India failed to justify their decision to bat in the first Test against West Indies here on Monday, limping to 69 for four in their first innings at lunch.

Rahul Dravid was not out on 30, after Virat

Back after a rejuvenating break, but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is already a worried man as his pacers are struggling to be fit for the long season ahead.

"It is important that they are fit

The reconciliation meeting may have gone completely awry but the West Indies Cricket Board refuses to give up on Chris Gayle even after dropping him from the Test squad for the series against India starting on Monday.

The wins in the last two ODIs may not have been enough to clinch the series but West Indies surely have gained the momentum going into the Tests against India, says explosive host batsman Darren Bravo.

West Indies beat India by seven wickets in the final One-day International at Sabina Park here on Thursday.

The Indians win the five-match series 3-2.

Brief scores

India 251 off 47.3 overs (Virat

Fielding has never been Indian cricket’s strong point but stand-in skipper Suresh Raina says the side competing against the West Indies right now is the best fielding unit he has been part of in the past five years.

He has had the West Indies batsmen in knots in the ongoing ODI series but not so long ago, Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra was considering hanging up his boots out of sheer frustration at being dropped

Jolted by the massive loss in the fourth ODI, India would aim to get the crucial psychological edge over the West Indies before the Test series when they take on the hosts in the fifth and final one-dayer, here on Thursday.