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We’re in awe of Sachin: Edwards
In awe of Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies player Kirk Edwards on sunday said at times he loses focus while fielding when the iconic Indian batsman is at the crease.
“Actually I get along very well with (Rahul) Dravid; I admire Dravid. I admire (VVS) Laxman. I admire a majority of those guys. But playing a game with Sachin was something special. It’s a memory that I will live with forever,” said the 27-year-old player ahead of the inconsequential third and final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium.
“Sometimes I find myself focusing on him so much I am not focusing on my fielding. I think it’s the same thing for yourself as it is for me. The guy is a legend, so we are all in awe of him, to see him batting,” added the batsman about Tendulkar who is one short of completing an unprecedented century of international tons.
Edwards, who has two tons and two half centuries in his five-Test old career -- one of them against India on debut in Dominica, said the fine fightback by his team in the second innings of the second Test at Kolkata has given it a lot of confidence ahead of the last Test commencing on November 22.
“Yeah, definitely. I think we were pretty confident as a team even before the second innings. That is just a justice to the way the guys were feeling. Of course, we will be going into this Test match with confidence as well,” said Edwards, who made 60 in a second innings total of 463.
Chanderpaul injured
Lagging 0-2 in the three-match Test series, West Indies are sweating over the fitness of their key batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul ahead of the last game. The veteran left-handed batsman did not practise with his team-mates this morning as he is giving rest to his injured calf muscle, according to West Indies media manager Philip Spooner.
“He has taken a break from practice today, to rest his calf muscle which he strained in Kolkata. But he should be able to play in the Test here,” said Spooner.
The 37-year-old Guyanese has scored over 2,000 runs in 23 Tests including seven hundreds at an average of 65.74 against India and would be crucial to West Indies hopes of notching up a consolation victory in the rubber in which they are 0-2 down after losing at Delhi and Kolkata.
He has scored a century (118) and two 47s in the four innings so far. The other West Indians had a good practise session in the morning while the Indians had an optional session in the afternoon.
Sporting track
The Wankhede track would be unlike the slow and low pitches seen in the first two Tests and the bounce would be consistent throughout the match, said pitch curator Sudhir Naik.
“It is a sporting track. There is some grass on it. On the first three days it will assist the seamers and will help the spinners on the fourth and fifth day. Even the West Indies bowlers would love bowling here,” the curator said.
In awe of Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies player Kirk Edwards on sunday said at times he loses focus while fielding when the iconic Indian batsman is at the crease.
“Actually I get along very well with (Rahul) Dravid; I admire Dravid. I admire (VVS) Laxman. I admire a majority of those guys. But playing a game with Sachin was something special. It’s a memory that I will live with forever,” said the 27-year-old player ahead of the inconsequential third and final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium.
“Sometimes I find myself focusing on him so much I am not focusing on my fielding. I think it’s the same thing for yourself as it is for me. The guy is a legend, so we are all in awe of him, to see him batting,” added the batsman about Tendulkar who is one short of completing an unprecedented century of international tons.
Edwards, who has two tons and two half centuries in his five-Test old career -- one of them against India on debut in Dominica, said the fine fightback by his team in the second innings of the second Test at Kolkata has given it a lot of confidence ahead of the last Test commencing on November 22.
“Yeah, definitely. I think we were pretty confident as a team even before the second innings. That is just a justice to the way the guys were feeling. Of course, we will be going into this Test match with confidence as well,” said Edwards, who made 60 in a second innings total of 463.
Chanderpaul injured
Lagging 0-2 in the three-match Test series, West Indies are sweating over the fitness of their key batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul ahead of the last game. The veteran left-handed batsman did not practise with his team-mates this morning as he is giving rest to his injured calf muscle, according to West Indies media manager Philip Spooner.
“He has taken a break from practice today, to rest his calf muscle which he strained in Kolkata. But he should be able to play in the Test here,” said Spooner.
The 37-year-old Guyanese has scored over 2,000 runs in 23 Tests including seven hundreds at an average of 65.74 against India and would be crucial to West Indies hopes of notching up a consolation victory in the rubber in which they are 0-2 down after losing at Delhi and Kolkata.
He has scored a century (118) and two 47s in the four innings so far. The other West Indians had a good practise session in the morning while the Indians had an optional session in the afternoon.
Sporting track
The Wankhede track would be unlike the slow and low pitches seen in the first two Tests and the bounce would be consistent throughout the match, said pitch curator Sudhir Naik.
“It is a sporting track. There is some grass on it. On the first three days it will assist the seamers and will help the spinners on the fourth and fifth day. Even the West Indies bowlers would love bowling here,” the curator said.
