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Pujara unconcerned by squandered starts

Cheteshwar Pujara is not unduly worried by his recent inability to convert starts to big scores, pointing out that some of those starts were important contributions to the team's cause

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

Youth no excuse for West Indies, says Samuels

Test cricket is "big-man cricket" and West Indies cannot use their youth and inexperience as a crutch to deflect against poor performances, according to Marlon Samuels

29-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Kingston

West Indies pick uncapped Alzarri Joseph

West Indies have added Alzarri Joseph, the 19-year-old fast bowler from Antigua, to their squad for the second Test against India, which begins in Jamaica on Saturday

28-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I always value myself as an allrounder' - Ashwin

India offspinner R Ashwin, who scored a century in his first Test innings at No.6 and followed it with a seven-wicket haul, has said that he considers himself an allrounder

25-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I don't think we executed well enough' - Holder

Jason Holder defended West Indies' selection, and said it was the execution of the bowling attack's plans that had gone wrong, and not its composition

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

'Learning phase over, time to start dominating' - Kohli

Virat Kohli said India's players had reached a stage where they could no longer be content with learning from every performance, but needed to start dominating Test matches regularly to become a better team

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Ashwin seals India's first innings win in WI

It took more than four sessions coming, but once R Ashwin found his rhythm he ran through the West Indian line-up to seal India's first innings win in the West Indies and their biggest outside Asia

24-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

'Plan was to bowl as many maiden overs as possible' - Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav said bowling maidens has been a central part of their plans for the tour, given the predominance of slow pitches in the Caribbean

24-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brathwaite credits Indian pacers for West Indies' no-show

Kraigg Brathwaite, whose 74 could not prevent West Indies from falling short of the follow-on mark on day three of the Antigua Test, praised India's bowling attack for the pressure they sustained through the day

24-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shami, Yadav make West Indies follow on

Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav took four wickets each to give India a 323-run lead, which resulted in a follow-on for West Indies

23-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Would never ask players to do what I cannot - Kohli

With his attacking double-hundred, Virat Kohli led the way in taking up the extra responsibility with the bat that his favoured five-bowler strategy demands

23-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Going to be a long struggle' for West Indies bowlers

In the absence of Jerome Taylor and Kemar Roach, West Indies' fast bowlers are still "learning the art", their bowling coach Roddy Estwick said

23-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Kohli double leaves WI long way from safety

Virat Kohli continued his efficient and energetic accumulation of runs to bring up his maiden first-class double hundred, setting up India's declaration on 566, their joint fourth-highest score against West Indies

22-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

You need a big heart to open - Dhawan

India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 84 on the first day in Antigua, said that learning from past experiences contributed to a better judgement in the channel outside off

22-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bishoo not unhappy with team balance

Devendra Bishoo, the West Indies legspinner who took three wickets, feels West Indies are still in a competitive position despite India going to stumps on 302 for 4 in Antigua

22-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kohli ton gives India shot at domination

Virat Kohli scored a century that looked inevitable to take India to a position from where they could dominate the Test

21-Jul-2016•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Holder backs inexperienced WI squad to step up

West Indies captain Jason Holder said on the eve of the first Test match against India that he was confident in the abilities of the young group he was leading

20-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Kohli hints at Dhawan over Rahul for opening slot

Shikhar Dhawan is likely to partner M Vijay at the top of the order, with KL Rahul missing out, in the first Test of India's tour of the West Indies starting in Antigua on Thursday

20-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Teams set for battle of attrition

India's four-Test series against hosts West Indies on slow, low pitches will be as much a test of patience as of skill

20-Jul-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

India preach patience and ponder combination

Net sessions in Antigua indicate that India had narrowed their squad down to 13 for the first Test with Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur possibly missing out

19-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

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