India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Calcutta, 14-18 November 2011

Boring. Shameful. Disgrace.

I wouldn't go that far, I think Shiv is just an acquired taste.

Out of their last 13 completed innings, 12 have been under 350 and the other one is 355. Pitiful.

JGK wrote:Wow - what's India's biggest win?

used to be vs the aussies at eden in 1998. i think some recent win against the bangles beat that. not sure

India won inns & 239 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
India won inns & 219 runs lost 2nd v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
India won inns & 198 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
India won inns & 144 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
India won inns & 140 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
India won inns & 131 runs won 2nd v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
India won inns & 119 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
India won inns & 112 runs won 1st v West Indies Mumbai 9 Oct 2002
India won inns & 109 runs won 1st v New Zealand Chennai 6 Jan 1956
India won inns & 106 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
India won inns & 101 runs lost 2nd v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
India won inns & 100 runs won 1st v Australia Mumbai 3 Nov 1979
India won inns & 95 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Bangalore 26 Jan 1994
India won inns & 90 runs lost 2nd v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
India won inns & 83 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
India won inns & 70 runs won 1st v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
India won inns & 67 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Cuttack 4 Jan 1987
India won inns & 57 runs lost 2nd v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
India won inns & 52 runs won 1st v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
India won inns & 46 runs won 1st v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
India won inns & 27 runs won 1st v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 1955
India won inns & 24 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009
India won inns & 22 runs won 1st v England Chennai 11 Feb 1993
India won inns & 17 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 8 Feb 1994
India won inns & 15 runs lost 2nd v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
India won inns & 13 runs won 1st v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
India won inns & 8 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
India won inns & 8 runs lost 2nd v England Chennai 6 Feb 1952
India won inns & 2 runs lost 2nd v Australia Sydney 7 Jan 1978

India's search for 4th wicket continues.

In a way its good that India's rookie attack is made to work hard for wickets.

Shiv bowled by ever impressive Yadav.

Bravo gets his ton. Very impressive is this lad, Lara Jr.

Great batting by WI.

They now trail only by 166.

Ashwin has been absolutely toothless in this game. May be his marriage was a bad omen for him?

SG wrote:Ashwin has been absolutely toothless in this game. May be his marriage was a bad omen for him?

He's taken 50% of the wickets required to win the match ...you're a bit harsh on him

He has taken just 2 wickets in this test. How is that equivalent to 50% of wickets required to win a match?

Bravo is lucky to be still there.

Pisspoor bowling by Ishant, again.

Is it VVS-Dravid 2001 show revisited?

So what target would WI like to set for us? I guess anything over 200 would be very tough to get.

Ojha finally gets Bravo.

Baugh is no mug with the bat though.

Lara Jr's stats eerily similar to Lara exactly after 12 tests.

Ater 12 Tests Bravo has scored 941 runs at 47.05... exactly Lara's stats after 12 Tests.

Ojha gets Baugh as well.

Great catch by Dravid as well. Looks like Dravid has got his mojo back. Was dropping catches Akmalesque for past 2-3 years.

Ashwin gets his first wicket of the innings. Samuels gone.

Ashwin filling his boots with tailenders.

A better showing by the Windies in the second dig but it will still be a comprehensive beating. The board needs to sort out its problems with Gayle, Pollard and the other Bravo to at least provide a greater pool of quality players to select from.

Wrong thread.