Bangladesh vs West Indies Live Score: 2nd Test, Day 1

The second Test between Bangladesh and West Indies has begun in Khulna. Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and chose to bat first. The home team would be looking to win the second and final Test to level the two-match series.

Playing XI:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Shahriar Nafees, Naeem Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Abul Hasan, Rubel Hossain.

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy (c), Sunil Narine, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul, Tino Best

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No changes in Australian line-up for second Test

New Delhi: Allrounder Shane Watson has been excluded from an unchanged Australian team for the second Test against South Africa.

Watson is nursing a calf injury that had earlier forced him to sit out of the first Test in Brisbane and his failure to prove his fitness has meant that he will miss out the Adelaide fixture as well.

Australian captain Michael Clarke cited doubts over the right hander’s injury to be the reason for the decision.

“He has improved a lot over the last few days... But is probably a few days short of being 100 percent,” Clarke was quoted as saying by a news agency on Wednesday.

Mitchell Starc, who was in contention for a playing berth, has been included as the twelfth man.

The second Test starts from Thursday.

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Dhoni`s comments negative for the game: Steve Waugh

 

 New Delhi: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh on Tuesday criticised Mahendra Singh Dhoni for asking the curators to "doctor the pitches" and pointed out that if a side wants to be the best it should be able to negotiate all conditions.

"Dhoni`s comments this morning were really negative to the game, when he said Indian curators to doctor the pitches, which I can`t understand," Waugh said during the India- Australia Innovative Forum here.

The Indian skipper, after winning the first Test against England at Ahmedabad yesterday, expressed his displeasure at the Motera wicket and said that "we wanted the curators to prepare the pitches that will turn from day one".

"You want to be aggressive and be the best in the world, you got to take all the conditions and not always ask for the conditions that suits your style of play. I was a bit surprised with that. I think if you are looking to be the best in the world you got to learn to play in all conditions."

The former great said that during his tenure as the head of the Australian team he was never bothered about what sort of wicket they were playing on.

"I captained the side for 57 games and never once had a word with the curator about what sort of pitch we are going to play," Waugh said.

However, the veteran of 168 Tests said that India were the favourites to win the four-match rubber against England.

"India are a strong side, always hard to beat in India and some of the young players are coming through, which is great sign for Indian cricket. (Cheteshwar) Pujara getting a double century, Virat Kohli, (Pragyan) Ojha taking wickets, it is great for Indian cricket.

"You got to have to turn out of this, no players are bigger than the game, someone will always step up. Sometimes you get too carried away that experienced players are irreplaceable but the natural thing will happen, someone will step up to play and take that role. India will will win this series, I think they will win it 3-0 because the pitches will suit their team," the 47-year-old said.

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Pujara, Ojha achieve career-best ICC rankings

Dubai: India’s batting sensation Cheteshwar Pujara and Test spinner Pragyan Ojha played pivotal roles in India’s nine-wicket win over England in Ahmedabad, and have now moved to career-best rankings in the ICC’s latest update for Test players.

Pujara, 24, scored unbeaten innings of 206 and 41 to claim the Man-of-the-Match award after the completion of the first Test on Monday and has jumped 35 places to No. 24 on the ICC’s rankings for Test batsmen. Left-arm spinner Ojha, 26, had a match haul of 0 for 165 and broke into the top five of the ICC’s bowler rankings for the first time in his Test career after moving up nine place.

Also making significant moves up the ladder was West Indies opener Kieran Powell, whose twin centuries in Mirpur helped his team beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in the first Test. Powell, who was Man of the Match in the series opener, jumped 19 places to occupy 51st spot. Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Rangana Herath achieved a career-best rating of 828 points in the bowler rankings to secure fourth spot. The 34-year old took 11 for 108 as Sri Lanka crushed New Zealand by ten wickets in Galle on Monday. Bangladesh’s debutant offspinner Sohag Gazi has entered the rankings at No. 51st after taking 9 for 219 against West Indies.

England captain Alastair Cook returned to the top ten batsmen list after scoring an excellent 176 in his side’s second innings in Ahmedabad, while his team-mate Matt Prior became the fifth England player in the top 20 after achieving a career-best ranking of 18. An unbeaten 203 against Bangladesh in Mirpur allowed Shivnarine Chanderpaul gain 27 ratings points to put him one point behind Australian captain Michael Clarke at No .4, who scored an unbeaten 257 against South Africa in Brisbane last week. Virender Sehwag moved to 22nd position after gaining one place following his 23rd Test century – his first in two years.

In the Test allrounder list, Jacques Kallis regained the top spot after Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan conceded 21 ratings points and slipped to second place. Kallis’ South African team-mates Hashim Amla and Vernon Philander will have the opportunity to top the batting and bowling tables, respectively. Amla trails Kumar Sangakkara by just four points while Philander is 19 behind team-mate Dale Steyn, who has been at No. 1 since July 2009.

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Rameez Raja says India can 'brownwash' England

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels India can go on to "brownwash" England in the ongoing Test series if they win the second match of the series starting November 23 in Mumbai. India have taken a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the opening Test in Ahmedabad by nine wickets on Monday.

Rameez felt the wicket will turn even more in Mumbai and this would work to the home team's advantage. "If England lose in Mumbai, then India will have the clear edge. India will then have the excellent opportunity to go for a 4-0 result, which can be called a 'brownwash'," Rameez told PTI-Bhasha. 

"India can win all the four matches and I feel the wicket will turn more in Mumbai. India definitely have the upper hand but England have shown the stomach for fight and the series would be an interesting one," he said.

India were humiliated 0-4 by England in an away series last year and winning at home would be sweet revenge for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.

"England's bowling seems weak given the pitches here. Indians, on the other hand, are masters of spin," Rameez explained. Rameez praised young Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored 206* and 41* in the Ahmedabad Test to win the Man-of-the-Match award.

"Pujara played a fine innings. England may be technically weaker but are a mentally strong unit. I feel to score over 200 against a team like that is the hallmark of a confident batsman," he said. But Rameez felt Pujara should not be compared to Rahul Dravid just yet.

"To compare him to Dravid is going a bit too far. Dravid has himself told me that he was not as confident when he was Pujara's age," he said.

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