India v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 -1st Test: batsmen to watch out for in the Caribbean side
India has won the One-Day-International series against West Indies under the leadership of the newly appointed captain, Suresh Raina. After winning the ODI series, India, the No.1 Test team, would be looking to start the Test series with a win as well.
The opening Test between West Indies and India is going to start from June 20, 2011.
Bettor.com presents batsmen to watch out for, a feature highlighting the batsmen who are likely to perform in the inaugural Test match.
The Caribbean side can boast about some good batsmen, like Darren Bravo, the middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539.
Darren Bravo
The West Indian top order left-handed batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Michael-Bravo-c52477, has proven himself as a very handy player for his national side.
The 22-year-old player has abilities much like his icon, Brain Lara.
A member of Lara’s family, Bravo was brought in to the national squad due to his iconic domestic performances.
Darren made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at Galle, in the last tour of West Indies in 2010, by contributing 58 runs to draw the match.
He has played 5 Test matches, scoring 313 runs and setting his average on 44.71.
In the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 West Indies side, Darren holds more experience than some of his teammates.
Bravo opened his account in One Day International cricket against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 2009, at Kingston. In his 28 ODIs he has 736 runs to his name, with an impressive average of 33.45, including 5 fifties.
He made his T20 International debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, at the Port of Spain in 2010. However, he has played just 3 T20 matches, scoring 83 runs.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
The West Indian left-handed middle-order batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, does not need any introduction. He is one of the most experienced batsmen in the Caribbean side.
The 36-year-old, with his unconventional footwork and unmatched temperament, has proven himself as a world class batsman over time.
Chanderpaul began his International cricket career against England, at Georgetown, in 1994. He scored 62 runs from 163 deliveries in his debut Test win over the Poms.
Since then, Chanderpaul has featured in 130 Tests and has scored 9126 runs. With 203 runs as his highest, he set his average at 49.06.
The left-hander has played 268 ODIs with 8778 runs to his name. Chanderpaul has 11 remarkable centuries and 59 half-centuries to his credit in the limited overs format of the game.
His inclusion in the Test squad is highly significant, given his uncanny ability to bat for long periods, frustrating any bowling attack in the world.
Darren Sammy
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Julius-Garvey-Sammy-c52468 came to the spotlight by taking over Captaincy of the Caribbean side. He was the first representative of cricket from his island, St. Lucia, where cricket culture has been nearly nonexistent.
However, Sammy was dropped from the side in 2004, on account of poor performance.
In 2007 though, he came back again strongly against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and took 7 wickets for 66 runs in the third Test at Old Trafford.
Sammy made his Test cricket debut in June of 2007 against England, at Manchester. He has since played 13 Test matches with 379 runs to his name.
He fared much better with the ball and proved very dangerous. He has 39 wickets to his credit, with an average of 27.66.
The 27-year-old made his ODI debut in 2004, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, at Southampton. He has played 63 ODIs since and has scored 670 runs in total.
The West Indian skipper has had good opportunities in the absence of senior West Indian players. He was appointed as the skipper of the national team amidst http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and India, have consolidated
his stand somewhat.
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