Yes this match served as the turning point for India in ODI cricket, but they also had the right ingredients to excel as an ODI team for the next decade.
You need these moments to inspire the players but you also need the right players to take advantage of it.
Pakistan had their moments in 2013, when they beat India in India and SA in SA, but they failed to capitalize on it because the team was rubbish and the players who won us those series turned out to be rubbish as well.
In Tests, Pakistan has had such a moment in the last few years, and they capitalized because it had the players, especially for Asian conditions.
The second Test of the England series in 2012 was the turning point for Pakistan in Test cricket, which enabled this sustained success.
We held SA 0-0 in 2010, but it was seen as an achievement and we were second best in that series. We also won the first Test against England, but it was seen as a bit of a fluke and one-off.
However, when we defended 150 odd and floored England for only 72 to win the series, that was the moment where the players got the belief that they could beat any team in the world in UAE, and that mentally carried on against Australia and England in the next couple of years.
Even if Pakistan fluke the ODI series in England this summer, one can be certain that they will be back to their usual self soon because the players simply don't have the quality.
: english side. Not sure why its such a big deal
)
