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Fiji Times
| almost 2 years ago
Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul has completed an unbeaten 116 and shared a lengthy ninth-wicket stand of 65 with Fidel Edwards to help secure a draw for the West Indies in the third and final cricket test against India at Windsor Park. The hosts,...
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Telegraph India
| almost 2 years ago
India's decision to settle for a draw rather than pushing for a win in the final Test against the West Indies may have surprised many but coach Duncan Fletcher said it was common sense' to not go for runs on a difficult Windsor Park pitch. It wasn'...
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Telegraph India
| almost 2 years ago
West Indian captain Darren Sammy was surprised that India did not go for the kill in the final Test of the three-match series, even though they were very much in contention. India required 86 runs from the final 15 overs but quite surprisingly,...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to opt for a draw in the third Test against West Indies on Sunday has surprised many former cricketers and coaches. Former India coach Madan Lal said that the captain's decision was shocking' when there...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
It was left to Duncan Fletcher to defend India's inexplicably timid decision not to try for a win in the final Test against the West Indies, and he went at it more gamely than Rahul Dravid and Co did with their target of 180 in 47 overs. The pitch...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has moved up one place to seventh in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following the drawn third and final Test against India at Dominica. The offie had a successful match, claiming figures of 57-21-...
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CricInfo
| almost 2 years ago
As you saw, the crowd, who are very understanding, treated the drawn result as a win for us because we got out there and fought," Darren Sammy said, at the end of a day when West Indies came out with their heads held high. They walked around the...
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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's typically defiant 23rd Test hundred, and two crucial wickets for Ravi Rampaul helped West Indies escape with a draw in the third and final Test against India here Sunday. Chanderpaul was undefeated on 116 that earned him the...
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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
India was within striking distance of winning two Tests in a series in the Caribbean for the first time...Under the circumstances, coach Duncan Fletcher faced a barrage of questions from the media after the decision of his side to agree for a draw...
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Rediff
| almost 2 years ago
India [ Images ] surprisingly opted not to press for a win with 86 needed from 15 overs with seven wickets in hand as the third and final Test against the West Indies [ Images ] ended in a draw, giving the visitors a 1-0 series victory Roseau.
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Times of India
| almost 2 years ago
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni defended the decision not to press for a win in the third and final Test against the West Indies here, saying that his side could have lost the match while going for the target. India, who had already taken an...
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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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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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CricInfo
| almost 2 years ago
Fidel Edwards helped bowl out India early on the fourth morning but the visitors built a lead substantial enough to put pressure on West Indies in their second innings. Edwards ruffled the Indian batsmen with the short ball, nipping out Harbhajan...
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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
India's young opener Abhinav Mukund was disappointed after he failed to convert the hard work he put to score 62 into a century. Mukund, with his half-century, laid the foundation of India's first innings during the third day of the final Test match...
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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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NewKerala
| almost 2 years ago
West Indian wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh signed the ball for Harbhajan Singh after becoming his 400th Test victim. "He (Harbhajan) actually came to me after the game was called off and asked me to sign the ball with 400 on it.
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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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The Hindu
| almost 2 years ago
He is a tough lad who can cut out the frills and play good, hard cricket. The opener came up with his maiden half-century in Tests as India, in a match interrupted by inclement weather, was 102 for two in its first innings at lunch on the third day...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
Opener Abhinav Mukund hit his maiden Test half-century as India overcame early blows to reach 102 for two at lunch on day three of the third cricket Test against the West Indies in Dominica today. Mukund was batting on 52 and VVS Laxman was giving...
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CricInfo
| almost 2 years ago
Abhinav Mukund saw through a phase of incisive fast bowling and set about building a platform for a strong reply to West Indies' 204. Fidel Edwards and Darren Sammy bowled with plenty of venom with the new ball, one getting dangerous swing and the...
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Rediff
| almost 2 years ago
Have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask? Now you can bounce your statistical queries off Rediff's resident expert. Each week, Rajneesh Gupta will pick ten cricket-related questions readers send him and provide answers. Your...
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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
Only the third Indian bowler to touch the 400-wicket mark in Test cricket, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said his best is yet to come as tweakers tend to get better after turning 30. I'm only 31...and even though the last seven wickets have made me...
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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...
