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Emotions ran high in the Indian camp here as Sourav Ganguly's men beat the West Indies by 37 runs in the second cricket Test here to add a new chapter to the history of Indian cricket.
"We are absolutely thrilled. It is the first win here (in West Indies) in 26 years," said an elated Indian captain who expressed his joy by kissing the Queens Park Oval pitch after the dismissal of number 11 batsman Cameron
Cuffy.
Ganguly admitted that he was anxious at the end of the fourth day when the hosts needed 182 to win with eight wickets in hand.
"Yes, but we bowled really well on the fifth day. (Chris) Gayle and (Shivnarine) Chanderpaul batted well but we knew that once we get one wicket more would come," said
Ganguly.
Ganguly praised V V S Laxman with whom he added 149 runs for the fifth wicket in the second innings which gave the Indians a good total to defend. "We asked him to play his natural game so that we could get some quick runs," Ganguly said.
For Carl Hooper, the man-of-the-match award for his double hundred knock in the first Test in Guyana, which was given, must have been poorly timed.
"Well, we were under no illusions while going for 182 runs on the final day. We had failed to get 190 against South Africa under similar situation before," said Hooper with disappointment written all over his face.
"There were a good number of 50-plus innings but someone needed to go on to make a big hundred," he said.
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