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Ind vs WI: West Indies arrive in India today
High on confidence after their successful tour of Bangladesh, the West Indies cricket team, led by Darren Sammy, arrived on Thursday to play a three-match Test series and five One-day Internationals against India.
The West Indies squad arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here and immediately left for a city hotel.
The West Indies will first play the three-match Test series against the hosts, starting from November 6 here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
The other two Tests will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata (November 14-18) and Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (November 22-26), respectively.
The ODI series will be held at Cuttack (November 29), Visakhapatnam (December 2), Ahmedabad (December 5), Indore (December 8) and Chennai (December 11).
The Caribbeans are coming fresh from their 229-run victory in the second Test against Bangladesh, which helped them to wrap up the two-Test series 1-0, after they clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1. The Windies, however, had lost the one-off Twenty20 International.
Newspaper: Indian Express, 4th Nov
High on confidence after their successful tour of Bangladesh, the West Indies cricket team, led by Darren Sammy, arrived on Thursday to play a three-match Test series and five One-day Internationals against India.
The West Indies squad arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here and immediately left for a city hotel.
The West Indies will first play the three-match Test series against the hosts, starting from November 6 here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
The other two Tests will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata (November 14-18) and Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (November 22-26), respectively.
The ODI series will be held at Cuttack (November 29), Visakhapatnam (December 2), Ahmedabad (December 5), Indore (December 8) and Chennai (December 11).
The Caribbeans are coming fresh from their 229-run victory in the second Test against Bangladesh, which helped them to wrap up the two-Test series 1-0, after they clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1. The Windies, however, had lost the one-off Twenty20 International.
Newspaper: Indian Express, 4th Nov
Kotla pitch will last full five days: Chetan Chauhan
As the controversial Feroz Shah Kotla pitch braces up to host its first Test after a 12-month ban, DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan today assured that it will last the entire five days when India and West Indies square off here from Sunday.
Delhi and District Cricket Association officials have been quoted in the media as saying that they could not get the "right mix" of soil and were hoping the lack of bind would not result in a crumbling wicket.
But Chauhan brushed aside such speculation, saying the wicket has been tested enough.
“We have played two matches without preparing the wicket and it lasted three days. I am sure the wicket will last full five days. All this talk is rubbish, it is old news,” said Chauhan.
Asked about the excessive salt and lime content that could eventually lead to crumbling of the wicket, Chauhan said, “they have been washed away by the rainy season. And we have also been watering the track.”
Newspaper:Indian Express, 5th Nov
As the controversial Feroz Shah Kotla pitch braces up to host its first Test after a 12-month ban, DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan today assured that it will last the entire five days when India and West Indies square off here from Sunday.
Delhi and District Cricket Association officials have been quoted in the media as saying that they could not get the "right mix" of soil and were hoping the lack of bind would not result in a crumbling wicket.
But Chauhan brushed aside such speculation, saying the wicket has been tested enough.
“We have played two matches without preparing the wicket and it lasted three days. I am sure the wicket will last full five days. All this talk is rubbish, it is old news,” said Chauhan.
Asked about the excessive salt and lime content that could eventually lead to crumbling of the wicket, Chauhan said, “they have been washed away by the rainy season. And we have also been watering the track.”
Newspaper:Indian Express, 5th Nov
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indian Squad for first Test===: M S Dhoni (capt & wk), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli, Varun Aaron, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Sharma
westindian squad for 1st test ===:W.I. Team
Darren Sammy (capt), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh (wk), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford
westindian squad for 1st test ===:W.I. Team
Darren Sammy (capt), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh (wk), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford
It is a year in which India won the World Cup and, like in 1983, the West Indies team is here again. The sands of time have altered the cricketing hierarchy and, unlike that time when Kapil Dev held aloft the coveted cup, the current West Indies team is no patch on the riches that the then vanquished Clive Lloyd's team possessed.
India's joy of winning the World Cup in 1983, was squashed by the West Indies that exacted immediate retribution and clinched the six-match Test series 3-0. Sunil Gavaskar went past Sir Don Bradman's 29 Test centuries to offer some cheer.
Cutting to the present, Sachin Tendulkar needs another ton to achieve the mind-boggling figure of 100 international hundreds.
The context has now changed as the rivals square up in a three-match Test series commencing with the first game at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground here on Sunday.
India will try and get back on the road towards the No.1 slot while the West Indies hopes to stick to its redemptive path seeped equally in hope and nostalgia.
The teams: India: M S Dhoni (captain & wicket-keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, R. Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli, Varun Aaron, Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Sharma. Coach: Duncan Fletcher.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh (wicket-keeper), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford. Coach: Ottis Gibson.
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena & Rod Tucker; Third umpire: Sudhir Asnani; Match referee: Jeff Crowe.
Newspaper:The Hindu, 6th Nov
Let our pace do the talking: Darren Sammy
M.S. Dhoni hinted that India would avoid complacency when it clashes with the West Indies in the Test series.
“They have some good fast bowlers and Devendra Bishoo, being a leg-spinner, gets bounce. Overall the West Indies is a good unit and we will not take them lightly,” the India captain said.
Dhoni also said his young bowlers had the ability to cope well with the longer format.
“Two will make their debuts. If you see the bowlers who will play, they all have played the ODI format and so they have a fair amount of exposure when it comes to international cricket. They are looking in good shape,” he said.
The skipper said it would be better to talk about Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century after the maestro reaches the mark. He also remarked that the “pitch looks good.”
Biggest test
His counterpart Darren Sammy said: “This (tour) should be the biggest test for us and for me as captain as well. We prepared well for this series. We had a two-week camp in Barbados, trained at the Centre of Excellence in Dubai and also had success in Bangladesh,” the West Indies captain said.
Newspaper:The Hindu, 6th Nov
M.S. Dhoni hinted that India would avoid complacency when it clashes with the West Indies in the Test series.
“They have some good fast bowlers and Devendra Bishoo, being a leg-spinner, gets bounce. Overall the West Indies is a good unit and we will not take them lightly,” the India captain said.
Dhoni also said his young bowlers had the ability to cope well with the longer format.
“Two will make their debuts. If you see the bowlers who will play, they all have played the ODI format and so they have a fair amount of exposure when it comes to international cricket. They are looking in good shape,” he said.
The skipper said it would be better to talk about Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century after the maestro reaches the mark. He also remarked that the “pitch looks good.”
Biggest test
His counterpart Darren Sammy said: “This (tour) should be the biggest test for us and for me as captain as well. We prepared well for this series. We had a two-week camp in Barbados, trained at the Centre of Excellence in Dubai and also had success in Bangladesh,” the West Indies captain said.
Newspaper:The Hindu, 6th Nov
Ind vs WI: West Indies elect to bat against India
NEW DELHI: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat against India in the first match of the three-Test series at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
The hype is back as Sachin Tendulkar once again seeks to record an unprecedented 100th international century.
The hosts are bolstered by the return of stalwarts Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Tendulkar and all of them would look to get into some kind of form ahead of the trip Down Under
Newspaper:Times Of India,6th Nov
NEW DELHI: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat against India in the first match of the three-Test series at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
The hype is back as Sachin Tendulkar once again seeks to record an unprecedented 100th international century.
The hosts are bolstered by the return of stalwarts Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Tendulkar and all of them would look to get into some kind of form ahead of the trip Down Under
Newspaper:Times Of India,6th Nov
Fresh start, process begins
The wicket at the Ferozeshah Kotla was subjected to a series of inspections by persistent men with the intention of acquainting themselves with its potential nature, one which has previously attained notoriety. Sachin Tendulkar walked along its length even as the wicket received Rahul Dravid’s undivided attention. Virender Sehwag got a feel of the surface by placing his palms at a good length spot and then stood around the 22-yard strip, staring at it with prying eyes.
The collective reading of these Indian batsmen wouldn’t have resulted in any new finding about this wicket at a ground on which India have won seven Tests in a row and drawn their last outing. The Kotla wicket is a far cry from those lively ones at the Lord’s, Nottingham, Birmingham and the Oval — venues at which India’s batting unit failed collectively, with the exception of Dravid.
Umesh Yadav, the uncapped fast bowler, occupied the foreground of this hullabaloo around the match wicket. Yadav, 22, bowling on one of the centre wickets, repeatedly landed the ball on the spot prescribed by bowling coach Eric Simons. The minor achievement, of course, went unnoticed by the batting greats yet it was a significant step for the speedster — one of the four bowlers here yet to make a debut — on match eve.
Newspaper:Indian Express, 6th Nov
The wicket at the Ferozeshah Kotla was subjected to a series of inspections by persistent men with the intention of acquainting themselves with its potential nature, one which has previously attained notoriety. Sachin Tendulkar walked along its length even as the wicket received Rahul Dravid’s undivided attention. Virender Sehwag got a feel of the surface by placing his palms at a good length spot and then stood around the 22-yard strip, staring at it with prying eyes.
The collective reading of these Indian batsmen wouldn’t have resulted in any new finding about this wicket at a ground on which India have won seven Tests in a row and drawn their last outing. The Kotla wicket is a far cry from those lively ones at the Lord’s, Nottingham, Birmingham and the Oval — venues at which India’s batting unit failed collectively, with the exception of Dravid.
Umesh Yadav, the uncapped fast bowler, occupied the foreground of this hullabaloo around the match wicket. Yadav, 22, bowling on one of the centre wickets, repeatedly landed the ball on the spot prescribed by bowling coach Eric Simons. The minor achievement, of course, went unnoticed by the batting greats yet it was a significant step for the speedster — one of the four bowlers here yet to make a debut — on match eve.
Newspaper:Indian Express, 6th Nov
I'm here just to play cricket: Chanderpaul
NEW DELHI: Everything about Shivnarine Chanderpaul is unassuming, except the numbers on the scorecard when he bats. Unlike most cricketers from the Caribbean, the bling and swagger are conspicuous by their absence.
He talks softly, sports a shy, evasive smile and is extremely modest for a man of his achievements. In fact, he speaks the way he bats, adopting a characteristic safety-first approach.
Maybe it's got something to do with his Indian roots: Having saved West Indies yet again with an unbeaten century and notching up a whole host of milestones along the way, Chanderpaul says he is preparing to fast for "Lord Shiva," as he says, on Monday.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 7th Nov
NEW DELHI: Everything about Shivnarine Chanderpaul is unassuming, except the numbers on the scorecard when he bats. Unlike most cricketers from the Caribbean, the bling and swagger are conspicuous by their absence.
He talks softly, sports a shy, evasive smile and is extremely modest for a man of his achievements. In fact, he speaks the way he bats, adopting a characteristic safety-first approach.
Maybe it's got something to do with his Indian roots: Having saved West Indies yet again with an unbeaten century and notching up a whole host of milestones along the way, Chanderpaul says he is preparing to fast for "Lord Shiva," as he says, on Monday.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 7th Nov
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