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India beat West Indies (1-0) in 3 Test series, and winning their 2nd consecutive series against West Indies.
India’s Key Performers
Rahul Dravid In every inning he came in to bat inside the 10th over, & thrice in his presence team almost scored 100 runs, yet it didn’t allow India to reach 300 once. If Dravid can play a bit faster, at least 1 scoring shot in less than 4 balls, & bat long enough, then Mr. Consistent can be more productive.
VVS Laxman Like Rahul he too came into bat when India were in trouble, but his contribution as a batsman and as a player was far more than Dravids.
In last 2 test matches his scoring rate was much better than his strike rate, as he was able to rotate the strike ( last 2 Test matches featured 60 % singles/ 25 +singles/100 balls). If Laxman, like Dravid play more aggressively then India’s lower order can be far more effective than other nation.
Suresh Raina Considering that he came into Test series with a very poor ODI series, this was an excellent performance, truly coming of age for this young batsman.
His performance marked the making of a Test player. Involved in most 100 partnerships(3), and he always performed when team where in trouble. His excellent scoring rate (3.43) allowed those partnerships to grow.
Praveen Kumar Accurate and effective, without bowling a single error ball (no ball & wide).
Ishant Sharma Making an excellent comeback to Test cricket. Consistent pace and accuracy was the key factor in his bowling. His accuracy fetched him 10 straight ball dismissal, adding to this 54% of victims were in single figure!.
India Batting (6 Inns) : Runs 1409
(Primary Indicator)
| Batsmen | Inns | Runs | H.S | 50s/100s | P’rtnrsh’ps
(50+) |
Avg | Balls/Scoring shots | (4/6s)
Scoring shots |
| Dravid
(496)* |
6 | 251 | 112 | 1-1 | 5 | 50.20 | 4.19 | 3.63 |
| Laxman(257)* | 6 | 243 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 48.60 | 3.43 | 4.92 |
| SK Raina | 6 | 232 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 46.40 | 3.36 | 6.83 |
| A Mukund | 6 | 147 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 24.50 | 4.45 | 4.21 |
| Harbhajan(56)* | 5 | 98 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 24.50 | 3.28 | 8 |
| M Dhoni(168)* | 5 | 97 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 19.40 | 3.06 | 3.37 |
| V Kohli | 5 | 76 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 15.20 | 4.91 | 3.09 |
| M Vijay | 6 | 72 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 1409 | 112 | 10.1 | 16 | 28.76 | 3.74 | 4.85 |
*Runs scored in last series v West Indies (2006)
Secondary Indicator
| Batsmen | Inns | St.Rate | (1s)
Scoring shots |
4s (%) | 1s (%) | Value /Inn | Batsmen@crease
(Avg Team Runs) |
| Dravid | 6 | 39.65 | 16.1 | 37.45 | 40.63 | 1.46 | 92 |
| Laxman | 6 | 47.83 | 20.27 | 41.15 | 42.38 | 1.39 | 89 |
| SK Raina | 6 | 54. | 18.86 | 50 | 34.5 | 1.50 | 83 |
| A Mukund | 6 | 41.29 | 12.64 | 40.81 | 30.61 | 0.72 | 49 |
| Harbhajan | 5 | 60.86 | 18 | 55.10 | 29.59 | 0.75 | 46 |
| M Dhoni | 5 | 54.49 | 20.22 | 26.80 | 37.11 | 0.60 | 41 |
| V Kohli | 5 | 33.62 | 14.15 | 39.47 | 42.10 | 0.44 | 36 |
| M Vijay | 6 | 36.36 | 14.64 | 33.33 | 40.27 | 0.42 | 28 |
| Total | 6 | 50.39 | 17.18 | 39.32 | 34.14 |
Method of Dismissals
| Batsmen | LBW | Bowled | RO | CB | Wicket – keeper | St |
| Openers | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Middle Order
(III-IV-V) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Lower Order
(VI-VII-VIII) |
2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
(Lower scores dismissals)
| Dismissed under-10 Runs | L B W | Bowled | R O | C B | Wicket -keeper |
| Openers | 2 | 2 | |||
| Middle Order (III-IV-V) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lower Order (VI-VII-VIII) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
India Bowling ( 6 Inns) Wickets : 57
(Primary Indicator)
| Bowlers | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkt | Best | 4/5/10 | Avg | St.Rate | LER x LSR |
| I Sharma | 6 | 123.5 | 371 | 22 | 6-55 | 1-2-1 | 16.86 | 33.70 | 100.76 |
| P Kumar | 6 | 110 | 254 | 12 | 3-38 | 21.16 | 55 | 126.5 | |
| Harbhajan(11)* | 6 | 125 | 279 | 11 | 4-75 | 1.0.0 | 24.50 | 68 | 151.64 |
| A Mishra | 2 | 26.5 | 113 | 4 | 2-51 | 28.25 | 40 | 168.4 | |
| S Raina | 4 | 29.5 | 59 | 3 | 2-32 | 19.66 | 59.60 | 117.41 | |
| A Mithun | 2 | 28 | 84 | 3 | 2-34 | 28 | 56 | 168 | |
| M Patel(14)* | 2 | 44 | 119 | 1 | 1-48 | 119 | 264 | 712.8 | |
| Total | 6 | 489.1 | 1353 | 57 | 6-55 | 2.2.1 | 23.73 | 51.49 | 142.73 |
*Runs scored in last series v West Indies (2006)
(Secondary Indicator)
| Bowlers | Inns | R/O | Error(%) | Balls/Scoring shots | (4/6s)
Scoring shots |
(1s)
Scoring shots |
| I Sharma | 6 | 2.99 | 0.94 | 3.97 | 5.24 | 14.26 |
| P Kumar | 6 | 2.30 | 0 | 4.96 | 3.78 | 10.60 |
| Harbhajan | 6 | 2.23 | 0 | 4.90 | 3.73 | 13.60 |
| A Mishra | 2 | 4.21 | 3.10 | 3.35 | 9.93 | 17.39 |
| S Raina | 4 | 1.97 | 0 | 3.97 | 1.67 | 21.22 |
| A Mithun | 2 | 3 | 2.97 | 4.94 | 6.54 | 9.52 |
| M Patel | 2 | 2.70 | 0.37 | 4.47 | 5.68 | 12.12 |
| Total | 6 | 2.77 | 0.74 | 4.41 | 4.73 | 13.42 |
(Method of Dismissals)
| Bowlers | L B W | Bowled | Slip(ct) | Wicket -Keeper | Low score (u-10) |
| I Sharma | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| P Kumar | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Harbhajan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| A Mishra | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| S Raina | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| A Mithun | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| M Patel | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
West Indies Key Performers
Darren Sammy : Excellent performance, both as a leader and as a player. His captaincy will only get better provided he can be given more time and games to lead in all format (at least ODI & Tests)
Openers : West Indies opener provided the only 50 runs stand for the 1st wicket in this series (Indian opener failed, avg 9.16). They need to back themselves while playing aggressively. With more opportunities
West Indies selectors need to give more opportunity(at least 3 to 4 Test series) to these selected openers. Barath & Simmons are technically sound openers, and they can be the answer to their Batting problem.
Darren Bravo : Bats very similar to Chanderpaul, slow and steadily building partnerships.
Samuels & Chanderpaul : Their experience can be handy for West Indies in near future, and if they are able to play a little faster, than it is possible for team to score 300 consistently, and give themselves enough opportunity to win Test matches….which has been a rarity for them.
Fidel Edwards : Expensive but effective, and if turns consistent than he can be very lethal.
Ravi Rampaul : Excellent performance, especially with the new ball. It is very difficult for one to remember a West Indian genuinely swing a ball, as one associates seam and bounce from Caribbean bowlers. Rampaul has the ability to control his swing.
Devendra Bishoo : It’s a rarity that a rookie leg spinners is level headed, in-expensive, yet productive. Troubled experienced batsmen with his basic leg spinning ball.
West Indies batting (6 Inns): 1353 Runs
(Primary Indicator)
| Batsmen | Inns | Runs | H.S | 50s/100s | P’rtnrsh’ps
(50+) |
Avg | Balls/Scoring shots | (4/6s)
Scoring shots |
| Chanderpaul(301)* | 6 | 241 | 116* | 0.1 | 5 | 48.20 | 4.79 | 1.72 |
| D Bravo | 6 | 205 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 34.16 | 4.84 | 5.25 |
| A Barath | 5 | 150 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 25.00 | 5.24 | 5.34 |
| C Baugh | 6 | 145 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 29.00 | 3.04 | 8.45 |
| K Edwards | 2 | 116 | 110 | 0.1 | 1 | 58.00 | 3.20 | 4.46 |
| M Samuels(114)* | 4 | 96 | 78* | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4.71 | 5.53 |
| D Sammy | 6 | 78 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 3.34 | 9.40 |
| L Simmons | 4 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 11.50 | 4.77 | 8.14 |
| R Sarwan(257)* | 4 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 | 5.18 | 3.61 |
| Total | 6 | 1353 | 116* | 5.2 | 8 | 23.74 | 4.41 | 4.22 |
- Runs scored in last series v India(2006)
(Secondary indicator)
| Batsmen | Inns | St. Rate | (1s)
Scoring shots |
4s (%) | 1s (%) | Value /Inn | Batsmen@crease
(Avg Team Runs) |
| Chanderpaul | 6 | 32 | 14.21 | 21.57 | 44.39 | 1.59 | 100 |
| D Bravo | 6 | 39.88 | 12.26 | 52.68 | 30.73 | 1.42 | 85 |
| A Barath | 5 | 50.33 | 8.77 | 53.57 | 20.53 | 1.11 | 37 |
| C Baugh | 6 | 68.07 | 18.31 | 53.79 | 26.89 | 1.09 | 42 |
| K Edwards | 2 | 51.78 | 21.43 | 36.20 | 41.37 | 1.86 | 106 |
| M Samuels | 4 | 44.23 | 11.52 | 51.04 | 26.04 | 1.21 | 43 |
| D Sammy | 6 | 51.78 | 18.80 | 66.66 | 28.20 | 0.55 | 25 |
| L Simmons | 4 | 53.48 | 8.14 | 65.21 | 15.21 | 0.45 | 31 |
| R Sarwan | 4 | 34.93 | 10.84 | 41.37 | 31.04 | 0.35 | 20 |
| Total | 6 | 46.10 | 13.42 | 43.39 | 29.12 |
Method of Dismissals
| Batsmen | L B W | Bowled | R O | C B | Wicket -keeper |
| Openers | 2 | 2 | |||
| Middle Order (III-IV-V) | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Lower Order (VI-VII-VIII) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
(Lower scores dismissals)
| Dismissed under-10 Runs | L B W | Bowled | R O | C B | Wicket -keeper |
| Openers | 0 | ||||
| Middle Order (III-IV-V) | 1 | 2 | |||
| Lower Order (VI-VII-VIII) | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
West Indies Bowling ( 6 Inns) Wickets : 57
(Primary Indicator)
| Bowlers | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkt | Best | 4/5 | Avg | St.Rate | LER x LSR |
| F Edwards(2)* | 6 | 114.2 | 380 | 19 | 5-76 | 2 | 20 | 36.1 | 119.85 |
| R Rampaul | 6 | 95.2 | 249 | 10 | 3-38 | 24.90 | 57.20 | 149.29 | |
| D Bishoo | 6 | 122.5 | 391 | 12 | 4-65 | 1-0 | 32.58 | 61.4 | 195.25 |
| D Sammy | 6 | 116 | 268 | 7 | 4-52 | 1.0 | 38.28 | 99.4 | 229.61 |
| Chanderpaul | 6 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 1-38 | 38 | 60 | 228.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 466.3 | 1409 | 49 | 5-76 | 2.2 | 28.75 | 57.12 | 172.75 |
*Wkts taken in last series v India (2006)
(Secondary Indicator)
| Bowlers | Inns | R/O | Error(%) | Balls/Scoring shots | (4/6s)
Scoring shots |
(1s)
Scoring shots |
| F Edwards | 6 | 3.32 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 5.39 | 15.16 |
| R Rampaul | 6 | 2.61 | 0.87 | 4.43 | 5.59 | 14.14 |
| D Bishoo | 6 | 3.18 | 1.62 | 3.23 | 4.88 | 21.57 |
| D Sammy | 6 | 2.31 | 0.14 | 4.49 | 3.73 | 13.93 |
| Chanderpaul | 6 | 3.80 | 0 | 2.30 | 3.33 | 30 |
| Total | 6 | 3.02 | 2.17 | 3.74 | 4.85 | 17.18 |
Method of Dismissals
| Bowlers | LBW | Bowled | Slip(ct) | Wk-Keeper | St | C B | Low score (u-10) |
| Edwards | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Rampaul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bishoo | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sammy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chanderpaul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
