Can #8 WEST INDIES Shock #5 INDIA ?

OK Folks!

* The probability strongly favors #5 ranked India trashing the #8 ranked West Indies in India in the November 2014 3 test series.

[size=12pt]* The big question is can the WI under the leadership of Ramdin, and with a strengthened bowling attack that includes #9 ICC ranked Roach and Taylor who both reached 100 test wickets and Benn who has 79 wickets,  pull off a shocker and win at least one of the 3 tests ?[/size]

Rev

who will take wickets in the dustbowls

I think it is a good possibility.  India is weak in the test arena.  WI players have to take the confidence from the just concluded games and carry it to India.  If they carry arrogance instead of confidence, they will lose.


Plus, they must play Narine (if he is available).  Narine and Benn must be the two spinners.  I would even have Bishoo in the test squad as backup leggie.

can the Windies shock India? How much volts we talking bout ?

LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE WI BOWLERS WHO WERE HAMMERED BY THE INDIANS IN 2013


* That was the 2 test series played to send off Tendulkar.


WI BOWLERS WERE:

BEST--------------shythound
SAMMY------------shythound
SHILLINGFORD---pelter
PERMAUL----------greenhorn
COTTREL----------greenhorn


* That was a lame a$$ed bowling line-up-----and the Indians mauled them.

Rev

NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE CURRENT WI BOWLERS


WI BOWLING ATTACK

ROACH: 111 wkts @25.98 ---he is ranked #9 by the ICC
TAYLOR: 100 wkts @34.63
BENN:    79 wkts @35.60
GABRIEL: 22 wkts @34.63


OBSERVATION:

* Clearly the WI will be taking a stronger bowling attack than the lame a$$ed one they took in 2013.

* Can those bowlers take 20 Indian wickets in a test ?

Rev

[quote author=Goog Lee link=topic=92775.msg588854#msg588854 date=1411054934]
I think it is a good possibility.  India is weak in the test arena.  WI players have to take the confidence from the just concluded games and carry it to India.  If they carry arrogance instead of confidence, they will lose.


Plus, they must play Narine (if he is available).  Narine and Benn must be the two spinners.  I would even have Bishoo in the test squad as backup leggie.
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* Good post Googs.

* By the way, I have an assignment for you----click on the link----copy and paste that post by Chanderpaul over at CC.

http://www.westindiesforum.com/the-pitch...ssible/50/

Rev

I can smell a 2-0 victory for the Indians.They always play the first test safe,so that will sure end in a draw and the rest will be history..
Lolz..I dont see WI winning a test,but they might test the Indians very much,considering India too are an young pack.

HERE ARE THE AVERAGES OF WI BATSMEN:


42.18 Gayle
38.24 Brathwaite
53.50 Johnson
43.60 Bravo
53.10 Chanderpaul
49.00 Blackwood
27.17 Ramdin


OBSERVATION:

* On paper that lineup looks decent.

Rev

i cant see how west indies will even be competitive