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Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head into their knockout shootout clash against Bangladesh high on confidence
The Preview by Mohammad Isam12-Mar-2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT)Oman can ill afford a washout as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run rate•ICC/Getty Images
When the tournament’s schedule was first announced, few would have given Oman a chance of qualifying ahead of Bangladesh and Ireland from their group. Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head into their knockout clash against Bangladesh high on confidence. But confidence alone won’t help them if the iffy Dharamsala weather intervenes. It has been raining for the last two days, and plenty more is forecast on match day. If there were to be another washout, Oman would endure heartbreak as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run rate.Oman would rely on Zeeshan Maqsood and Khawar Ali to power them upfront, to give Jatinder Singh and Amir Ali an opportunity to lend the finishing touches. Ajay Lalcheta and Munis Ansari, whose action resembles Lasith Malinga’s, will be key if Oman are to restrict Bangladesh’s in-form batting unit.That could be a herculean task if Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman tee off like they did against Ireland in eight overs before the rain came. Tamim, in particular, looks in fine touch, having made an unbeaten 83 and 47 against Netherlands and Ireland respectively. Sarkar and Sabbir would want to prolong their stay in the middle to take the pressure off the slightly out-of-touch Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan.Bangladesh’s bowling may be a concern with Arafat Sunny already in Chennai to conduct his bowling action test after being warned by the ICC. He could be missed on a slow pitch, but Bangladesh have variety as Shakib, Mahmudullah and even Nasir Hossain can cover up in his absence,
Bangladesh WLWWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
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Soumya Sarkar is becoming an expert in getting the side off to fast starts, but he has also been guilty of frittering the early advantage, as was the case against Netherlands and Ireland. The game against Oman could be a good chance for him to bat deep into the innings and bring up a score of substance.Amir Ali is a marketing manager at an Indian restaurant in Muscat but after his 17-ball 32 against Ireland, Bangladesh would have done well to mark him as one to watch out for in a high-pressure clash.
Against Ireland, Mohammad Mithun and Abu Hider replaced Nasir Hossain and Arafat Sunny. Bangladesh could retain this line-up, though Nasir’s bowling is handy in the shorter version. Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Sabbir Rahman, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mohammad Mithun/Nasir Hossain, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 9 Al-Amin Hossain, 10 Abu Hider, 11 Taskin AhmedUnless they spot something dramatically different in the pitch, Oman are unlikely to tinker with their starting XI Oman (probable) 1 Zeeshan Maqsood, 2 Khawar Ali, 3 Jatinder Singh, 4 Adnan Ilyas, 5 Mehran Khan, 6 Aamir Kaleem, 7 Amir Ali, 8 Sultan Ahmed (capt. & wk), 9 Ajay Lalcheta, 10 Munis Ansari, 11 Bilal Khan
There’s more rain on the radar on Sunday. But despite being under covers for a long time on Friday, the pitch played well in the Bangladesh-Ireland game, though the bowlers preferred slower variations.
“We won’t be taking Oman lightly. We don’t have much footage for them, but we will prepare as hard as we do for India and Pakistan.”
“It is a win-win situation for us. If we win we go through to the next round, but unfortunately if we can’t do that we have still achieved a lot in this tournament.”
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The batsman has been handed South Africa’s Order of Ikhamanga which recognises achievements of those in the fields of arts‚ culture‚ literature‚ music‚ journalism and sport
Firdose Moonda23-Apr-2018Hashim Amla has become the first cricketer in 10 years to receive South Africa’s Order of Ikhamanga, a national award given out to recognise achievements of those in the fields of arts‚ culture‚ literature‚ music‚ journalism and sport.Amla was named as a silver award recipient by the Chancellor of National Orders, Dr Cassius Lubisi, who explained Amla is being honoured, “for his contribution to the sport of cricket. He has brought pride to our country with his many batting firsts in the international cricket arena and remains one of the leading batsmen of our time.”Amla is the only South African to have scored a triple-century in Test cricket, is their second-highest century-maker in Test cricket with 28 hundreds and the country’s leading ODI century-maker with 26 to his name. He is currently ranked 11th on the ICC Test rankings and 12th in ODIs and has captained South Africa in all formats.Prior to Amla receiving the award, Shaun Pollock, South Africa’s leading Test wicket-taker, and Makhaya Ntini, the first black African to play Test cricket for South Africa, were named as Order of Ikhamanga recipients in 2008. The trio are the only cricketers to be named for the order during their playing days.Basil D’Oliveira received the award in 2003, when it was first established. Also that year, Eric Majola and Goolam Abed, who were selected for both cricket and rugby for black South African teams during the Apartheid era, were recognised. In 2004, Hassan Howa, after whom the Howa bowl, a cricket tournament for non-white players which ran from the early 1970s until unity in 1991 was named, was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga.
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West Indies have been superb when batting second in ODIs in the last six months, but their track record when batting first is less than impressive
S Rajesh05-Mar-2007
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Bright start, but fading fastWest Indies have a 31-16 win-loss record in the eight World Cups they’ve played so far, but nearly half of their wins came in the first three editions. At the end of the 1983 tournament, they had won 15 games and lost just two, but since then they have struggled, winning 16 times but losing 14. Thanks to their early successes, though, their win-loss ratio of 1.93 is third among all teams, behind Australia (2.35) and South Africa (2.11). (Click here for West Indies’ record in each World Cup, and here for more stats on West Indies in World Cups.)Recent formWest Indies’ recent ODI record isn’t very encouraging either – in their last 20 games they have lost 11, and since their fabulous run in the Champions Trophy, they have lost six out of eight matches.Their recent home record is slightly better – ten wins in their last 20 ODIs, but six of those wins were against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.Win the toss and bowlMuch has been made of Brian Lara’s decision to field against India recently at Nagpur, but here is a perfectly simple explanation – West Indies are much better at chasing targets than at setting them: out of their last 20 games, they have batted first seven times, and won just once. When chasing, on the other hand, they have won eight out of 13. Expect Lara to be putting the opposition in to bat if he wins the toss during the World Cup as well. (Click here for an overall summary of West Indies’ last 20 ODIs.)West Indies’ problem in matches in which they’ve batted first has been their batting – they only score 24.4 runs per wicket, at a rate of 4.29 per over. When chasing, the average goes up significantly (32.5) as does the scoring rate (5.07).One of the main reasons for the skewed numbers when batting first and second has been the form of the three main left-handers in their line-up. The table below shows how West Indies’ main batsmen have fared when batting first and chasing. The numbers for Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara explain the team’s struggle when batting first.
| Batsman | Batting first – ODIs | Average | Batting second – ODIs | Average |
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| Chris Gayle | 7 | 30.00 | 13 | 46.27 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 6 | 29.50 | 14 | 65.30 |
| Brian Lara | 7 | 21.00 | 13 | 41.00 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 9 | 44.25 | 11 | 46.14 |
Starting troublesWith Gayle at the helm you’d expect a flurry of runs upfront, but in their last 20 ODIs, West Indies only average 4.50 runs per over in the opening 20 overs. In the seven games when they’ve batted first, that figure drops to a pathetic 3.79, while when batting second it’s a more respectable 4.88.With the ball, though, they’ve done fairly well at the start, conceding 4.54 per over in the first 20, and averaging 2.5 wickets per game in this period (in other words, opposition teams have an average score of 91 after 20 overs, for the loss of 2.5 wickets).Ending with a whimperIn the last ten overs, too, West Indies’ batsmen haven’t impressed, averaging only 5.70 per over in their last 20 ODIs. When bowling in the last ten during this period, they concede 6.99 runs per over, suggesting that the last ten overs of the game is an area they need to work on.The bowling firepowerA line-up consisting of Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels provides Lara with varied bowling options, and this could be crucial in conditions which are expected to aid batsmen. The table below provides some pointers as to how Lara could use his bowlers – Bradshaw is at his best when used upfront, Dwayne Smith is more than handy in the early stages as is Gayle, while Bravo – with his clever changes of pace and slower balls – is the best bet when the heat of the slog overs is on.
| Bowler | Total wickets | First 20 overs wkts, average |
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| Jerome Taylor | 21 | 11, 35.72 | 4.39 | 10, 14.20 | 6.65 |
| Ian Bradshaw | 13 | 10, 30.20 | 3.11 | 3, 24.66 | 7.16 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 11 | 2, 32.50 | 5.90 | 9, 20.00 | 6.35 |
| Dwayne Smith | 9 | 9, 28.22 | 3.87 | 0, – | 7.50 |
| Marlon Samuels | 8 | 1, 84.00 | 4.84 | 7, 22.00 | 6.46 |
| Daren Powell | 7 | 7, 23.71 | 4.40 | 0, – | 9.00 |
| Chris Gayle | 5 | 5, 13.20 | 4.71 | 0, – | 5.85 |
| Corey Collymore | 5 | 4, 42.75 | 4.05 | 1, 13.00 | 4.33 |
Working in partnershipsThe table below shows the average partnerships for each wicket for and against West Indies in their last 20 matches. What’s noticeable is the meaty contributions of the first four wickets, but equally noticeable is how quickly the numbers fall away thereafter. Brian Lara and his team have given away a huge amount of ground through some insipid lower-middle-order batting – West Indies’ sixth, seventh and eighth wickets have averaged less than 49 together; against West Indies, however, those three wickets average an impressive 82. Which means positions six, seven, eight and nine need to contribute a lot more with the bat for West Indies.
| Wicket | For Windies – Average | 100s/ 50s | Against Windies – Average | 100s/ 50s |
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| First | 43.22 | 2/ 2 | 33.65 | 1/ 4 |
| Second | 35.77 | 1/ 3 | 46.94 | 2/ 5 |
| Third | 44.58 | 2/ 4 | 33.77 | 2/ 0 |
| Fourth | 44.50 | 1/ 5 | 50.79 | 2/ 4 |
| Fifth | 24.84 | 1/ 0 | 28.71 | 1/ 2 |
| Sixth | 16.92 | 0/ 2 | 32.46 | 1/ 0 |
| Seventh | 16.92 | 0/ 2 | 25.09 | 0/ 1 |
| Eighth | 14.87 | 0/ 2 | 24.30 | 0/ 1 |
| Ninth | 10.86 | 0, 0 | 7.12 | 0, 0 |
| Tenth | 2.71 | 0, 0 | 9.17 | 0, 0 |
A statistical look-back at Sachin Tendulkar’s career in ODIs
Mathew Varghese10-Oct-2007Sachin Tendulkar will become the first to play 400 ODIs for his national team, when he takes the field in Vadodara on October 10. Tendulkar, though, is a close second to Sanath Jayasuriya in reaching the mark in ODIs. Jayasuriya played his 400th against England in Dambulla, but four of his 402 appearances have not been for Sri Lanka. (For Tendulkar’s career summary, click here.)Since his debut in 1989, Tendulkar has risen to become the face of the one-day game. His 15,000 runs – and counting – will take some overtaking, considering that the only player younger than him in the 10,000-plus club is Ricky Ponting.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s | 50s |
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| Sachin Tendulkar | 399 | 15563 | 44.21 | 85.35 | 41 | 84 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 402 | 12181 | 32.65 | 90.33 | 25 | 64 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 378 | 11739 | 39.52 | 74.24 | 10 | 83 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 304 | 11188 | 41.43 | 73.67 | 22 | 71 |
| Rahul Dravid | 331 | 10578 | 39.76 | 71.24 | 12 | 81 |
| Ricky Ponting | 282 | 10449 | 43.17 | 80.21 | 23 | 62 |
Besides the 15,000 runs, even his mark of 41 centuries looks a tough ask for any batsman.In the last 15 matches, Tendulkar has scored 716 runs at an average of 47.73. Fitness problems have plagued him in the current decade, and the 25 ODIs he’s played this year are the most he’s played in a calendar year since 2000, when he played 34 matches.Tendulkar’s average of 46.63 and strike-rate of 83.41 this year are marginally better than corresponding figures in the last three years, a clear indication that his powers are not on the wane.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s | 50s |
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| 2005 | 16 | 412 | 27.46 | 77.29 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 16 | 628 | 44.85 | 77.05 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 25 | 1026 | 46.63 | 83.41 | 1 | 10 |
The only conundrum Tendulkar has faced of late is reaching the three-figure mark. However, he will be playing in Vadodara, where he scored his last, against West Indies earlier this year. Since then, in 21 matches, he has come agonisingly close on four occasions, getting out in the nineties. Two of those came in successive matches, while he was out on 99 twice, the only other batsman to do so besides Jayasuriya.Had Tendulkar been Bradmanesque in converting his scores in the nineties to hundreds, he would be one short of a remarkable 100 hundreds in international cricket.Tendulkar was edgy in the previous match in Chandigarh, scratching around for a rather dull 119-ball 79. More importantly, though, he and Sourav Ganguly gave India a solid start with their stand of 91. The duo have been prolific opening the batting this season, commencing with the ODIs in Ireland.
| Innings | Runs | Average | Runs per over | 100s | 50s |
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| 12 | 741 | 61.75 | 5.21 | 4 | 1 |
Ganguly and Tendulkar have opened in seven of the eight matches India have won since June this year, and have averaged 89.14 in those games.Tendulkar is the highest run-getter against Australia in ODIs, and his tally of 2321 in 51 matches is second to his best of 2436 from 65 matches against Sri Lanka.Although the centuries aren’t coming as easily, his appetite for runs hasn’t reduced and he’s been able to consolidate on the starts he’s got, scoring marginally higher this year once he’s got a look-in.
| Minimum runs scored | Career runs | Average | Runs in 2007 | Average |
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| 10 | 15199 | 61.78 | 998 | 71.28 |
| 20 | 14451 | 73.35 | 965 | 80.41 |
Tendulkar’s batting largely overshadow his bowling abilities. He’s more than a handy bowler, with 152 wickets in ODIs so far. He also has two five-fors to his credit – both coming at Kochi – and his mix of spin and seam-up make him both an enigmatic and erratic bowler.With 118 catches as well, it’s no wonder he’s usually in the thick of the action.
Stats highlights from the two-Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka
S Rajesh08-Apr-2008
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Going into the fourth day of the Trinidad Test, West Indies were in danger of slipping to their eighth series defeat in a row, and their tenth loss in the last 11 series. Thanks to Ramnaresh Sarwan’s superb 102 and his 157-run partnership with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, though, West Indies swept to the third-largest successful run-chase at this ground, thus denying Sri Lanka their first series win in the West Indies. The result also means Sri Lanka haven’t won an away series against a team other than Zimbabwe and Bangladesh since 2000, when they beat Pakistan 2-1. (Click here for Sri Lanka’s overseas series since 2000.)For Sarwan, it capped an excellent series, one in which he topped 50 in every innings. It was a welcome return to form too – in his last 25 innings before this series, he had only scored one century, and averaged 27.20. His fourth-wicket partnership with Chanderpaul is a West Indian record for that wicket against Sri Lanka, and fell just seven runs short of equalling their highest for the fourth wicket in the last innings of a Test.Overall, Sri Lanka had the slightly better numbers in the series, averaging more runs per wicket, and scoring at a faster rate. West Indies, though, raised their batting standards on the last day of the series to give them their second win in their last five Tests.
| Team | Played | Won/ lost | Bat ave | Run rate |
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| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1/ 1 | 36.05 | 3.51 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1/ 1 | 33.61 | 3.14 |
The partnership numbers for both teams indicate that both teams had problems with their top-order batting. Marlon Samuels had the lowest average among the West Indians, with 29 runs in four innings, while Tillakaratne Dilshan, Michael Vandort and – more surprisingly – Kumar Sangakkara all had ordinary series for Sri Lanka. (Click here for the series averages for West Indies, and here for the averages for Sri Lanka.)Sri Lanka’s opening pair did a fine job, but West Indies’ second-wicket stand was far better, thanks to Sarwan’s run-fest. Further down the order, the fourth-wicket partnership was a huge one for West Indies – it helped them level the series – while Sri Lanka relied heavily on Chaminda Vaas’ batting prowess at No. 7: their stands for the sixth and seventh wickets were both in excess of 50.
| Wicket | WI – ave runs per wkt | 100s/ 50s | SL – ave runs per wkt | 100s/ 50s |
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| 1st | 26.75 | 0/ 1 | 59.25 | 1/ 1 |
| 2nd | 64.00 | 1/ 1 | 34.50 | 0/ 2 |
| 3rd | 20.00 | 0/ 0 | 31.50 | 0/ 0 |
| 4th | 60.25 | 1/ 0 | 11.25 | 0/ 0 |
| 5th | 30.00 | 0/ 0 | 23.00 | 0/ 0 |
| 6th | 39.00 | 0/ 1 | 51.50 | 1/ 1 |
| 7th | 17.67 | 0/ 0 | 74.50 | 2/ 0 |
| 8th | 26.33 | 0/ 0 | 16.33 | 0/ 0 |
| 9th | 21.67 | 0/ 0 | 24.00 | 0/ 0 |
| 10th | 18.33 | 0/ 0 | 11.50 | 0/ 0 |
Among the bowlers, this was one series in which Vaas easily outdid Muttiah Muralitharan. Vaas, in fact, had an outstanding all-round series, averaging 19.75 per wicket with the ball and 37.67 with the bat. Murali took as many wickets as Vaas, but each one cost him nearly 33.West Indies’ bowling star was Jerome Taylor, whose 11 wickets at 24.81 took him past the 50-wicket milestone in Tests.Head-to-head contestsThe ability of the West Indies top order to tackle the Murali menace was perhaps the most significant aspect of the series. Sarwan, Chanderpaul and Gayle all handled him with a good degree of success, which made the Sri Lankan attack look far less threatening.Vaas, on the other hand, was more than a handful for Samuels, but he had less success against long-time bunny Gayle, who fell just once to Vaas in 58 deliveries.
| Batsman | Bowler | Runs | Balls | Dismissals | Average |
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| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Muttiah Muralitharan | 59 | 107 | 1 | 107.00 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | Muttiah Muralitharan | 109 | 239 | 2 | 104.50 |
| Chris Gayle | Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 76 | 0 | – |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | Chaminda Vaas | 57 | 149 | 1 | 57.00 |
| Marlon Samuels | Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 35 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Chris Gayle | Chaminda Vaas | 29 | 58 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Malinda Warnapura | Jerome Taylor | 57 | 72 | 1 | 57.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Jerome Taylor | 41 | 55 | 3 | 13.67 |
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Marks out of 10 for the West Indies squad
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan04-Jul-2006West Indies
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Jerome Taylor
Quick and accurate, Taylor turned into West Indies’ spearhead as the series progressed. He wasn’t picked for the first Test at Antigua and took some time to find his groove at St Lucia but transformed into a dangerous proposition in the final two games. His pacy burst on the lifeless surface at St Kitts won many admirers but it was his lethal performance at Kingston that underlined his worth. Getting the ball to lift off a good length, he thrilled his local crowd and was rewarded with his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests. West Indies will hope it is the first of many.Corey Collymore
Collymore pegged away all through the series, providing a valuable tourniquet at one end. He was way ahead of the other fast bowlers in terms of his economy-rate (2.33) and always appeared capable of taking a wicket. His spell on the first morning at Antigua floored India and, despite not looking fully fit, maintained his accuracy throughout.7
Dwayne Bravo
Full of spunk, chipping in with both bat and ball, Bravo, as he had done in the one-day series, often tormented India. He was handy when the ball moved around, producing fine spells in Antigua and Kingston, and put together valuable contributions with the bat. His fielding too was inspirational.
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Brian Lara
An average of 26.37 after four Tests is a poor showing, especially for a player of Lara’s calibre. His 120 at St Lucia was a lesson in application, helping West Indies hang on for a draw, but he had a poor series overall, hardly looking the threat that he once was. His captaincy was erratic, though he later revealed that his hands were tied due to peripheral issues related to team selection. His catching too, while fielding at slip, was below par.Daren Ganga
With pressure constantly on his back, Ganga, with a hundred and a fifty, had a satisfactory series. Through his patient century at St Kitts, he allowed the rest of the batsmen to flower around him. He was also the most assured West Indian batsman in the final Test at St Kitts. His catching remained suspect throughout. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Having not made even a fifty in West Indies’ last two Test series, Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 301 runs in four games was welcome relief. It was tough to predict his approach – at Antigua, with his side fighting for a draw, he made a glorious fifty; at St Kitts, with his side pushing for a win, he bizarrely turned defensive. The crowd at Sabina Park might have abused him for the reckless stroke he played at the crucial stage of the first innings, but he remained the glue that holds the batting together.Ramnaresh Sarwan
Sarwan couldn’t match the consistency he’d shown in the one-day series, ending with a middling average of 32.12. His century at St Kitts strengthened West Indies’ position while his fifty in the second innings at Kingston was a marvelous effort under pressure. Getting the big scores when the going gets tough, though, remains his biggest challenge.Pedro Collins
Collins might not have even played had Fidel Edwards, his half-brother, not been injured but he manfully toiled away under the given conditions. Like Collymore, he stressed the importance of being accurate while bowling on featherbeds and occasionally got the old ball to reverse as well.5
Chris Gayle
A series of two halves for Gayle, beginning well and ending badly. His three fifties helped provide the boost at the start but, disappointingly, he couldn’t kick on to a big score on even one occasion. He ended the innings on a low, grabbing a pair at Sabina Park, his homeground. His offspin was innocuous and his catching in the slips wasn’t always safe.Denesh Ramdin
It was only in the first and last innings of the series that one got to see Ramdin’s potential as a batsman. His keeping, though, was impressive throughout even though the ball was often dying on him. The calculated manner in which he took on the Indian bowlers at the final stages of the Kingston Test will always remain in memory.4
Marlon Samuels
In what was a comeback of sorts, Samuels managed one half-century in the two Tests he played and that too when West Indies were in a comfortable position. The talent he possesses was never in question but his inability to pick the right balls to hit remains a concern. He didn’t make too much of an impression with the ball.Dave Mohammed
In the only match he played, at Antigua, he made a match-saving fifty, one that was filled with some audacious strokeplay. His bowing was patchy – briefly impressing in the first innings before being tonked all over the place in the second.3
Fidel Edwards
Edwards was forced to hobble off after suffering a hamstring pull at the start of the second innings at Antigua. By then, though, he had shown what a potent weapon he could be by troubling the Indian batsmen with his fiery spells. His tenacious batting at the end of the game, though, remains one of the enduring memories of the series.Ian Bradshaw
His heroic 25-over spell at Antigua, where he applied the brakes, was the high point of Bradshaw’s series. He was, quite bizarrely, under-bowled in the second Test at St Lucia and didn’t get a chance thereafter.