The kind of wins you cherish a lifetime: Laxman praises West Indies


Kingston, Aug 16 (IANS): Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman on Monday praised the West Indies over their nail-biting one-wicket win over Pakistan in Sabina Park. Laxman was impressed by senior pacer Kemar Roach and teenage fast bowler Jayden Seales playing a big part in sealing the victory for West Indies.

"What an incredible Test Match win by West Indies at Sabina Park. The kind of wins you cherish a lifetime. Great to see the manner in which they have registered some of their recent Test wins. Roach was brilliant and what an impressive future lies ahead of young Jayden Seales," wrote Laxman on Twitter.

Jayden Seales bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket to bowl out Pakistan for just 203. Finishing with 5/55, he also became the youngest West Indies bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in Test cricket at 19 years and 338 days.

Chasing 168, West Indies were in early trouble at 38/3. A 68-run stand between Jermaine Blackwood and Roston Chase stabilised things.

But a collapse triggered by Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali meant that West Indies were in tatters at 142/8. Roach held his nerves and took West Indies home with an unbeaten 30 off 52 balls with Seales at non-strikers end.

West Indies have now taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. They now sit on top of the World Test Championship points table with 12 points. The second Test between the two teams will begin from August 20 in Sabina Park.

 

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: The kind of wins you cherish a lifetime: Laxman praises West Indies



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.