The West Indies made life very difficult for the Indian top order and kept taking wickets at the right timeby maintaining pressure. To put the strength of this WI in perspective, consider the walloping they got fromSri Lanka and Pakistan in the recent past. In a way India is lucky that politics does not allow them to playPakistan. Can you imagine what the Rawalpindi express would have done to this Indian batting line up?
I just cannot help thinking that the selection, or non-selection of Anil Kumble had a bearing on the Test insome way. Here we have Harbajan Singh apologizing to Kumble and saying he is sorry that he is basicallyplaying in his place. The team dynamics are at stake here and that is not something that is healed overnight.When a senior player is left out, it can affect the others who start looking over their shoulder to see ifthey aren't next!
The difference between the batting of both sides is the fact that the Indian middle order is not coming to theparty in the same innings. The West Indian middle order of Sarwan, Lara, Hooper and Chanderpaul are allcontributing and this makes life difficult if you need to bowl the opposition out cheaply because your ownteam isn't posting huge scores.