Gutsy Chanderpaul denies India
India will have to wait until 2016 to win more than one Test in a series in the Caribbean - a feat they've never achieved and were denied this time due to a resistance led by Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
India will have to wait until 2016 to win more than one Test in a series in the Caribbean - a feat they've never achieved and were denied this time due to a resistance led by Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
It's a sign of the times that India not pressing for a Test win and settling for the series victory becomes raging news. Not long ago Indians would have lapped up the series victory with glee. Times they are changing. Of course, not long ago, India weren'
Under immense pressure when he walked out in the morning, he won redemption with a battling century
West Indies captain Darren Sammy is pleased with the character and fight shown by his team right through the final Test in Dominica
India edged out a day of fluctuating fortunes to take complete control of a rain-marred third Test in Dominica, boosting their chances of a maiden 2-0 series win in the Caribbean
The home side showed a big heart in a stirring second session and seemed to be shutting the door on defeat in the evening before Harbhajan Singh intervened
At once arrogant and humble, Kirk Edwards, who made a hundred on debut on the fourth day in Dominica, says West Indies can still make a game out of the Test
The Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica staged its first full day of Test cricket on which India consolidated their position of strength
To see the home side battle on a day where many expected them to just roll over and surrender must have warmed the hearts of the fans
A spirited West Indian counterattack wasn't enough to prevent India from retaining control of the third Test, but rain continued to threaten the possibility of any outright result, wiping out almost the entire final session
Carlton Baugh's battle with Munaf Patel stood out as the contest of the day. Baugh played a rumbustious knock to lift West Indies out of a hole, and also managed to ruffle Munaf
Harbhajan Singh, who took his 400th Test wicket on Thursday, believes he has age on his side and will strive to achieve something really special in Test cricket
India made good use of their first opportunity to bowl first in the series, removing three top-order wickets before steady rain blighted a promising start under clear skies and in bright sunshine
There have arguably been better spinners than Harbhajan Singh in Test history but on Thursday he became the 11th bowler to take 400 wickets. And that's no mean achievement
World-beaters? Us? Could you take the beating part out, it's so violent
Having lost his way after a sparkling start, Ishant Sharma has returned stronger, wiser and more effective. He credits his senior partner, among others, for his comeback
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the West Indies batsman, has rated his unbeaten 116 against India in Dominica as one of his finest Test innings
Harbhajan Singh has had his share of difficult moments in international cricket, but he has handled them all to become only the fourth spinner to reach 400 wickets in Tests
The world's No. 1 team did not back themselves against a side struggling to find their feet at the highest level, and ended up looking both cynical and timid in the process
While both unorthodox batsmen have had a string of low scores, MS Dhoni's position is under no threat while Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be wondering whether he'll go the same way as Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan