Rain ruins one more interesting test match on Monday in Trinidad as the final day was washed out between India and the West Indies due to continuous rain.
It is the second test match in the past two days that has been ruined by rain, first an amazing Ashes test match between England and Australia and now a match between India and West Indies. Although India won a two-match series they couldn’t acquire 8 points for the World Test Championship cycle, as they got only four points because of the draw.
West Indies needed 289 runs on day 5 and India needed Eight wickets to win the match. India were the favourites to win the match and take the series by 2-0. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored a magnificent 80 runs in the first innings and 57 in the second Innings. The highlight of the match was a Century by Virat Kohli as he got his 76th ton and ended his away century drought.
Post-Match Conference of Second Test Match between India and West Indies
After Winning the series against West Indies, Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma said He is happy with how things went, India went with positive intent on day 4 but unfortunately couldn’t get any play on day 5. He added team was quite confident about winning this match but the rain has its final say.
Skipper praised Indian quick Mohammad Siraj for leading the Pace attack and getting the Man of the Match award. He further said, “You need guys like Ishan Kishan”, for scoring quick runs that was the reason he was promoted up the order. He also praised Former Indian Skipper Virat Kohli by saying, “You need guys like him to stabilise the inning as he played superbly.”
Indian pace bowler Mohammad Siraj said he was very pleased as it was his first test Man of the Match award. He said he kept his plans simple and executed He added, “When you take wickets on a pitch where it is not much to offer to pacers, it gives you Loads of Confidence.
West Indies Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said, “We showed some fight in this game with the bat. Bowling-wise we can be more disciplined. He said It was a good comeback from their batters in this match. He said they were looking to chase down the target, but unfortunately, with the weather, they didn’t get a chance to bat. He praised batters Alick Athanaze and Kirk McKenzie for their intent of batting. He further said, “These two guys look promising and he has a lot of beliefs in them and they are surely the future.
Reserve Day or Closed Roofs?
As the Weather is spoiling the excitement of test Cricket, There were many talks about the addition of reserve day in Test Matches, as every test match now is very important in the context of the World Test Championship. However, a Reserve day comes with a lot of additional costs, even though it is not used so not every match can be given a reserve day.
Many Cricket experts argued to have closed-roof stadiums in every Cricket playing nation as MCG, Australia. Commentators said with a good height of roofs in a stadium everything would be fine. Especially for Test Cricket, Stadiums with rooftops won’t be a problem as chances of hitting six for a batter are fairly low. And other two forms of the game have the DLS method to conclude the result but the Test match has nothing, They added.
But many experts rejected the need for roofs in stadiums for Test Matches, as rain plays an essential part in Test Cricket. Factors such as Sunlight, Rain, and Overcast Weather really play a significant role in deciding the factors of the pitch. They added It is one of the reasons that makes Cricket a Unique Sport.
