Wisden Almanack review: India v West Indies, 2014-15

1st ODI, Kochi

Wisden's review of the first ODI, India v West Indies, 2014-15

India v West Indies, 2014-15

Marlon Samuels' impressive 126 helped West Indies beat India by a 124-run margin in the first ODI played in Kochi on Wednesday.


Marlon Samuels stars in West Indies win

Dhoni 'quite happy' with death bowling

India v West Indies, 1st ODI, Kochi

India conceded 321 in the first ODI against West Indies, but MS Dhoni said he was "quite happy" with the bowling, especially in the death overs

Ramdin's prolific run and Samuels' India record

A stats analysis of the first ODI between India and West Indies

Virat Kohli's extended summer break

Plays of the day from the first ODI between India and West Indies in Kochi

Kohli's extended summer break

Samuels' 126* powers WI to huge win

Marlon Samuels' sixth ODI century helped West Indies crush India by 124 runs in the series opener in Kochi

Full text of Dwayne Bravo's letter to WIPA president Hinds

The following is a letter obtained by ESPNcricinfo, written on October 7, by Dwayne Bravo to WIPA president and chief executive Wavell Hinds

West Indies players mull strike over pay structure

In an extraordinary and unprecedented move, West Indies players have come out strongly against WIPA president and chief executive Wavell Hinds, who they claim "hoodwinked" them while signing a new memorandum of understanding with the WICB last month

WI aim to compete on even footing

 West Indies will begin their third tour of India in as many years with a five-match ODI series, a format they like a little more than Tests

West Indies in India 2014-15

Ajit Agarkar previews the forthcoming ODI series between India and West Indies, which starts with the first ODI in Kochi on Wednesday

Agarkar: WI batting can almost cover for Gayle

AM Rahane

R Rampaul

S Dhawan

MN Samuels

V Kohli

JE Taylor

AT Rayudu

AD Russell

SK Raina

DJ Bravo

MS Dhoni

DJG Sammy

RA Jadeja

B Kumar

A Mishra

MM Sharma

Mohammed Shami

SJ Benn

India

West Indies

India v West Indies, 1st ODI, Kochi 

Ajit Agarkar analyses West Indies' thumping 124-run win over India in the first ODI in Kochi and says that the visitors seemed galvanised by issues off the field in the lead-up to the game

Agarkar: A complete performance from WI

MS Dhoni points out that death-bowling is still a concern for India and hoped that Ajinkya Rahane could find success in the opening batsman's role during the series against West Indies

Player Name		R	B
AM Rahane	run out	24	22
S Dhawan	bowled	68	92
V Kohli	caught	2	5
AT Rayudu	caught	13	21
SK Raina	bowled	0	2
MS Dhoni	bowled	8	21
RA Jadeja	not out	33	36
B Kumar	caught	2	10
A Mishra	lbw	5	13
MM Sharma	caught	8	7
Mohammed Shami	bowled	19	17
Extras	(lb 1, w 14)
Total	197(10 wkts; 41 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Rampaul	8	0	48	2	6
JE Taylor	10	1	50	1	5
DJ Bravo	6	0	28	2	4.67
AD Russell	4	0	21	1	5.25
SJ Benn	5	0	16	0	3.2
DJG Sammy	5	0	23	1	4.6
MN Samuels	3	0	10	2	3.33

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	48	Shikhar Dhawan	Ajinkya Rahane
2nd	6	Shikhar Dhawan	Virat Kohli
3rd	27	Ambati Rayudu	Shikhar Dhawan
4th	1	Suresh Raina	Shikhar Dhawan
5th	31	MS Dhoni	Shikhar Dhawan
6th	20	Shikhar Dhawan	Ravindra Jadeja
7th	4	Ravindra Jadeja	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
8th	8	Amit Mishra	Ravindra Jadeja
9th	9	Ravindra Jadeja	Mohit Sharma
10th	42	Ravindra Jadeja	Mohammed Shami

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