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The first Test served as an eye-opener for the rest of the series, especially for the purist in favour of Test cricket

West Indies were struggling at 197/6 at stumps on the second day of their second Test against India being played at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain

India were 262 for four at the close of the first day's play in the second Test match against West Indies being played at the Queen's Park Oval at Port of Spain in Trinidad on Friday

One may not admire his batting against true fast bowling, but one can never complain that he is reluctant to take tips from former cricketers

Calculations aplenty precede the second Test at Port of Spain

VVS Laxman seems to thrive where critics least expect him to

The West Indian team, eager in going for the kill,blended professionalism into their apparently carefree approach ­thanks chiefly to Frank Worrell's astute leadership ­ andaccomplished their task of completing a clean sweep.

The man with the two most coveted batting records - individual highest score in Test and first-class innings - is now unhesitatingly saying that he wants to emulate Sachin Tendulkar for the rest of his career

The West Indies selectors yesterday named 11 of the 13 players who will be a part of the Busta XI squad to play in a three-day tour match against India next week

© CricInfo Rarely has a young cricketer's continued presence in the Indian team attracted such heated discussion

West Indian opener Stuart Williams and wicket-keeper Junior Murray were making a comeback into the West Indian side after more than three years, missing 36 and 34 Tests respectively

After scoring his third century in Test cricket and his second against India, Shivnarine Chanderpaul would be an unlikely person to raise an objection if the West Indies were to play India much more often

To say the least, I am highly disappointed by the way Ganguly led theside when their opponents were rebuilding their innings

His 10th century could not have come at a better time

Should India continue to open the innings with Deep Dasgupta to allow one more batsman in the lower middle-order, or should they play Ajay Ratra as the wicket-keeper and provide Wasim Jaffer or Dinesh Mongia a chance to partner Shiv Sunder Das in

In South Africa, the Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag run-riot on the very first day of the Test series failed to prevent India from losing the match comprehensively

With puddles the size of little lakes all around the outfield, play was called off without a single ball being bowled on the final day

It was one of those days for India abroad

Sarandeep Singh could not have had the happiest of bowling spells at the Bourda in Guyana

Geoffrey Boycott is back on his commentating assignments after knee surgery at Cape Town