West Indies v India 2011 – Men in Blue looking for series win in 3rd Test: Bowlers to watch-out for
West Indies and India are all padded-up to walk into Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica on, July 6, to play the first ever Test match in the history of the ground and the third one of their bilateral series. It is the final game of the series.
The match is going to be greatly important for the home team as they will have to struggle for averting series defeat. On the other hand, the Men in Blue are h**l-bent to claim the series 2-0 but they are somewhat relaxed in comparison with their rivals
as their defeat will result in levelling the series.
The 1st Test at Kingston was won by India and the 2nd one ended as drawn.
As it is an established fact that bowlers play a significant role in the longer format of the game, we present a brief analysis of the bowlers, who are likely to make impact, in the last match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760: The following bowlers are expected to deliver showpiece performances.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233: The 26-year-old right-arm pacer will convert his Test career into double figures with this game. He has nine 5-day games to his credit coupled with 23 wickets and an economy rate of 3.01.
The fast bowler has a unique skill to move the ball both ways. He has proved himself to be a deserving of new ball bowler.
Since his Test debut against Australia in 2009, Rampaul has been a consistent achiever. The pacer cemented his place in the Test squad after taking 11 wickets in two home matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 shortly before India’s tour.
In his two games against the world’s No. 1 Test Test team, he has displayed tremendous form and skill. In the first Test (June 20-23), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ghante-Vasudeva-Murthy-Ravi-c59951 grabbed 4 wickets for 108 runs and in the second fixture (28-02), the pacer again got 4 wickets for the loss of 110
runs.
Rampaul is expected to shine with the new ball during the coming 5 days of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-James-Cullen-c52272 bowling attack against the pace-weary Indian team. The pacer has played 45 Test matches so far and bagged 135 wickets with an economy rate of 3.93.
Edwards staged his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in 2003 with a 5-wicket haul. He possesses both swing and reverse swing techniques.
He had a consistency problem in the start but he overcame the deficiency soon.
Edwards grabbed 5 wickets for 126 runs in the 1st Test and emerged as the top-wicket taker in the 2nd Test with 8 wickets.
The pacer is likely to wreck the batting line-up of the Men in Blue in the coming game.
India: The following due will display a stunning bowling performance in the final showdown.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143: The 24-year-old right-arm medium-fast bowler is going to play just the third Test of his career. He is the debutant in this series but his 8 wickets in the initial two games have brightened his chances in international 5-day
cricket.
The bowler has an excellent track record in the domestic cricket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and especially in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Praveen is capable of bowling long spells and taking wickets in crucial situations. The pacer swings the ball both ways with controlled and composed pace.
He is likely to give marvellous performances in the 3rd Test.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453: The 31-year old right-arm off-spinner knows a variety of bowling techniques that help him to take wickets everywhere in the world.
With 95 Test match and 398 ODI wickets to his credit, Harbhajan is rapidly becoming a spin legend.
He has unique bowling actions such as wind-milling and whiplash. The spinner’s 32 wickets in 3 Tests against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2001 are counted as one of the biggest achievements in the world of cricket.
Harbhajan took 3 wickets in the 1st and 2nd Test against the Windies. He will go a long way to counter the Davendra Bishoo’s spin strength in the final game.
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