West Indies were bundled out for just 150 runs in the first innings against India in the opening Test of the series.
The multi-format series between the West Indies and India kicked off with the opening Test in Dominica.
It is worth noting that both sides will compete in two Test matches before facing off in the white-ball series.
With the first Test underway from July 12 onwards, the West Indies opted to bat first after winning the toss.
Aiming to notch up a big score on the board in the first innings, the host’s plans were derailed after India put in a magnificent performance with the ball.
Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul was sent packing by Ravichandran Ashwin for just 12 runs quite early into their innings, and none of the remaining batters except Alick Athanaze could make an impact on the game.
The West Indies were bundled out for just 150 runs in the first innings, and many fans and pundits have come forward to scrutinize the batting performance of the Windies on Day 1 of the Test match, including former India cricketers Deep Dasgupta and Dinesh Karthik.
However, veteran Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels that Problems with infrastructure were a major factor in the downfall of the West Indies Cricket.
Speaking in a video on Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said, “Lack of infrastructure a key reason for West Indies’ downfall”
However, veteran Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels that the Test series against West Indies is very important for India.
“For a lot of players, for the likes of Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur – is he the all-rounder that we are looking for? Many questions are there. And for that, this series is going to be very important”.
“Here is a chance for the Indian batting to stand up and get the scores that we are all used to seeing over a period of time. As players, a lot of these names are trying to make a mark. It’s the start of a new World Test Championship cycle. There’s a lot at stake,” the 38-year-old further said on Cricbuzz.
The 46-year-old opined that the West Indies’ showing with the bat was simply ordinary, and their lack of consistency has led to their woes in recent years. He also stated that the shot selection was horrid as well.
“Some of the other batting was ordinary. And I will be forgiving if I say ordinary because there wasn’t quite much there. It was quite disheartening to see the approach. They’re all good players because they have scored runs in the past. But consistency is something that’s lacking and bothering them. Some of the shots that were played were average, or even below average to be honest,” Deep Dasgupta told ESPNcricinfo.
Humm what aspect of infrastructure ? the real is lack of respect pride and responsibilities by selectors and players for the organization they represent the Caribbean