The tide of cricketing dominance seems to have finally shifted from one end of the globe to the other. A team that could field a second XI for the better part of the 20th century and still appear at its menacing best to most international sides is now worrying about defending its home turf against a touring side which has arrived without its top cricketers.
‘Second-string-side’ has become the catchword to describe this Indian team, which begins its Caribbean sojourn with Saturday’s Twenty20 International at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, followed by five ODIs. And ‘second string’ because, while the West Indies are looking to field the best eleven they can conjure – with the exception of Chris Gayle – India have arrived with lesser-known names.
‘Second-string-side’ has become the catchword to describe this Indian team, which begins its Caribbean sojourn with Saturday’s Twenty20 International at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, followed by five ODIs. And ‘second string’ because, while the West Indies are looking to field the best eleven they can conjure – with the exception of Chris Gayle – India have arrived with lesser-known names.
