Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Day 4

2319dS Aga

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

2319dS Rajesh

The Kotla encore

Stats highlights from India's five-wicket win in Delhi, which puts them 1-0 up in the three-Test series

1933dSharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

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

2319dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

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

1933dSharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

'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

1933dSharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

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

Day 2

1933dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

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

1933dS Aga

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

1933dSharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

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

1933dSharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla

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

Others

2319dNikhil Jha

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

India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st51G GambhirV Sehwag
2nd44R DravidV Sehwag
3rd67SR TendulkarR Dravid
4th71SR TendulkarVVS Laxman
5th42VVS LaxmanYuvraj Singh
6th1VVS LaxmanMS Dhoni