Laxman, Tendulkar take India to comfortable win
India raced through the longish home stretch of 124 runs to register their first win in seven Tests
06/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of India at Delhi, Nov 6-9 2011
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
304 & 180 -
![India]( "India")
209 & 276/5 (80.4 ov)
Player of the Match
06/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of India at Delhi, Nov 6-9 2011
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
304 & 180 -
![India]( "India")
209 & 276/5 (80.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
A Gayle-sized hole in West Indies' batting
Without Chris Gayle, West Indies' top order is inexperienced and on a sluggish surface in Delhi their lack of nous was sorely exposed
The real Darren Sammy
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Delhi
The Kotla encore
Stats highlights from India's five-wicket win in Delhi, which puts them 1-0 up in the three-Test series
A victory at last, but far from a perfect one
India's selectors can congratulate themselves on new additions to the bowling attack succeeding but conceding a 95-run lead to modest opposition should sting the team
Day 3
Ashwin, Sehwag give India edge
R Ashwin's six wickets - the second-best match haul for an Indian debutant - and quick runs from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Darren Sammy pulled the game in opposite directions and left it in a state of delicate balance
West Indies struggle to retain stranglehold
The once-dominant West Indies has spent more than a decade unable to close out games, especially away from home
'I hoped to get a five-wicket haul' - Ashwin
R Ashwin has won a World Cup and starred in the IPL. Yet inside three days at the Feroz Shah Kotla, he took the single, largest stride that could define him as a cricketer
An astute crowd at a gaudy stadium
Every empty space at the Feroz Shah Kotla is covered with advertising, but the crowd at the stadium did not need a hoarding to tell them of Sachin Tendulkar's upcoming landmark
Clueless against the carrom ball
Plays of the Day from the third day of the Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla
Day 2
Windies get the better of 17-wicket day
The 95-run lead West Indies secured in the first innings could prove to be match-winning on a slow and low track where scoring runs remains a struggle
Baugh's brilliant wicketkeeping
Plays of the Day from the first day of the Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla
Sammy, the worker ant
The West Indies captain may not have flattering personal statistics but he brings to his side a discipline that helped them bowl India out for 209
Day 1
Chanderpaul century thwarts India again
Two old nemeses turned up against India on the first day of the series
Sehwag blames 'soft dismissals' not pitch
Virender Sehwag said the Test against West Indies was evenly balanced, despite India collapsing to 209 and conceding a first-innings lead of 95 on the second day
Chanderpaul shows GenNext the way
West Indies were asked several questions today and fortunately for them, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has hung around long enough to have all the right replies
Playing county cricket has helped me grow - Ojha
Pragyan Ojha has said the experience he got playing county cricket in England has helped him adjust to his new status as the senior spinner in India's Test line-up
Chanderpaul's kiss and Gambhir's déjà vu
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Delhi
Others
What, no hundredth?
An India fan turns up at the Kotla for the mother of all landmarks but has to be content with a home win instead
West Indies have flubbed their best chance
They seem to be trapped in a mindset that dooms them to failure. As for India, they managed to get out of jail
Bowlers' inexperience not an issue - Dhoni
MS Dhoni has said he is confident of his bowling line-up delivering against West Indies during the first Test despite their inexperience