India vs West Indies, 4th Test, Day 5, Live Updates: Match called off; India win series 2-0

Port of Spain has been taking a rain check for the last three days of the fourth Test between India and West Indies. The first Test between South Africa and New Zealand has been in a similar situation. To be honest, rain is not the problem; it is the wet outfield that has washed out some quality cricket. With only a day to go, it is evident that the match will produce no result. Well, let’s say, West Indies can’t lose from here. Jokes apart, Pakistan will be more than happy at this point of time, as a draw will help them dethrone India from the No. 1 position. Yes, their arch-rivals India. Full Cricket Scorecard: India vs West Indies, 4th Test match

This will be first time Misbah-ul-Haq’s team will be at the top of the table. Yes, the country that has been displaying some top-drawer Test cricket for the past few decades has never been the No. 1 team. If truth be told, they do deserve the numero uno tag, after their consistent performance under Misbah’s leadership.

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When you are waiting at the hotel & getting bored. Rains are annoying when a match is going on #TestOfPatience pic.twitter.com/vkJc4nCO4V

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 21, 2016

Well, this was yesterday’s tweet. No clue what we have in store for today.

India have already won the four-Test series 2-0. However, had rain not interrupted, a series whitewash was on the cards, helping them gain more points in the ICC Test rankings. West Indies, on the other hand, have some damage-control to do. Nothing so far has gone their way. In fact, with the way they are being handled, Test cricket would no longer exist in the Caribbean. Also read: Dravid recalls conversations with Laxman while fielding in slips

So, what to expect on Day Five? More rain, of course! Delay in start, of course. Day washed out, of course. Some dose of cricket? Well, we can’t guarantee that. But we will definitely share funny tweets in our today’s blog to beat your Monday blues. Something like this:

Marlon Samuels has played the longest innings of his career.

Started batting on Day 1 and not out till Day 4.

— Abhishek Kumar (@abhik2593) August 22, 2016

And we will come back with more…

Playing XI:

India: Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma

West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Kraigg Brathwaite, Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Devendra Bishoo, Miguel Cummins, Shannon Gabriel

Full Scorecard: India vs West Indies, 4th Test at Port-of-Spain