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Fiji Times
| almost 2 years ago
Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar again struck early to tighten India's grip on the third Test as West Indies struggled to 2-26 in their second innings - a deficit of 117 runs - at lunch on Saturday's fourth day. The Indian new-ball pair removed Kieran...
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Time of India
| almost 2 years ago
India settled for a draw in the third and final Test against the West Indies after rock-solid century-maker Shivnarine Chanderpaul and the home bowlers gave them a fight on Sunday. Scorecard Chasing 180 for victory, India finished on 94 for three,...
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Arab News
| almost 2 years ago
India won the three test series against the West Indies 1-0 when the final test ended in a draw in Dominica on Sunday after a fine rearguard action from Shivnarine Chanderpaul. India, who won the opening test in Jamaica, were 94 for three in their...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
Roseau (Dominica), July 11, 2011 Ian Bishop shut his eyes and spoke; the anguish was visible on his face...The former fast bowler, who took 161 wickets in 43 Tests at 24.27, believed the slump in the fortune of the West Indies cricket actually began...
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Taiwan News
| almost 2 years ago
India , chasing 180 to win off 47 overs, reached 19-1 at tea on the fifth and final day of the third cricket test against the West Indies Sunday at Windsor Park. Abhinav Mukund was lbw to Fidel Edwards on the first ball of the innings but Murali...
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Pakistan Chronicle
| almost 2 years ago
Test debutant Kirk Edwards and veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul led a West Indies fightback before India claimed three late wickets to edge closer to victory in the third Test on Saturday. Edwards scored 110, and Chanderpaul, making a West Indies...
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International Herald Tribune
| almost 2 years ago
Shivnarine Chanderpaul celebrated becoming the most capped West Indian in tests with a century Sunday that helped West Indies to 294 for eight -- a lead of 151 with two second innings wickets remaining at lunch on the final day of the third test.
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Indian speedster Ishant Sharma says his team will be looking to polish off the West Indies tail within the morning session on day five of the third Test to give themselves an easy target in the fourth innings. The West Indies were 224 for six in...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck a defiant century to frustrate India's victory march as West Indies reached 294 for eight at lunch on the fifth day of the third and final cricket Test here today. The veteran left-hander was batting on 105 at lunch, his...
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CricInfo
| almost 2 years ago
Not for the first time did Shivnarine Chanderpaul prove to be India's biggest obstacle and on a day the visitors would have expected to bowl out West Indies quickly, he kept them at bay for an entire session. He made his 23rd Test century and, with...
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Rediff
| almost 2 years ago
He became the 13th West Indian to score a century on debut but young Kirk Edwards said he had mixed feelings as his team is still not out of danger in the third and final Test in Roseau. "I have mixed feelings. We are still not safe, we are still...
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Rediff
| almost 2 years ago
Debutant Kirk Edwards showed tremendous composure to score a century before Harbhajan Singh's [ Images ] twin blow helped India [ Images ] reduce West Indies [ Images ] to 224 for six at stumps on Day 4 of third and final Test match being played in...
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BDNews24
| almost 2 years ago
Dominica, July 10 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) Kirk Edwards hit a century on his test debut on Saturday to give West Indies faint hope of saving the third and final test with India at Dominica. Edwards, a 26-year-old from Barbados, blasted 110, the highest...
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Jamaica Daily Gleaner
| almost 2 years ago
Sunday July 10, 2011 Our best batsman, Chris Gayle, sat in the stands as the West Indies team struggled and was eventually beaten in the first Test by a second-string Indian team. That is not to say that if Gayle was in the team it would have won.
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CricInfo
| almost 2 years ago
He makes a debut ton and swaggers into the press conference and gives a delightful talk...Some might reckon he was arrogant if you just read the quotes. But he was actually humble, especially in how he spoke about VVS Laxman and the Indian team; yet...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| almost 2 years ago
Kirk Edwards was relaxed when he faced the media on Saturday after his compelling innings of 110 on Test debut. The strokeful right-hander said, "I tried to stay positive despite the situation we were in...Edwards said the enthusiastic crowd at the...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
India moved closer to a 2-0 series win after Harbhajan Singh's double strike late in the day. However, a captivating century from debutant Kirk Edwards and some resolute batting from Shivnarine Chanderpaul enabled the West Indies to fight back when...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Kirk Edwards, who scored a century on Test debut against India in the Third Test, said his goal is to become an important part of West Indies cricket. The tall right-hander made an assured 110 in more than four hours at the crease and became the...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
India retained control of the third cricket Test against West Indies with three late strikes after Kirk Edwards joined an elite band of batsmen to score a century on Test debut. The 26-year-old Edwards stroked a defiant 110 to help haul West Indies...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
Edwards (110) shared a third-wicket stand of 161 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (73 no). But after Edwards fell to Harbajan Singh (3-61), India struck twice more late in the day to leave hosts 224-6 at the close, a lead of only 81. Earlier, captain...
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Chicago Tribune
| almost 2 years ago
Kirk Edwards completed an unbeaten half-century on his test debut to lead a West Indian fightback on the fourth day of the third and final test against India on Saturday. Edwards was 62 not out when tea was taken with West Indies on 116 for three in...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
Indian new ball bowlerswent for the kill reducing West Indies to 26 for two at lunch on the penultimate day of the final Test match after their batsmen provided a substancial first innings lead of 143 runs. The West Indies still need another 118 runs...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
Roseau, July 9, 2011 AP A five-wicket haul from Fidel Edwards kept down India's lead to just 143 as the visitors were bowled out for 347 in their first innings on Saturday. India were all out for 347 in their first innings on the fourth day of the...
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Time of India
| almost 2 years ago
VVS Laxman was dismissed in a freak manner by a harmless leg-break of Shivnarine Chanderpaul on the third day of the final Test between India and the West Indies when he, having scored his third consecutive fifty of the series, looked set for a big...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said that despite the tough situation his players found themselves in on Friday, he was proud of the way they battled hard and stayed focused on the job against the Indian batsmen on the third day of the Third Digicel...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhonis 65 not out has put India in a strong position against West Indies in the third Test. Dhoni led four batsmen with half centuries that has put his side in a formidable position on the third day of the Test against West...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has praised his side's character after they were reduced to just three frontline bowlers on the third day of the third Test here Friday. The Windies had to do without the services of in-form seamer Ravi Rampaul who...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
Roseau (Dominica), July 9, 2011 AP Abhinav Mukund during his half-century knock against West Indies in the third Test in Roseau, Dominica on Friday. Abhinav Mukund revealed he had worked on his technique during the tour of the Caribbean. "I used to...
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Taiwan News
| almost 2 years ago
India 's top order batsmen fired the visitors to 308-6 and a commanding lead of 104 runs against a depleted West Indies attack in the third and final test on Friday at Windsor Park. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni top-scored with 65 not out while there...
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Chicago Tribune
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies fought back well with three wickets after lunch to restrict India to 182 for five at tea on the third day of the third test in Dominica on Friday. India lead the three test series 1-0 and are just 22 runs behind West Indies first innings...
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France24
| almost 2 years ago
Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund(L) plays a shot as wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh looks on during their third day of third and final Test match. Mukund stroked a maiden half-century to steady India, carrying them to 102 for two at lunch. Abhinav Mukund...
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DAWN
| almost 2 years ago
An adjective habitually associated with West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul in sports reports about him is the word durable'. He now holds a cherished record that bears testimony to his resilience, having reached the milestone of 133 Tests to...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Captain cool of Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30 on Thursday as he is busy leading the side in the third and final Test match against West Indies here. In his past four years he has brought India several glories, including the World...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
Roseau (Dominica), July 8, 2011 AP Workers scoop rain water up from the tarp covering the pitch during the 2nd day play of the third cricket Test match between India and West Indies in Rouseau, Dominica on Thursday. Harbhajan Singh achieved his 400th...
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Taiwan News
| almost 2 years ago
India reached 8-0 before showers and bad light ended play a quarter hour after tea. Rain, which limited the first day to just 31.1 overs, caused a delayed start to day two proceedings but India hit swiftly once play got under way 50 minutes late.
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Times of India
| almost 2 years ago
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh became the 11th bowler in history to capture 400 Test wickets in the rain-hit third Test against West Indies on Thursday. Harbhajan, playing in his 96th Test, bowled Carlton Baugh for 60 about an hour and 20 minutes...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is delighted to become the most capped Test player in the history of West Indies cricket and says he is still hungry for success. The 36-year-old former West Indies skipper reached the milestone of 133 Test matches at the start...
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Time of India
| almost 2 years ago
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian bowler to take 400 Test wickets when he clean bowled Carlton Baugh on the second day of the third Test against the West Indies at Windsor Park in Dominica. Scorecard The Indian off-spinner is the 11th player in...
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Jamaica Daily Gleaner
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies were offered temporary reprieve in the third and final Test against India yesterday, after persistent rain wrecked Windsor Park's inauguration. The hosts found themselves in an all-too-familiar position having been sent in to bat,...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
V.V.Krishnan An admirer of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy, former Australian pacer Andy Bichel says India needed a leader like him for a very long time as he has the ability to get consistent performances from his teammates. Bichel worked with...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led the team to a World Cup win after 28 years, turned 30, Thursday. Dhoni, who is currently leading the Test team in the West Indies, is having a great year, which started with a maiden Test series...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
Topics IBTimes Today's Headline Most important and popular Headlines Sample The person, who was a ticket collector in Indian Railways in Ranchi 10 years ago, has now become a trophy collector for India. Dhoni led the Indian team to its 'Golden Age'...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
It was a moment that this simple man with patience and enormous powers of concentration will remember for long. The 36-year-old Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the most capped player for the West Indies at the Windsor Park here on Wednesday. The...
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Telegraph India
| almost 2 years ago
Shivnarine Chanderpaul celebrated another special milestone in his career on Wednesday when he appeared in his 133rd Test match, to become the most capped West Indies Test cricketer. The 36-year-old left-hander Chanderpaul made his Test debut as a 19-...
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Telegraph India
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies struggle to 75/3 before rain interrupts play Roseau: In-form pacer Ishant Sharma struck twice as India reduced the West Indies to 64 for three at lunch, on the opening day of the third and final Test, here, on Wednesday. Rain stopped play...
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Qatar English Daily
| almost 2 years ago
Seasonal rain washed away a large chunk of play, after Ishant Sharma helped India make early inroads into the frail West Indies batting in the third Test yesterday. Only 19 deliveries were possible after lunch, as the hosts reached 75 for three in...
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Time of India
| almost 2 years ago
An officer in charge of one of Dominica's many forest reserves comes across as someone who wouldn't have seen much life outside the dense tropical forests here. Soiled shorts, rugged shoes and a double barrel shotgun is all he has as he moves around...
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Taiwan News
| almost 2 years ago
West Indies added 15 runs in a rain-interrupted second session lasting only 19 balls to progess to 75-3 before tea was called Wednesday on the opening day of the third test against India . Darren Bravo (22 not out) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (17 not...
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International Herald Tribune
| almost 2 years ago
Persistent rain halted play in the third and final test between India and West Indies in Dominica on Wednesday after the tourists had made a bright start. Ishant Sharma captured two wickets and Praveen Kumar one before lunch as India seized control...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
Roseau (Dominica), July 7, 2011 Ishant Sharma struck early as the West Indies top-order was once again blown away, Shivnarine Chanderpaul kept his date with history and then the rain came down. The West Indies, 35 for three at one stage, was 75...
