adminST LUCIA. — India crushed West Indies at the third Test cricket in St Lucia on Saturday, clinching the series and prompting captain Virat Kohli to say his team were 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 hosts 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 sub-continent since their triumph in West Indies in 2011. They have now won three straight series in the Caribbean after losing seven of their 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 sub-continent. — Reuters.
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