India vs West Indies | 1st Test | Kolkata | 6-10th November

[Robbie]

Great debut by shami.

 

[Saurav]

Windies are a decent team. And the best batsman in this series is yet to bat and I am not talking about SRT

Pujara

 

[cricket.mad]

nother one gone...

 

[Robbie]

)
shami got his 3rd wicket.
RUN

 

[Noobosauras]

Pujara

Shiv is better. Averages 52 with more then 10k runs under the belt. Pujara might just be good form effect and his average will come down soon.

 

[Robbie]

Shami you beauttyyy

 

[10sion]

Calypso collapse!

 

[jattafridi]

WI need 150 runs partnership

 

[Saurav]

Shami

 

[TM Riddle]

Excellent spell from Shami

 

[Robbie]

143/5
3 wickets on debut for shami

 

[TM Riddle]

what a turnaround

 

[Aman]

India all over WI, it's a shame they didn't invite NZ or Pakistan.

The series would have been much better

 

[Robbie]

Brilliant testing spell

 

[leatherface58]

Why is Umesh Yadav not playing?

 

[Aman]

Pujara

Chanders.

 

[cricket.mad]

windies collapsing here

 

[Robbie]

That was plumb

 

[cricket.mad]

dream debut for Md.shami...

 

[cricket.mad]

clear plumb that was.......

 

[Aman]

windies collapsing here

Maybe only 2 innings remaining in Sachin's career

 

[battler]

Shami > junaid.

 

[Noobosauras]

India all over WI, it's a shame they didn't invite NZ or Pakistan.

The series would have been much better

Pakistan true, but NZ in India might be worse. In spite of they putting a fight last time (in the second test mainly due to Ross Taylor and Southee 7 for), Indian team batting line up is much improved now to say the least.

Absense of Raina, Sehwag and Gambhir, rise of M Vijay, Dhawan and Rohit have changes things a lot.

 

[Aman]

Shami > junaid.

Junaid isn't that great.

 

[Noobosauras]

Why is Umesh Yadav not playing?

Not fit, rusty

 

[battler]

Spinners not doing a good job.

 

[Aman]

Pakistan true, but NZ in India might be worse. In spite of they putting a fight last time (in the second test mainly due to Ross Taylor and Southee 7 for), Indian team batting line up is much improved now to say the least.

Absense of Raina, Sehwag and Gambhir, rise of M Vijay, Dhawan and Rohit have changes things a lot.

Quite a few of our younger batsmen have played in India now, so I think we'd be able to draw one test at least.

 

[Noobosauras]

Quite a few of our younger batsmen have played in India now, so I think we'd be able to draw one test at least.

I'll give you that but still it is not a very competitive prospect. Pakistan on the other hand, mercurial as they are, might even whitewash us.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Well done Shami

 

[czarkeen]

Why are West Indies's regular bowlers not playing

Rampaul, Roach

 

[Electron]

Ojha has been unlucky.

 

[Aman]

A couple Indian fans cheering for the WI now so they post a decent total?

 

[Robbie]

Chanderpaul needs to get out for India to feel good

 

[Aman]

Yep only one innings for Sachin in this game...

 

[truefan]

Amazing reverse swing on display, I feel it is a 370 odd runs pitch and no help for spinners as of now,good thinking by BCCI before going to SA,WI settling down again at 172 for 5

 

[truefan]

Pathetic shot, on a pitch with no help for spinners,Ojha is gifted a wicket ,poor from Sammy 173 for 6

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

170/5 is a decent score on this pitch

 

[Aman]

WI playing spoil sport

 

[Aman]

170/5 is a decent score on this pitch

Their attack looks toothless.

 

[Saurav]

Ojha has been unlucky.

rather lucky to get that wicket.poor shot

 

[Electron]

rather lucky to get that wicket.poor shot

Said it before the wicket fell. He should have got Sammy earlier.

 

[Robbie]

Pathetic shot, on a pitch with no help for spinners,Ojha is gifted a wicket ,poor from Sammy 173 for 6

pitch is turning and has uneven bounce on day 1. What more do spinners want?

 

[Robbie]

Ashwin on.

 

[Kianig89]

poor cricket from WI

 

[Ims1]

Shami reversed the ball well . nice nice debut .

 

[PakistaniBoomBoom]

Once I tried batting with the Chanderpaul stance. Thank god I was wearing a box/guard.. Ootherwise..

 

[PakistaniBoomBoom]

Dhoni drops another one!

 

[Robbie]

Again a catch dropped by dhoni

 

[Kianig89]

Dhoni Akmal

 

[Saurav]

yessssssssss

wicket for Sachin

 

[leatherface58]

Lol Sachin Warne strikes )

 

[battler]

Sachin

 

[truefan]

beautiful dip by Sachin and the master gets a wicket on a lifeless track where ashwin looked like Paul Harris

 

[Sandeep]

Wow.. knew the team just now.. Pujara-Kohli-Rohit middle order!!! Stuff of dreams coming true for India. Watch them replace the great men!

 

[Abhilash]

Ashwin is not so effective as he used to be!!

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Sachin Sachin

 

[Ims1]

out

 

[Justcrazy]

211 / 7

 

[Justcrazy]

India will win this. WI are poor in Test Matches.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tino Best is in at No. 10. He nearly had a Test century in England - a 95 at Edgbaston.

 

[Abhilash]

Ashwin is not so effective as he used to be!!

Well that worked

 

[Justcrazy]

Chanderpaul fighting a lonely battle here

 

[Justcrazy]

WI need some more runs here , need to add another 30 - 40 runs at least

 

[Justcrazy]

That's number 93 for Ashwin. 7 more in this match and he becomes the second fastest and the fastest in a 100 years to reach 100 wkts

 

[Justcrazy]

220 / 8

 

[Abhilash]

tail always hurt us..they may pile up another 100 runs here

 

[Justcrazy]

Indian bowlers have bowled really well , so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

tail always hurt us..they may pile up another 100 runs here

Not likely , WI will not go over 240 - 250 here

 

[Justcrazy]

Best 4 no from 9 balls.

 

[Ims1]

we need a wicket now .

 

[truefan]

Laxman's commentary

 

[leatherface58]

Best unleashing the beast

 

[truefan]

should be a job well done if we can restrict them within 300....may be... does not look likely,they are batting very well

 

[Executioner]

Just understood why WI team is called the team of hacks.

This was a good pitch for batting and you gift 8 wickets to the 2nd weakest bowling attack(weakest being ours)

credit also should go to Indian bowlers for bowling some.deliveries that got them cheap wickets.

 

[leatherface58]

The big man is . Torres strikes!

 

[Varun]

Exactly the same as last time around when they came for the first test at Delhi. Chanderpaul static at one end while the rest crumbled.

But they dismissed us for below their total after that, though we ended up winning it.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Chanders well played...

 

[Noobosauras]

Just understood why WI team is called the team of hacks.

This was a good pitch for batting and you gift 8 wickets to the 2nd weakest bowling attack(weakest being ours)

credit also should go to Indian bowlers for bowling some.deliveries that got them cheap wickets.

Indian Bowling attack in India is definately 3rd strongest in the world after Pak and Eng and if Ashwin is in form and Jadeja not injured, might even be world beater on turning pitches.

 

[cricket.mad]

all out WI FOR 234

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Our Test bowling unit is actually lot better now... else we wouldn't have white washed Aussies 4-0

Ash, Bhuvi, Umesh, Ojha, Shami & Jaddu is pretty good on both seaming & spin tracks