Satire: 7 things I learned without watching the first 2 India-South Africa ODIs, and other conspiracy theories

The BCCI and Indian team management are wonderful planners

A lot of people criticized India for playing ODI shots, and bowling ODI lines in the recently concluded Test Series. It makes sense now. There is a lot of overlap between India's Test and ODI teams.

7 players who played the first 2 ODIs also played in at least one Test Match-and an 8th, MS Dhoni probably would have played the Tests had he not retired.

The Test Matches were all played at a faster(and very exciting), more ODI tempo, too.

The BCCI, and team management rightly received a lot of flak for the lack of warm-up games. The same can't be levied against the ODI outfit.

The team management have obviously taken note of India's success with this method-One Test Match win, and two losses where they came hard at South Africa, and now 2 ODI wins.

The 1st XI for the first T20i could conceivably have 9 players-Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, Yuvzendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, and Jasprit Bumhrah-who played the first two ODis. 6 of these men also played at least one test match.

It turns out that the 9 wicket rout in the 2nd ODI was not only good for the collective ego of Indian Cricket fans, but also excellent preparation.

This whole tour-the squad selections, the Test match strategies and selections, and now this victory, have been a masterclass in planning.

Step aside Sun Tzu, there's a new Sheriff in town.*

*Ravi Shastri, in case anybody was wondering. It's also kinda perfect, given how much he likes to say tracer bullet...