With Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gambhir all sitting out India’s tour of the Caribbean, talented youngsters like Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Abhinav Mukund have been given a chance to shine.
The results so far have been mixed with only Raina grabbing the opportunity with both hands on what have been tricky pitches for batting in Jamaica and now Barbados.
The youngsters have certainly found out that Test cricket is exactly that – a thorough examination of your technique and temperament under pressure on a variety of different surfaces.
But whilst Kohli and Mukund have fluffed their lines so far they will have learned much from watching masterclass innings from Rahul Dravid in the 1st Test and VVS Laxman yesterday.
Laxman’s 85 was a typically unflustered one and took India from a precarious 38/4 to a total that their bowlers will feel relatively confident about defending - especially given the brittleness of the West indies batting line-up.
Raina had the best seat in the house during his 117 run stand with Laxman and doubtless Kohli and Mukund were watching closely from the balcony.
With masters like these to learn from the next generation of Indian batsmen appear to be in extremely capable hands.
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