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Summary Second Test between India and West Indies starts today at the Eden Gardens.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said Sunday he was likely to play an extra spinner in the second test against India because he expects another slow pitch at Eden Gardens.Sammy said it was possible that off-spinner Shane Shillingford would be brought in for pace bowler Ravi Rampaul in the game starting on Monday, as the West Indies looks to even the three-test series.The centre track looks the same (as the slow practice pitches), Sammy said. We will definitely consider the option of the other spinner we have in the squad - Shillingford.The visiting side played leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo with part-time off-spinner Marlon Samuels for support in the opening test in New Delhi, which it lost by five wickets.Sammy said he had seen Indias former part-time seam bowler Sourav Ganguly bowling with the new ball at this venue in the past and so he too could contemplate cutting out a full-time pace bowler.India defeated the West Indies 1-0 in the three-test series in the Caribbean earlier this year.It is important that we play well in all aspects and seize the key moments, Sammy added.India pace bowler Ishant Sharma, the most senior member of an inexperienced bowling attack, also said pace bowlers were not likely to do much in this series.In the first innings, its too early to get reverse swing as the wicket is not that scratched up, Sharma said. The only thing you can do is to bowl consistent because it will only reverse on the second and third days of a match.Sharma, who has played 39 test matches, said it was an honor to lead the bowling attack in the absence of the injured Zaheer Khan.Obviously its a great feeling. Zaheer is the kind of bowler you will obviously miss. But that is part and parcel of the game - when someone is injured and you have to play that role of the senior.Whatever you have in the team, you need to go with that and give your best shot and go and win the match for the team.The final test will be held in Mumbai starting on Nov. 22 and will be followed by a five-game one-day series.
