West Indies cricket - Lessons learnt against Pakistan should have been useful in the series against India – Part Two
Continued from part one . . .
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 showed his worth in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he changed the complexion of the whole tournament single-handedly. It is going to be an extremely disappointing thing for the cricket fans around the world if they do not witness Gayle playing
against India in the Test series also.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 bowlers performed well against the Men in Green but it will be a real challenge for them to dismantle India’s batting line-up, which is without doubt one of the strongest in the world.
However, the concern remains West Indian batting because there has to be a blend of youth and experience in the batting department and no team can ignore its seniors and ask the young blood to deliver the goods with the bat without much of an international
experience.
West Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, which does not have a great bowling attack as compared to the Green Shirts.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 played some good cricket and you have to give them credit. Our bowlers did all that was asked of them all throughout the series. They bowled with heart and that is what we asked. This is one of the positives we could take out of the series," Sammy
said.
He went on to add that the current West Indian team possesses the ability to beat India. However, the Caribbean team has to play as a unit if they have any chance against the world champions in the last two ODIs and the Test series.
He added, "We have a Test series against India coming up and it will be a tough series. We have to continue to put in the hard work and look to put totals on the board so the bowlers will have runs to work with. We are a confident group of young men and
we will go into that series with the belief that we can win."
A huge weakness of the young West Indian batsmen was exposed against Pakistan as they failed to cope with the quality spin bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691. The two spinners from Pakistan troubled the Caribbean batsmen on a number of occasions and
Ajmal became unplayable at times because of his ‘doosra’.
If West Indies wants to do well against India in the remainder of the series, they will have to start playing the spinners well because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 have a lot of variations up their sleeves.
There has been a lot of criticism on Sammy as the leader of the West Indian team but he did impress the cricket analysts in the Test series against Pakistan. However, the all-rounder has to raise his game if wants to lead the team with authority.
India is also not at its full-strength in this series as some senior players will not be available for the Test series as well, which should make this tour interesting as West Indies is never an easy team to beat at its home soil.
Let us hope that West Indies can play up to their potential in this series and show to the rest of the world that they are still a power in international cricket. It is very important for international cricket to have a strong West Indies team as the men
from Caribbean bring a different flavour to the game.
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