India's tour of West Indies June 2011

[SaiSrini]

In that short stay, Mukund showed so much promise. It was his first ever test innings, so the guy should hopefully be cut some slack. But Vijay should not be cut the slack. He is increasingly looking entirely out of depth when playing in challenging conditions. Hopefully by the end of this series, Mukund should push Vijay out of the 3rd and backup test opener spot (if all goes well).

Dhoni has taken a gamble by batting first, but I think its to make sure India have a chance of bowling last on this wicket. Hope Dravid, Kohli, Raina and Dhoni can take India to a decent total (250-300 would be par on this wicket batting first).

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

India 69 for 4 at lunch and this was expected. We always struggle in the first test against the home side still I see us posting a minimum of 250 runs

 

[SaiSrini]

India 69 for 4 at lunch and this was expected. We always struggle in the first test against the home side still I see us posting a minimum of 250 runs

Dhoni's decision will now be debated upon. At this point, one feels a guy like Badri would be more re-assuring. With Raina, its either blockbuster or flopbuster.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

I was going to say that, I have high hopes on Dhoni and Dravid partnership but no hopes on Raina. If he does good then its good for India this match but if he does not then its going to be hell lot difficult for India but saying that I have more hopes on Harbhajan and Praveen

 

[Adarsh]

I was going to say that, I have high hopes on Dhoni and Dravid partnership but no hopes on Raina. If he does good then its good for India this match but if he does not then its going to be hell lot difficult for India but saying that I have more hopes on Harbhajan and Praveen

So, what you're saying is that if he plays well, it's good for India, and if he doesn't, it's bad for India.

WHENEVER India win the toss and bat first in the first game of a series, especially away from home, this happens. So this is hardly surprising with our second XI team. Mukund did not look good, in his brief stay. He had at least 5 attempts at an off drive and missed 3 and inside edged two, one of which lead to his dismissal. His offside play looks poor. Vijay - lazy strokeplay as usual. If India get to 250, they should be okay.

Amit Mishra's gonna eat up these WIndies batsmen. You heard it here first !

 

[Gurjot95]

Dravid gone and this match now gone also.

 

[Paki007]

Think if india lose this one how badly it's gonna affect their Rating because WI are far behind them

 

[westindies2007]

No they dont need to keep Sammy & they weren't lacking a leader & Sammy does not role other than keep better players out & continuously mess up the balance of the WI team, especially in tests.

Gayle was doing a solid job as skipper between 07-10. Lets not forget he was the one in charge when England lost a test series in the Caribbean in 09. While Gayle personal average was going up almost 10 points during his stint as skipper, before corrupt politics forced him out of the role.

Gayle wasnt Doing any Great as a Test Captain.
I am not Backing Sammy, Sammy for me is not really a High Class player but give his Best in the game. and he is a good Captain. he communicate with his players on the Field, until Chris who just stand in the slip and dont really talk to his Bowlers much.
But if i had to Choose a West Indies Captain i would Choose Sarwan, for me he would be a better West Indies Captain, than Gayle or Sammy. plus Sammy wouldnt be in my Test Squad. but what ever team is out there, i would like to see them perform and To be honest We cant Hit on this team like that at least they are not getting Demolish like 5-0, or 3-0 etc, like that Reifer West Indies Team.

Gayle Test Captaincy Team Performance (NOTE: Gayle had all the top player Batsmen and Bowlers)
Series: 7
Won: 1
Lost: 4
Draw:2

Test Match
Played: 17
Won: 3
Lost: 7
Draw 7

1st Test: South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth - Dec 26-29, 2007
West Indies 408 and 175; South Africa 195 and 260
West Indies won by 128 runs

2nd Test: South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town - Jan 2-5, 2008
West Indies 243 and 262; South Africa 321 and 186/3
South Africa won by 7 wickets

1st Test: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence - Mar 22-26, 2008
Sri Lanka 476/8d and 240/7d; West Indies 280 and 315
Sri Lanka won by 121 runs

2nd Test: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain - Apr 3-6, 2008
Sri Lanka 278 and 268; West Indies 294 and 254/4
West Indies won by 6 wickets

3rd Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown - Jun 12-16, 2008
Australia 251 and 439/5d; West Indies 216 and 387
Australia won by 87 runs

1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin - Dec 11-15, 2008
New Zealand 365 and 44/2; West Indies 340
Match drawn

2nd Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Napier - Dec 19-23, 2008
West Indies 307 and 375; New Zealand 371 and 220/5
Match drawn

1st Test: West Indies v England at Kingston - Feb 4-7, 2009
England 318 and 51; West Indies 392
West Indies won by an innings and 23 runs

2nd Test: West Indies v England at North Sound - Feb 13-17, 2009
England 7/0
Match drawn

3rd Test: West Indies v England at St John's - Feb 15-19, 2009
England 566/9d and 221/8d; West Indies 285 and 370/9
Match drawn

4th Test: West Indies v England at Bridgetown - Feb 26-Mar 2, 2009
England 600/6d and 279/2d; West Indies 749/9d
Match drawn

5th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain - Mar 6-10, 2009
England 546/6d and 237/6d; West Indies 544 and 114/8
Match drawn

1st Test: England v West Indies at Lord's - May 6-8, 2009
England 377 and 32/0; West Indies 152 and 256 (f/o)
England won by 10 wickets

2nd Test: England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street - May 14-18, 2009
England 569/6d; West Indies 310 and 176 (f/o)
England won by an innings and 83 runs

1st Test: West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain - Jun 10-13, 2010
South Africa 352 and 206/4d; West Indies 102 and 293
South Africa won by 163 runs

2nd Test: West Indies v South Africa at Basseterre - Jun 18-22, 2010
South Africa 543/6d and 235/3d; West Indies 546
Match drawn

3rd Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown - Jun 26-29, 2010
West Indies 231 and 161; South Africa 346 and 49/3
South Africa won by 7 wickets


Sammy as Team Captain Team Performance
Series: 2
Won:
Lost: 0
Draw:2

Test Match
Played: 5
Won: 1
Lost: 1
Draw 3

1st Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Galle - Nov 15-19, 2010
West Indies 580/9d; Sri Lanka 378 and 241/4 (f/o)
Match drawn

2nd Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Nov 23-27, 2010
Sri Lanka 387/9d and 57/1d; West Indies 243 and 12/2
Match drawn

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele - Dec 1-5, 2010
West Indies 303/8
Match drawn

1st Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Providence - May 12-15, 2011
West Indies 226 and 152; Pakistan 160 and 178
West Indies won by 40 runs

2nd Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre - May 20-24, 2011
Pakistan 272 and 377/6d; West Indies 223 and 230
Pakistan won by 196 runs

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

This test is surely going to be interesting. India 6 down for 85 is awesome Bishoo bowling. Its not that its turning its he is bowling superbly

 

[s2sschan]

****!!!

Why do we get out like this in the first overseas test???

All the millions these ******s make....they shud prepare better for an OverSeas Test.

Why depend on the BCCI? If you really want to acclimatize, just take a plane to the West Indies and play in a few good club games.

 

[Paki007]

Harbhajan is the hope for india in batting now

 

[Adarsh]

64 runs in 8 overs this session, gotta love Harbhajan. These shots are authentic, and beautiful, he's really hammered anything loose.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

If people see few post above I said, its going to be Harbhajan and Praveen scoring quickly and helping India.

 

[Gurjot95]

Alright where are the comments of Dravid, Laxman, Dhoni saving and Raina getting out early

 

[SaiSrini]

I told you I have more respect on Harbhajan's batting than that of Raina's. Raina is doing decently well out there (I still am not confident of his test batting capabilities). If Harbhajan can take us to 250, it would be an awesome comeback. He is batting like its a T20 match (which actually is helping us because after such a poor start, a T20 type innings has shaken the opposition up).