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| |  Wednesday, 24 April, 2002, 07:47 GMT 08:47 UK Ganguly savours Test win The victorious Indians clinch a rare away win Click here for scorecard India captain Sourav Ganguly hailed his side after they beat West Indies by 37 runs to win the second Test. He said the triumph was his best moment in charge of the national side since he took over the reins in 2000. For him, it ranked above beating Australia in a series at home a year ago. "So far it is my sweetest moment as skipper," said Ganguly. "But the series is not over yet, it will be better if we go back with a series win."
West Indies, chasing a victory target of 313, were bowled out for 275 as India recorded their first win in the Caribbean for more than 26 years. "It's obviously a good feeling," said Ganguly after his side took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. "This is the fourth Test we have won abroad in a little over one year, which is very satisfying." Ganguly said India were favourites once left-arm paceman Ashish Nehra had dismissed dangermen Brian Lara (47) and Carl Hooper (22) in the morning session. "We always had a chance," he said. "We had 312 on the board, they were 131 for two overnight and we knew we had to get Lara to win the Test. "Lara and Hooper's wickets were obviously the key." The skipper praised pace bowlers Nehra, Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, who shared eight second-innings wickets.
"They stuck to a line, looked disciplined. Srinath is obviously a class performer every time he walks out to bowl, but Nehra and Zaheer supported him very well." West Indies captain Carl Hooper said his side had high hopes of claiming victory going into the final day. "We did fancy our chances when we came out to bat, but it happened to us against South Africa, it happened to us here as well. "Our batsmen have been getting a lot of 50s in this game but no-one really went on to get a big hundred that would have helped our cause. "We have three Tests remaining, I think both teams are evenly matched and we are going to go into Barbados thinking positively." | |
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