00:00Watch this brilliant bowling spell by Kapil Dev, where he picked up five wickets for just
00:0558 runs in 25 overs, including five mid-ins against the West Indies in the third test
00:10at Port of Spain in April 1989.
00:13It was a top-class performance from the Indian skipper showing his experience and skill against
00:18a strong batting line-up.
00:20Unfortunately, Kapil Dev's efforts went in vain as India could not capitalize on his
00:25brilliance.
00:26The West Indies went on to win the match comfortably by 217 runs.
00:30In the second innings, Kapil Dev also continued to bowl with discipline, taking one more wicket
00:35for just 22 runs.
00:37Let's see if Kapil Dev fired a spell of five for 58, a shining moment in the tough game
00:42for India.
00:56Good, reliable bowler, Kapil Dev, good line, good length.
01:03And Artherton, I don't know, I fancy just playing a bit across that in the end.
01:09So Artherton goes for one.
01:12Just watch where his right foot is, the leading foot.
01:14And the umpire's got to decide that that ball would have hit the stumps, it's the sole
01:19criteria.
01:20Kapil obviously thought so, so did wicketkeeper Moray, and there goes the umpire's hand confirming
01:25that.
01:27There's three down for 23, and West Indies in some for Richardson, and for Gus Logie.
01:38Neither is.
01:39It's all been done by seam bowling too, it's quite a contrast.
01:44I still think it's a bit to do with the overcast conditions, a little bit of rain falling.
01:53Big shout there from Kapil Dev.
01:54Well, just imagine if Richardson had gone as well.
02:03Richardson from Antigua has had the benefit of a number of very close LBW decisions on this
02:08tour.
02:10Kapil Dev.
02:15Well, that might well be out.
02:19And he's given out.
02:20Marshall looks a bit disgusted.
02:22He thinks he's way outside of stump, but if you don't play a shot, you can be given out
02:29if the ball is thought to be going on course to hit the stumps, and that's how the umpire
02:34adjudicated.
02:35That was a good decision there by the umpire, because Marshall's front leg was on
02:38the move right throughout Courtney Walsh.
02:40This is Kirtley Ambrose.
02:45Kapil Dev, around the wicket.
02:47Oh, and straight off, a little nick, and he's caught behind the wicket spike here and
02:52Murray.
02:53Ambrose goes for 15.
02:57I think the thing that beat the batsman here was the fact that Kapil Dev had gone round
03:04the wicket.
03:05So the whole angle, as far as the batsman was concerned, had changed completely.
03:07There was a long way outside the off stump.
03:09No need to play that.
03:10This is not the great crowd of the earlier days.
03:14Kapil again, around the wicket.
03:16Again, on the angle Peter talked about, deceiving Bishop.
03:23A long way outside the off stump by the time it passed him, but probably pitched about middle.
03:29That's what made Bishop play at that.
03:31Kapil got the wrong impression, I think.
03:34Kapil Dev to Richie Richardson.
03:37Oh, well, Kapil has pulled a sustained spell this morning.
03:44A very good line in length.
03:46Even troubling Richardson, who's played so well.
03:50One of four Antigans on the side of Richardson.
03:52He's in the nervous nineties, and it really shows, doesn't he?
03:55One run to get his second century of the series.
03:58In comes Kapil Dev.
04:00Always bowled him!
04:03Well, well, and Richie Richardson looks...
04:07And he's coming back.
04:11It's appeared, to my eye, to trouble.
04:15Courtney Walsh, the batsman.
04:17Kapil Dev bowling.
04:19Well up, oh, it's all over.
04:22Perfect Yorker by Kapil Dev,
04:25and Walsh is bowed by Kapil for four.
04:30Baddy and Bishop batted.
04:36Perfect example of a Yorker here,
04:37right up, in the block now,
04:38middle and legs done almost impossible...
04:40Kapil Dev's performance during India's 1989 tour of the West Indies was steady and reflective of his experience and skill,
04:48though not at the peak of his earlier years.
04:50earlier years, as one of India's most liable all-rounders.
04:54Kapil, they bowled with discipline and batted with intent, but the condition and the strength
04:59of the West Indies side at home made it a difficult series for him and for India as
05:03a whole.
05:04The two were consisted of four test matches, all of which India failed to win.
05:09Although Kapil took wicket across the series, often balling long, tireless spells, however,
05:14the West Indies pitches favored pace and bounce, and while Kapil was skillful, he lacked the
05:18sheer pace of the West Indies picks like Malcolm Marshall, Kurt Lee Ambrose, Courtney Walsh
05:23and Ian Bishop.
05:25These ballers exploited the condition for batter, consistently putting Indian batsmen under pressure.
05:30Kapil, they bowling was more reliant on swing and seam movement, which, while effective in
05:35helpful condition, could not always penetrate the strong and aggressive West Indies batting
05:40line-up on their home trap.
05:42With the bat, Kapil tried to provide resistance often coming in when the top orders had already
05:47collapsed under the fiery West Indian pace attack.
05:50He scored useful runs in the middle order but could not convert starts into game-changing
05:55innings.
05:56The Indian team as a whole struggled while batting consistency and failed to post big totals
06:01that could put the opposition under pressure.
06:04The main reason Kapil could not help India win any test in the 1989 series were a combination
06:09of factors, the overwhelming strength of the West Indies team in their own condition.
06:15India's fragile batting order and the lack of penetration Indian's balling attack, apart
06:20from Kapil and a few flashes from the others, and the tactical conversation in India's approach.
06:26The team was largely on the defensive, trying to avoid defeat rather than push for victory.
06:31Kapil, they performed with his usual grit and professionalism.
06:34Cricket is a team sport.
06:35His individual efforts, though commandable, were not enough to overcome the challenges posed by
06:40the dominant West Indian side in their backyard.
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