New Delhi, Mar 14: Congratulating the Indian cricket team for its victory over Pakistan in the first one-dayer in Karachi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said it was a great first step towards an equally exciting and rewarding tour. ''We are all delighted at the remarkable determination and grit with which you and your team won the first ODI against Pakistan. Everyone in India prayed for your success and the victory has brought great joy across the nation,'' Gandhi said in a message to Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly.
''This is a great first step and we hope that the rest of the tour will be equally exciting and rewarding,'' she said.
Bureau Report