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Crushing
defeat for India
India's 16-year drought outside the subcontinent
was extended further today when they went down by
155 runs to West Indies in the series-deciding fifth
and final cricket Test here.
Tendulkar
crosses 8,000 runs
Sachin Tendulkar reached yet another milestone
here yesterday when he became only the second Indian
and the 10th in the world to score 8,000 runs in
Test cricket.
India
on the verge of a defeat
India was reduced to 237 for 7 despite Sachin
Tendulkar’s effort of 86 runs as the batsmen got
out to poor shots in their chase of 408 runs for an
improbable victory.
Collins
happy to dismiss Tendulkar again
KINGSTON: West Indies fast bowler Pedro Collins
said Tuesday he was pleased with the way he
dismissed batting genius Sachin Tendulkar in the
fifth and final Test against India here.
India
fight to avoid a follow-on
Ganguly (22) and Laxman (27) were at the crease
as India reached 141 for four on day two in reply to
West Indies first innings score of 422 all out.
India needs another 82 runs to avoid following on.
India
in trouble at 141 for 4
The top-order batsmen failed to click and left
India struggling to match an imposing first innings
total posted by West Indies on the second day of the
fifth and final cricket Test here.
Teams
look to Tendulkar, Lara to fire
India and West Indies are looking to their
respective batting superstars to tilt the balance in
their favour as the two teams go into the fifth and
final cricket Test seeking to break the 1-1 deadlock
in the series.
Antigua
Test ends in a tame draw
SAUBHAGYA MOHAN KALA
NEW DELHI: It was Test cricket at its worst as the
Antigua Test between India and West Indies petered
out to a tame draw on the final day.
Jacobs
dedicates century to his mother
"Getting a century at home is always something
you want to do and it's a dream come true,"
said the Windies wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs.
Hooper's
ton in a drawn cause
The West Indies skipper scored his third century of
the series and shared a 186-run stand with
Chanderpaul (80 not out) as the fourth test
meandered towards a dull draw.
India
hope to solve Chanderpaul puzzle
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Indian
skipper Sourav Ganguly conceded on Tuesday West
Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul had been
troubling his team the most in the ongoing Test
series.
Kumble
to return for operation
Indian team physio Andrew Leipus said that the pain
might affect Kumble's diet and the bowler might not
be fit enough to play.
I
wanted to leave after trying my best: Kumble
Ace leg spinner Anil
Kumble, who stunned all by bowling 14 overs on the
trot with a fractured jaw and ended the day in pain,
today said he wanted to leave the Caribbean islands
after trying his best for India...
Kumble
bowling with broken jaw not surprising: Hooper
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: West Indies captain Carl Hooper
said on Tuesday he was not surprised to see Indian
leg-spinner Anil Kumble bowl with a broken jaw in
the fourth Test here.
Injury
rules Kumble out of Antigua Test
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble will miss the rest of the
fourth Test against WI with a fractured jaw.
Ratra
spent sleepless night before rare feat
Indian wicket-keeper
Ajay Ratra conceded Sunday he had spent a sleepless
night before completing his maiden Test century in
the fourth Test against the West Indies here.
Over
to you!
With the dearth of openers, is it time the selectors
reinstated Sadagoppan Ramesh at the top of the
order?
India
lose 3rd test by 10 wickets
An insipid batting display by the Indians
allowed the West Indies to win the third test by 10
wickets and level the five-match series at one-all
with two more matches to be played.
Hope
Sachin stays out of form: Hooper
CARL
HOOPER
BRIDGETOWN: Sachin was the key batter we wanted to
get out. It is the same with Indians when it
concerns Lara. These two are world class players.
WI
team beginning to reach potential
"This team is getting better and better,"
the West Indian coach Roger Harper added.
Poor
shot selection cost us the Test: Wright
BRIDGETOWN: Coach John Wright blamed poor shot
selection for India's 10-wicket defeat to West
Indies in the third Test on Sunday.
Ganguly
optimistic of series win
After losing the third Test, the India captain said
'there is still a lot to play for in the five-match
series'.
Sachin
is human too, says Ganguly
BRIDGETOWN: Skipper Sourav Ganguly defended star
batsman Sachin Tendulkar, saying it was unfair to
criticise him for failing to score well in the Third
Test.
Indians
capitulate at Barbados
Brian
Lara seems destined to celebrate his 33rd Birthday
with a West Indies victory. The West Indies put the
visitors on the back foot on a rain-curtailed
opening day. India was bowled out for 102 runs and
the home team looked set for a sizeable lead.
Clash
of the titans
When titans clash,
sparks fly! But when one of the two batting legends
of the 21st Century wields the willow, the other
watches with rapt admiration. Hardly surprising,
considering that every time Sachin Tendulkar or
Brian Lara bats, they take cricket to a level so
sublime that even rivals clap in admiration.
Busta
XI hammer Indian bowlers, pile up 250-2
CASTRIES, St Lucia: Wavell
Hinds slammed an unbeaten 140 and Devon Smith added
91 to stake their claim for Test spots as Busta XI
amassed 250 for two against India.
Trinidad
triumph gets sweeter
The Indian win was all the more sweet because it was
achieved by the trio of pace bowlers using the very
same tactics that the Caribbeans used time and time
again.
Sachin-slayer
Nagamootoo injured
GEORGETOWN: Windies spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo, who
took Sachin Tendulkar's wicket in the first Test,
has been injured in a road accident.
Prasanna
praises the Indian team
Feels there was an extra edge to Sourav Ganguly's
captaincy and the team rallied behind the skipper,
thus ensuring that morale would remain high for all
the coming matches.
My
special thanks to pacemen, Laxman
St. Lucia: It was a hugely satisfying win. A Test
that all 17 of us will remember for long. It was our
fourth win outside India in 10 Tests, but easily the
most memorable one.
Sachin's
Birthday!
Just fresh from his
Bradman-equaling-feat of his 29th test match hundred
in the Carribean, our own goldenboy of cricket, apna
master blaster celebrated his 29th birthday on 24th
April. Check out the messages that his fans posted!
'We
are absolutely thrilled', Ganguly
Port of Spain: Emotions ran high in the
Indian camp here on Monday as Sourav Ganguly's men
beat the West Indies by 37 runs in the second
cricket Test here today to add a new chapter to the
history of Indian cricket.
A
win crafted by the pace trio
Victory is sweet.
Victory in Port-of-Spain is sweeter. Victory with
three fast bowlers firing away as if they were
prised out of an historic pace quartet is even more
sweeter...
'We
could have learnt from Tendulkar, Ganguly and
Laxman,' Carl Hooper
Port of Spain: I had an extremely sleepless
night on the eve of the fifth day's play. We were in
a reasonable position going into the fifth day and I
was very excited. I knew it was going to be
difficult but backed ourselves to pull it through.
| Date |
Test
series |
Venue
|
| 5-7
April |
GBPXI |
Bourda,
Guyana
|
| 11-15
Apr |
1st
Test |
Bourda,
Guyana
|
| 19-23
April |
2nd
Test |
Queen's
Park Oval, Trinidad
|
| 26-28
April |
3
Day |
National
Cricket Stadium, St. Lucia
|
| 2-6
May |
3rd
Test |
Kensington
Oval, Barbados
|
| 10-14
May |
4th
Test |
Antigua
Recreation Ground,
|
| 18-22
May |
5th
Test |
Sabina
Park, Antigua
|
| |
ODI
Series |
|
| 25th
May |
1st
ODI |
Sabina
Park, Jamaica
|
| 26th
May |
2nd
ODI |
Sabina
Park, Jamaica
|
| 29th
May |
3rd
ODI |
Kensington
Oval, Barbados
|
| 1st
June |
4th
ODI |
Queen's
Park Oval, Trinidad
|
| 2nd
June |
5th
ODI |
Queen's
Park Oval, Trinidad
|
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The
Teams:
India:
Squad
(Test Series): Sourav Ganguly
(Captain), Rahul Dravid (Vice-Captain), Sachin
Tendulkar, SS Das, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman, Sanjay
Bangar, Ajay Ratra (Wicket Keeper), Harbhajan Singh,
Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Tinu
Yohannan, Deep Dasgupta, Wasim Jaffer, Ashis Nehra
and Sarandeep Singh.
Squad
(ODI Series): Sourav
Ganguly (Captain), Rahul Dravid (Vice-Captain),
Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman, Ajay
Ratra (Wicket Keeper), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan,
Tinu Yohannan, Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Kaif, Ajit
Agarkar, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Murali
Kartik.
West
Indies:
Squad
(Test Series):
Carl Hooper
(captain), Christopher Gayle, Stuart Williams,
Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Shivranaraine
Chanderpaul, Ryan Hinds, Junior Murray, Mervyn
Dillon, Cameron Cuffy, Marlon Black, Adam Stanford,
Mahendra Nagamootoo.
Squad
(ODI Series): Carl
Hooper (captain), Brian Lara, Gareth Breese,
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Cameron Cuffy,
Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Christopher Gayle,
Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Ramnaresh
Sarwan. |
