Shivnarine Chanderpaul cracked an impressive 111 not out to pull the West Indies out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against India in New Delhi.
The veteran left-hander hit two sixes and seven fours in his 24th Test hundred, and seventh against India, as the West Indies recovered from 3 for 72 to reach 5 for 256 in their first innings at stumps after winning the toss.
He has so far added 56 runs for the unfinished sixth-wicket stand with Carlton Baugh, who was unbeaten on 19.
Chanderpaul, who scored a century in his last Test against India in Dominica in July, received valuable support from teenager Kraigg Brathwaite (63), who defied the Indian attack for more than four hours.
Chanderpaul reached his hundred in the last session when he swept left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha for a single.
The 37-year-old never looked in trouble against India's bowling attack as he played handsome shots during his 167-ball knock, lofting Ojha and debutant off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for sixes.
Ojha finished with 3 for 58 off 29 overs and Ashwin with 2 for 79 off 25 overs.
"The wicket was pretty good so I wanted to bat aggressively. Ojha and Ashwin bowled well even though there was not much help in the wicket," Chanderpaul said.
"He (Brathwaite) was unfortunate to miss out on a hundred after crossing 50 for the second time.
"He was playing according to his own gameplan."
Brathwaite, who turns 19 next month, hit just four boundaries in his patient 212-ball knock for his second Test half-century in four matches before being stumped by skipper MS Dhoni off Ojha.
AFP
Tags: cricket, sport, india, jamaica First posted November 07, 2011 09:10:48
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