India covered themselves in glory at Gabba on Tuesday. Much as it happened in Sydney, Harbhajan was at the centre of the upheaval he caused in Australian ranks. As in the first finals, he took out Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds from the equation and pulled the plank from under the hosts' feet. It was a telling blow. Even though Hayden and Symonds kept Australia above the water for a while and the visitors terribly lost the way in the final 12 overs of the innings, it must be said that India always had its nose in front of Australia. India produced noteworthy stands throughout their innings and Sachin Tendulkar, as ever, was the guiding light. Two centuries in three days was there for the taking before the master fell. He could pull Stuart Clark down the ground and his consistent tipping of Mitchell Johnson outside his off-stump made the left-arm paceman lose his composure entirely. Johnson ended up bowling eight wides and most of them were down the leg-side as he tried to counter Tendulkar's tactics. Otherwise, Indians would feel that their batsmen didn't cash enough of their good starts. Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Mahinder Singh Dhoni all couldn't make the most of their good starts. Yuvraj's dismissal came at a wrong time for the visitors and the visage of Tendulkar, looking skywards with pain writ large on his face, conveyed his disapproval. It was a slowish pitch and Michael Clarke's spell gave enough indication that things wouldn't get better for the hosts under light. India went into the game with two spinners which implied that they had read the conditions better than the hosts who opted for an all-pace attack. Australia have really been hurt by the failures of Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting in the last few weeks and today was no different. Praveen Kumar did a repeat of what he did in Sydney by ejecting the two from the middle in his first spell. He also appeared to have Michael Clarke plumb in front of stumps and Hayden was reprieved by Dhoni which allowed the Australians to recover their breath. Under the event, the absence of Ishant Sharma wasn't felt. Praveen was enough buoyed by the success of his two previous games to open the attack for India and do it with distinction. As I have said, he is deceptive in his pace and his swing can be prodigious. He was difficult to get away by the batsmen. The end was close but Australia's target never got easier. There is enough to commend about Mahinder Singh Dhoni who retains his serenity amidst the chaos. He kept the young boys emotions in check. A couple of stray deliveries and the game could have got either way. India has taken a giant step towards becoming the number one side in the world. This young side has potential and Indian cricket has turned a new leaf.