The cartoon in a UK newspaper said it all with the imagery of a Wimbledon spectator seeking a refund because he was accustomed to strawberries, champagne and British disappointment.

The tag of Team India tending to travel badly like wine is old hat. The syndrome vanished in the last decade in which India won Test series in various climes — Pakistan, the West Indies, England and N

Team India in Galle played the part of exemplary in-laws to Muttiah Muralitharan to the hilt.

They ensured that the spin legend’s last Test would be his most memorable and seemed to go out of their