While even the most optimistic of the West Indies supporters won't be expecting such a turnaround
what they will want is a closer contest than the three-day squash in Rajkot
The thing about fight is, sometimes you can only fight as much as the opposition allows you to ~
Expect Rajkot-like conditions in Hyderabad: good for batting to begin with
and turn and uneven bounce from third day onwards.
There will be some respite from the 40-degrees heat of Rajkot
with highs of mid-30s expected during the match.
"We're playing the No. 1 team, India, in their backyard.
And history would show we haven't won a Test match here since 1994
and if you look at the players who came through West Indies cricket
- I think Brian Lara and these greats had been playing at that time."
Goa cuisine derived from the Portuguese carne de vinha d'alhos
(literally "meat in garlic wine marinade"), is a dish of meat marinated in wine and garlic.
... It evolved into the localized and easy-to-pronounce dish "vindaloo".
West Indies will hope the return of Holder and Kemar Roach revitalises them.
Sunil Ambris will be under pressure to retain his place after two disappointing dismissals
but they are not carrying any back-up except wicketkeeper-batsman Jahmar Hamilton.
Devendra Bishoo failed to create any pressure as a spinner in Rajkot
there might be temptation to replace him with the fingerspin of Jomel Warrican.