| West Indies cricket team in India in 2013–14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| West Indies | India | ||
| Dates | 31 October 2013 – 27 November 2013 | ||
| Captains | Darren Sammy (Tests),Dwayne Bravo (ODIs) | MS Dhoni | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (133) | Rohit Sharma (288) | |
| Most wickets | Shane Shillingford (11) | Ravichandran Ashwin (12) | |
| Player of the series | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Darren Bravo (160) | Virat Kohli (204) | |
| Most wickets | Ravi Rampaul (7) | Ravichandran Ashwin (6) | |
| Player of the series | Virat Kohli (Ind) | ||
TheWest Indies cricket team touredIndia, playing twoTest matches and a three-matchOne Day International series against theIndian national team from 31 October to 27 November 2013.[1] The series, not initially in theICC Future Tours Programme, was hastily arranged by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following the postponement ofIndia's scheduled tour to South Africa to December, with that series itself reduced to 2 Tests and 3 ODIs due to a spat between the BCCI andCricket South Africa.[2][3]
The series was notable for Indian cricketerSachin Tendulkar's retirement from all forms of the game at the conclusion of the second Test, which was his 200th overall.[4][5]
| Tests[6] | ODIs[6] | ||
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 West Indies[7] |  India[8] | West Indies[9] | India[10] |
6–10 November Scorecard |
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India won by an innings and 51 runs Eden Gardens,Kolkata Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Rohit Sharma (Ind) |
Debuting in the international Test series,Mohammed Shami took 4 wickets giving 71 runs off 17 overs he bowled in the first innings. In second innings he took 5 wickets giving 47 runs of 13.1 overs. This performance was compared with the best score by a medium-paced Indian bowlerSyed Abid Ali who took 6 wickets giving 55 runs off 17 overs againstAustralia in 1967.[11]Rohit Sharma also debuted in Test match with this match and scored the highest runs of 177 and marked his first century in the format.[12]
Being the 199th Test match of Tendulkar and his last at Eden Gardens, theCricket Association of Bengal (CAB) celebrated the event in a grand scale. A music album launched dedicated to his achievements was played at various intersections in the city ofKolkata when he arrived. The stadium displayed a life-size wax statue of Tendulkar and a cake of 199Shôndeshs and 199tricolour balloons were released.[13] On 8 November, around 2000 students inAlathur,Palakkad district,Kerala donned Tendulkar masks to pay tribute to him.[14]
14–18 November Scorecard |
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India won by an innings and 126 runs Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Pragyan Ojha (Ind) |
In October 2013, Indian cricketerSachin Tendulkar declared he would retire from Tests and all other forms of cricket after playing the second Test against the West Indies.[15] He had retired from ODIs in December 2012,[16] and from the Twenty20 format in October 2013, after he played the2013 Champions League Twenty20, where his teamMumbai Indians took the winner's trophy.[17] The match would be Tendulkar's 200th Test match.[18] On his request, theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to schedule the match atWankhede Stadium, his home ground in Mumbai.[19]
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and its surrounding regions, planned various events in honour of Tendulkar's retirement.Sharad Pawar, the president of the MCA, called it the "end of a golden era".[20] On 11 November, MCA named the Association's ground atMahavir Nagar, Kandivali in North Mumbai as "Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana Club".[21] The stadium had cutouts displaying various events from Tendulkar's career, and each ticket had his photograph and listed his51 Test centuries.[19] The online ticket booking for the match started from 11 November onKyazoonga.com, andcrashed multiple times due to high traffic.[22] The online travel agency Musafir.com arranged 200 taxis to connect from various locations in Mumbai to the stadium for free for the match.[23] On 12 November,India Today organized a day-longSalaam Sachin Conclave where various cricketers, celebrities of Bollywood, politicians and others spoke about him.[24][25]
The match started with a toss of special gold coin flipped by the Indian captainM. S. Dhoni, winning the toss and choosing to bowl. The special golden coin had Tendulkar's image inscribed on one side and MCA's logo on other. The token coin was then presented to Tendulkar as a memento. 1000 more replicas were presented to dignitaries.[26] The Union Minister of India,Kapil Sibal then unveiled Tendulkar'spostal stamp. Tendulkar became the second Indian afterMother Teresa to have such stamp released in their lifetime.[27]
West Indies were bowled out for 182 from 55.2 overs.Kieran Powell scored the highest with 48 runs. Indianleft-arm orthodox spinnerPragyan Ojha took the maximum of 5 wickets.[28] At the end of the inning, captain and wicketkeeper Dhoni completed 251dismissals by a wicketkeeper and became 7th to do so in the history. Indian right-arm off-break bowlerRavichandran Ashwin took his 100th Test wicket with captainDarren Sammy and became the 5th fastest in the history to do so in 18 Test matches.[29] India's batting started withMurali Vijay scoring the highest of 43 runs for the day. At the loss of two wickets and Tendulkar (38) andCheteshwar Pujara (34) batting, the day ended with 157 total runs by Indian team.[28]
Continuing ahead, Tendulkar and Pujara reached 74 and 113 respectively. Tendulkar recorded his 68th Test 50, but was dismissed for 74, missing his 101st International century.[30]Rohit Sharma finished on 111 not out, his second consecutive century.[31] By the end of day two, India led by 313 runs with a total score of 495.Shane Shillingford recorded fifth consecutivefive-for in five innings, nearing the record of six consecutive five-fors set byCharlie Turner in 1888.[32][33] The day ended with West Indies on 43 with loss of 3 wickets.[34]
West Indies started on their chase from previous day's score of 43 but wound up all out at 187. India won the game by an innings and 126 runs and thus the over all Test series as 2–0. Ojha again took the highest of 5 wickets in this inning.[35] Tendulkar in his emotional speech thanked various personalities of his life along with the audience. In return, the crowd screamed "Thank you".[36] The hashtags like #ThankYouSachin, #SachinSachin and #SRT200 trended on social media sites likeTwitter andFacebook.[37][38]
21 November Scorecard |
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India won by 6 wickets Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium,Kochi Umpires:Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Virat Kohli (India) |
24 November Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 2 wickets ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium,Visakhapatnam Umpires:Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Darren Sammy (WI) |
27 November Scorecard |
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India won by 5 wickets Green Park Stadium,Kanpur Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Shikhar Dhawan (India) |