India had not won or drawn a series outside the sub-continent since their triumph in West Indies in 2011.
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Ravichandran Ashwin picked up a solitary wicket but was adjudged the Man of the match due to his valiant hundred in the first innings. The win by an innings & 92 runs in the first Test was India’s biggest innings-win outside Asia.
West Indies steadied the innings as Marlon Samuels and Jermaine Blackwood took their side through to lunch on 3-194.
This was after India had declared their innings closed after 40 minutes of play in the morning session.
India’s players celebrates the dismissal of New Zealan’s Peter Fulton during day one of the second worldwide test cricket match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, February 14, 2014. I’ve always been the kind of player who wants to get into the action quickly.
“Very few people like changes”. The team can be very proud of what they have achieved. In the ongoing 3rd Test, Ashwin came into bat when India were reduced to 87-4 with the likes of Shikhar, Virat, Rohit and Rahul already in the hut.
With Ashwin giving solidity at no.6, and Wriddhiman Saha given the freedom to express his batting abilities at no.7, Kohli is able to round up his bowling attack as per the conditions available to him. Three, I haven’t batted too much in Test cricket, but I’ve batted enough in other forms in worldwide cricket to not feel uncomfortable.
“It’s not as if I will stay at No 4 and others will shuffle their positions”.
India made the better start by dismissing Bravo although replays showed Sharma could have been called for a no-ball, the third umpire declining to overturn the on-field call. The tour which goes on until September will be a good test for a side that is filled with players looking to make it to the Indian side. Extras (lb 2 nb 1) 3. I don’t mind being into the game early. There are not many deliveries that you don’t have to play and he has good variations as well. I’ve batted at five in the past, at six. The visitors also secured a 2-0 infallible lead in the four match series, thereby clinching the first test series for new head coach Anil Kumble.
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In return West Indies got off to a good start with Kraig Brathwaite and Leon Johnson adding 59 runs for the first wicket. “But when I came to the ground and bowled the first ball everything felt normal”, he said. “It is tough to predict for today, but there is something in pitch for bowlers so I think we can get them out again”, he added. Ishant Sharma and Ravinder Jadeja grabbed two crucial wickets apiece, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and R Ashwin chipped in with a wicket each. “You might not realise the importance he has in the bowling unit, because you might not see four-five wickets in front of his name, but the kind of pressure he creates for others is priceless”.
