Lanka's record is not a very good one.India has a very good one day side and that it has VVS Laxman and Dravid, not to speak of Ishant Sharma playing only tests means that India does have a bright future.Not many captains during this World Cup leaving Dhoni would love to have Dravid batting for them.That speaks volumes for the depth and capability of Indian batting.

India should capitalise on this title win and go on to building a team capable of taking on the World.With youngsters like Kohli,Raina,Pujara,Ishant and Chawla in the mix,the future can only be brighter.

Finally the World Cup is Home

india has won the world cup.A thirsty nation has had its thirst quenched.And how?Not through the exploits of their senior pros but their youthful and sub thirty performers.This also means that when time comes to defend the cup,most of this campaigns heroes will still be around.This has been an excellent tournament.it has spread joy and enthusiasm all around .Weaker teams like NZ punched over theirweight and South Africa peaked early.Even so this has been a competitive World Cup