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Ankur Marfatia India fan

It's a draw, it's a draw. But India should have won the first Test.

We should have won, not because Pakistan went in with three inexperienced bowlers or that the Pakistani top-order is weak or Pakistan are a poor fielding side.

But because all the Indian batsmen dominated, the Indian bowlers were able to skittle out the top-order and Pakistani fielders dropped catches left, right and centre.

It was all going to script for the first four days, alas Test cricket is a five-day game and on the fifth day the determination of the opposition was much stronger than India's to get a favourable result.

Virender Sehwag once again showed he is a very good player and the world needs to take notice of him

Overall for India, Laxmipathy Balaji was a surprise package - he was only supposed to provide support but did a lot more than that.

Virender Sehwag once again showed he is a very good player and the world needs to take notice of him. Sachin Tendulkar rubbished talk of being a spent force and put up a very good innings and so did VVS Laxman.

For Pakistan, Kamran Akmal showed both teams that you can achieve anything if you have the stomach to fight and a strong head to stay disciplined.

India will go into the next Test with a perennial question now: How can the opposition outclass them as far as determination to get a favourable result is concerned?

Hassan Mahmood Pakistan fan

Well, five days of getting up at four in the morning was certainly worth it in the end!

My faith in Pakistan, shown by dying my hair green, was repaid.

Sourav Ganguly predicted that India-Pakistan matches are better than the Ashes and I think he's right.

India dominated from the word go until Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq bailed Pakistan out.

It was a pleasant surprise because although we have many quality players, the players' discipline, especially in Test cricket, has been questionable in the last year or so.

Pakistan must hold onto catches to win the series

It was totally wrong that Kamran's place was under threat - Ian Chappell said he had the potential to be the best gloveman in the world and he demonstrated good batting and keeping skills.

Pakistani positives include the hardworking Danish Kaneria, who bamboozled even the Indians, and the middle-to-lower order batting.

However, the pacemen were toothless because unlike Balaji, they could not swing the ball in the air.

Looking to Calcutta, Pakistan's morale will be higher than India's because this draw feels like a victory to us and India will be dejected.

Pakistanis will be looking for Salman Butt and Taufeeq Umar to get in the runs and for the pacemen to bowl with discipline and swing.

Unfortunately, Younis Khan had a disastrous match with the bat and in the field.

Mohammad Sami can't stop bowling no-balls and needs to lift his performance considerably.

Finally, Pakistan must hold onto catches to win the series.