Will West Indies be able to compete with India?
Will west indies be able to compete with India?
The 2-match Test series between india and west indies is starting from 12th July. Team india has reached dominica under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. This is where the first Test is to be played. Team india, captained by Rohit Sharma, is considered to have an upper hand in the Test series, there is a big reason for this. Talking about the last 8 Test series played between the two countries, the indian team has been successful in winning all the series. In such a situation, she would like to maintain these great records of hers. However, TejnarineChanderpaul, son of former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul, can become a threat to Team india in the series.
Team india won the last 8 Test series against west indies by 2-0, 1-0, 1-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0 and 2-0. In this, the indian team has won 4 series in the west indies only. That is, the host team had to data-face defeat in its own house. The west indies last won a 2–1 Test series against india in May 2002 in a 5-match Test series. Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored the highest 562 runs in that series played at home and was also the player of the series. Now his son TejnarayanChanderpaul would like to repeat this feat after 21 years.
Half century in both innings
The series played in 2002 was equal to 1-1 after 4 matches. The final match was played in Kingston. west indies won the series by 155 runs in this match. Shivnarine Chanderpal had scored half-centuries in both the innings. Talking about Chanderpal's overall Test record, he scored 11867 runs in 164 matches at an average of 51. Hit 30 centuries and 66 half-centuries. His biggest innings was 203 not out. He also scored more than 8 thousand runs in ODI cricket.