http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – 2nd Test – West Indies batsman to watch out for
Having already served an impressive outing on the first Test match against the Indian hosts, the West Indian side is set to step out with improved performance when they take on the Men in Blue on Monday’s second game from the 3-match series, scheduled to
be staged at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 14, 2011.
During the preceding game, the Caribbean batting unit delivered an impressive performance, complements to veteran batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose imposing century led the roster to pile up 304 runs, during the first innings’ play. Unfortunately for
the tourists, the side failed to click on the second innings play, after being reduced to batting just 180 runs, after being bowled out.
For Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510 and
star player, Chanderpaul.
Kraigg Brathwaite
Windies’ opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite will surely be looked upon as a vital stump for India’s new ball bowlers, having already delivered an impressive stint on the last outing against the Men in Blue as well as his consistent contribution for his team
during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 tour, prior to arriving in India.
During the series opening match, Brathwaite batted an impressive half century, scoring 63 runs for the Caribbean roster, but suffered an early dismissal during the second innings.
The right-hander, however, will once again be relied upon to retain some early stumps on the Windian top order, courtesy Brathwaite’s fine command over the department.
Having marked a minor capped career for the West Indian side, Brathwaite is surely en-route to paving a solid spot on the national team, after batting 163 runs from just 4 games, since his debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in May, this year.
Kirk Edwards
27-year-old Kirk Edwards comes in as another budding Test player for West Indies and a real trouble maker for the opposing bowlers.
Although Edwards was restricted to batting some low scores on the last match, but during West Indies’ Test series against Bangladesh, the right armer proved his might with the bat, scoring 252 runs from just 2 games, including his career best sum of 121
runs on the final game at Dhaka.
Edwards made his Test debut earlier this year, when India toured West Indies July, and since then the top order player had added 4 outings to his capped profile, batting 416 runs at an average of 59.42.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
West Indies’ veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390, is probably one of the finest batting stars the Caribbean fraternity or even the cricketing world has seen. Being one of the most experienced players on the current Caribbean squad, Chanderpaul stood
out to be the only causative batsman for the team, scoring a century on the opening innings, followed by a 47 runs contribution on the second run.
With a vast experience added to his long lasting cricketing career, many Caribbean experts recently stated that the young lot on the team should learn from the maestro, especially with his ability to adjust to varying pitch conditions.
For the upcoming assignment, Chanderpaul will surely stand out as a prized possession for Sammy’s squad, as well as vital catch for the Indian bowlers.
Having served the Caribbean side for over a decade, Chanderpaul has played 136 Test matches, scoring a mammoth tally of 9658 runs, averaging at 49.52.
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