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India routs WI to clinch series
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 15 - 08 - 2016

India crushed West Indies in the third Test here Saturday, clinching the series and prompting captain Virat Kohli to say his team was going from "strength to strength."
The touring side won by 237 runs on the fifth and final day after bowling out West Indies for 108, the second lowest score by the host against India in the Caribbean.
The victory gave Kohli's men an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series and ended a streak of six consecutive series defeats outside Asia.
Paceman Mohammed Shami was the chief destroyer with three for 15 while spinner Ravindra Jadeja and fast bowler Ishant Sharma took two wickets apiece.
"The credit goes to the whole squad, the way they have responded to the challenges," Kohli said at the presentation ceremony. "We always aim to win matches, win series, especially away from India, and this has been a very good start."
The West Indies collapse was dismal apart from an assured 59 by number three Darren Bravo.
India had not won or drawn a series outside the subcontinent since its triumph in West Indies in 2011. It has now won three straight series in the Caribbean after losing seven of its first eight.
The touring side won the third Test despite losing a day to rain at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet.
Anil Kumble took over as coach in June on a mission to improve the team's miserable form away from the subcontinent.
A 2-1 series victory in Sri Lanka last August was a promising sign but skeptics wondered if India could replicate that display on a different continent.
Man of the match Ravichandran Ashwin said a positive squad culture was an integral part of their success.
"Honesty is one thing that is really prevalent in this group," said all-rounder Ashwin who scored a first innings century. "Nobody is worried about speaking their mind which is a very important thing in a team culture."
Defeat represented yet another setback for the Windies who have drawn two and lost eight of their last 10 Tests.
Captain Jason Holder had few complaints about the bowling but acknowledged major problems with his team's batting.
"The guys need to dig a little deeper," he said. "You can't win Test matches unless you put runs on the board.
"We've got to be a little more patient, put a bigger price on our wickets. I can't put my finger on exactly how I'm going to fix it."
Viv Richards, one of the Caribbean's all-time batting greats, said the fourth Test starting Thursday could be crucial for several players.
"They will be humiliated in my opinion," he added. "There are a lot of guys in there who are fighting for their careers."
Sharma, Bravo fined
Rohit Sharma and Darren Bravo have been fined 15 percent of their match fees after a series of heated verbal exchanges during the final day's play, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday.
Both players had admitted their offence and accepted the fine imposed by match referee Ranjan Madugalle and there was no need for formal hearings, the statement added.


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