Chanderpaul is key, says Barath

Kolkata, November 16: West Indies opener Adrian Barath, who scored a fighting half - century in the second innings, said experienced Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be the key batsman for the visitors on Thursday if they wish to save the match and the three - Test series against India.
Replying to India's mammoth 631 for seven declared, the West Indies were bowled out for mere 153 in their first innings with as many as eight wickets falling in the morning session of the third day's play at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
However, the West Indies' batting department came out with more purpose in the second innings as, following on, they ended the day at 195 for three, still 283 runs behind India with last match centurion Chanderpaul batting on 21 and Darren Bravo on 38.
"It's important to make India bat again. It will be important tomorrow morning for Bravo and Chanderpaul to continue. I think they just need to continue batting as long as possible and make India bat again. We need to bat all day tomorrow," Barath said at the post - day's press conference.
"Obviously it was about assessing the wicket. I think we did not bat as well as we should have in the first innings.
Basically, we learnt from our mistakes in the first innings and we applied ourselves a bit more," he said.
"Chanderpaul is the key player for us tomorrow. He can bat through tomorrow and make it difficult for the Indian bowlers. He can take the game into the fifth day and make them bat again.
"He looks very determined, eyeing 10,000 Test runs. He definitely has plans to take the match into the fifth day," he added.
Barath said conditions were difficult for batting this morning and it played a part in the visitors' collapse in the first essay of the second cricket Test against India here today.
"Probably the first time I have ever seen that (8.30 am start). Usually warm - up starts at 8.30 and we were starting the first ball. It was something new for us. Yes, it was a flat track but as I said we have to apply ourselves," he said.
The Indian spinners, after an impressive show in the West Indies first innings, returned wicketless in the second essay and Barath said this proves that the Caribbean batsmen can play spin.
"It shows that as a team we are capable of playing spin well. I think it was just a matter of application in the first innings. The conditions were a bit difficult for the openers to bat in the first innings," he said.
He said working with the great West Indian opener Desmond Haynes, who is the batting coach of the team, was helping them.
"It is a privilege for someone like Desmond Haynes to be a part of our team. Being an opening batsman it is great because he has the experience of playing on different wickets around the world against different oppositions," Barath said.
"He has the experience and he can add a lot to this team.
It's obviously a work in progress and there is nothing overnight he could do as a batting coach.
"He is doing a good job and definitely it's a step in the right direction. (Agencies)


2011-11-16



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