India tour of West Indies, 2006 / Features

The Lowdown - Denesh Ramdin

Shouldering the responsibility

Jul 6, 2006: The Lowdown on Denesh Ramdin

Harbhajan Singh interview

Maturing with every match

Jul 6, 2006: He might be just 26 but Harbhajan Singh has seen some turbulent times. Siddhartha Vaidyanathan caught up with him

India in West Indies 2006

The one bowler Dravid couldn't master

Jul 5, 2006: A stats review of the four-Test series between West Indies and India

Top Performer

Standing on guard

Jul 5, 2006: He might not have made the mountain of runs that Gavaskar manged, but Dravid, throughout the series, was outstanding. In the final Test at Kingston he was plain awesome

Marks out of 10 - West Indies

Misfiring big guns

Jul 4, 2006: Marks out of 10 for the West Indies squad

Marks out of 10 - India

Four Tests, one result

Jul 4, 2006:

The Chanderpaul interview

'The main focus is cricket'

Jul 3, 2006: On the fringes of the Jamaica Test Siddhartha Vaidyanathan spoke to Shivnarine Chanderpaul

West Indies v India, 4th Test, Jamaica, 3rd day

Ramdin's spunk, and Kumble the matchwinner

Jul 2, 2006: In the end India finally delivererd the knockout punch and sealed a series victory, but it was much closer than Rahul Dravid would have anticipated when West Indies had slumped to 128 for 6 and then 144 for 7

West Indies v India, 4th Test, Jamaica, 2nd day

Leading from the front ... again

Jul 1, 2006: It's as if this Test match is being played on two different pitches - one on which Rahul Dravid is batting, and the other on which the rest of the 21 players are battling it out

West Indies v India, 4th Test, Jamaica, 1st day

Taylor's dream performance

Jun 30, 2006: Jerome Taylor's first five-wicket haul in Test cricket was based on the extremely sound principles of bowling an excellent line and length, and doing it so consistently that the batsmen are ultimately forced into mistakes

The Friday column

Has the follow-on gone out of fashion?

Jun 30, 2006: Once upon a time, the follow-on used to be enforced whenever the opportunity arose. Of late, though, it is being used far more sparingly

West Indies v India, 4th Test, Jamaica

Where the fast men rule

Jun 29, 2006: Stats preview of the fourth Test between West Indiesand India

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 5th day

West Indian pace troika: A SWOT analysis

Jun 26, 2006: Ian Bishop, the former West Indian fast bowler, assesses the three West Indian quicks who bowled in St Kitts

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 5th day

A day of ebbs and flows

Jun 26, 2006: The target of 392 in 88 overs meant that India required an asking rate of 4.45 per over, and while at certain points it seemed they were on track, a draw was always the most likely result

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts

Adding patience to panache

Jun 26, 2006: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan rediscovers the joy of a Laxman innings

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 4th day

Lara defends follow-on decision

Jun 25, 2006: Vaneisa Baksh's take on the fourth day's events in St Kitts where Brian Lara chose not to enforce the follow on after West Indies had gained a first-innings lead of 219

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 4th day

Laxman's hard graft

Jun 25, 2006: Under pressure to keep his place in the side, VVS Laxman produced an uncharacteristic but vital knock under pressure

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 3rd day

How West Indies lost the plot

Jun 23, 2006: Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels did their team no favour with their inexplicable go-slow tactics on the third day

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 2nd day

India's turn to welcome the rain

Jun 23, 2006: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan sums up a frustrating day for India in the field as West Indies piled up 420 for 5 at stumps

West Indies v India, 3rd Test, St Kitts, 2nd day

Stoic Ganga proves a point

Jun 23, 2006: If patience and stoicism were not deeply ingrained in Daren Ganga, he would have already lost hope in his career as a West Indian Test player