IND vs WI 1st Test: Mid-Day looks at some of the best bowling spells from Indian players which remain etched in memory ahead of the latest chapter of the rivalry between India and West Indies starting from Wednesday. (Pic: AFP)
Updated On: 2023-07-12 03:26 PM IST
Compiled by : Srijanee Majumdar
Indian spin wizard Harbhajan picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings during 2002 tour, but despite his heroics, the team led by Carl Hooper scored 422 runs and would go on to win the match by 155 runs
During India’s tour of West Indies in 2011, Ishant lit up the Bridgetown Test with six wickets in the first innings giving India a lead and despite another four-wicket haul in the second inning, the Caribbean side managed to draw the contest
Back in 1997, when India travelled to West Indies in the first Test, Kumble rattled the Caribbean side’s lower order picking up a five-wicket haul and he even got 3 wickets in the second innings as the two teams played out an entertaining draw at Kingston
Jasprit Bumrah was unbeatable during India's 2019 tour, as he picked up a six-wicket haul including a hat-trick! The Indian pacer dismissed the top five batters and courtesy of his fiery spell India won the game by a massive 257-run margin
During the 4th Test of India’s tour of the Caribbean in 2006, Kumble scored 45 runs with the bat in the first innings before he dismantled the West Indies batting lineup in the second innings picking up six wickets as India steamrolled to a 49-run win
