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R Ashwin, whose 5 for 62 helped India dismiss West Indies for 196 on the opening day of the second Test at Sabina Park, said he was pretty surprised by Jason Holders decision to bat first. Speaking to the media after India had moved to 126 for 1 in their reply at stumps, Ashwin said the pitch was a bit sticky early on, and that it might have suited West Indies strengths more to bowl first.I was pretty surprised that they won the toss and batted first today, Ashwin said. Like Virat mentioned at the toss, there was a bit in it, it was a bit sticky. Maybe I wouldve batted as well. But with their strengths, I thought it was a bit surprising.Despite India ending the day on top, Ashwin cautioned that there was a long way still to go in the match. I was really taken aback by the counterattack that [Jermaine] Blackwood did, he said. It sort of put the game in the balance. And we had to break [through] twice and brought the game back. Its clearly a game where the experienced side is seizing the more opportune moments. I would put it that way. With a little bit of experience and nailing the right moments, the game could get closer.This game has a lot of uncertainties. We just saw one when Sri Lanka pulled it off against Australia [in the Pallekele Test]. And they did the same against us in Galle [in 2015], so we cant be lacklustre with that, we will have to keep doing our process properly.Ashwin said his variations of pace had been key to picking up five wickets on a damp first-day pitch.A little bit of bounce and speed variation, that was important, I thought. Most of the dismissals were brought about by difference in speeds rather than much of spin, actually. It was initially damp and there was some turn, but after that it flattened out a bit and started going straight. This ball, once it gets older, it becomes easier to bat. Theres a lot more time. I think it was more about bounce and speed variation that created the problem.Playing only his 34th Test match, Ashwin has already picked up his 18th five-wicket haul. At this moment, his rate of taking five-fors is even better than that of Muttiah Muralitharan, who picked up 67 in 133 Tests.Everybody wants to start playing cricket one day to achieve what nobody else could achieve, Ashwin said. I am happy to be there, at some stage of my career where I am better than everybody else who has played the game. It feels nice, but the only thing that is constant is trying to improve from wherever you are. I think change is very very important. Keeping on benchmarking yourself is more important. This is good, but tomorrow is a different day and you have to keep improving.Coming in for the injured M Vijay, KL Rahul got India off to a near-perfect start to their reply, and ended the day batting on 75. Ashwin wasnt surprised by his performance, and said he had nicknamed him batting machine for the amount of batting he does in training.We all know that hes a quality cricketer, Ashwin said. Hes made a lot of runs in first-class cricket. He has pretty much arrived at this level.Beforehand, when he made hundreds for us, it has been crucial knocks. He made one in Sri Lanka which is very very memorable. As a matter of fact, the way he played in the IPL, its just an extension. Everybody wants Rahul to do well, which is a big tick for him.Ive nicknamed him batting machine. He keeps batting all the time and its not a surprise that hes made runs and Im very happy for him.Nike Air Force 1 Kaufen Schweiz . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. 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Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Nike Just Do It Schuhe Air Force 1 . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games.Uncapped fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya was the surprise inclusion in Sri Lankas Test squad to South Africa, which also sees the return of captain Angelo Mathews, wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, and fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera.Batsman Upul Tharanga, who made a successful return to Tests on the tour of Zimbabwe, was also named, but there was no place for allrounder Asela Gunaratne, who had also impressed in that series. Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was left out too.Among the five specialist quicks in the squad, also, is 19-year-old Lahiru Kumara, who made his Test debut in Zimbabwe, and Nuwan Pradeep, who made his return from injury during the ODI leg of that tour. Suranga Lakmal rounds out the pace contingent. Dhammika Prasad is unavailable due to having recently undergone shoulder surgery.Sanjaya, now 24, had played in Sri Lankas Under-19 team, and though inexperienced at the first-class level, has been on the top-level coaches radar for some time. Bowling at speeds of around 135 kph, it is Sanjayas outswing that had caught the coaches attention. He had been among the wickets in Sri Lankas recent Mercantile Tournament, and more recently, picked up 6 for 73 in Burgher Recreation Clubs first first-class match of the season. All told, he has 38 wickets at an average of 33.78 from 17 first-class games.Vikum is a player we have been watching for some time, and a player who has done well in domestic and mercantile cricket, chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said. Hes also been in our 20-man fast-bowling academy squads. We thought he was bowling very well at the moment, so we should give him an opportunity. And for a young fast bowler, South Africa is one of the best places to tour.Aside, perhaps, from Gunaratnes exclusion, there were no major surprises eelsewhere in the squad.dddddddddddd Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva are set to open the batting again. The middle order of Kusal Mendis, Mathews, Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva, which had been successful during the home series against Australia, is set to stay in place. Kusal Perera will be considered for the No. 3 position again, and Tharanga is likely to be the reserve batsman.The selectors also opted for experience in the spin department; offspinner Dilruwan Perera picked ahead of younger wristspinners Lakshan Sandakan and Jeffrey Vandersay, to partner Rangana Herath.The return of both Chameera and Pradeep are a significant boon to the squad - that is if they can stay fit until the Tests begin. Chameera had sustained a stress fracture in the Headingley Test in May, and has been unavailable for Tests since then. He claimed match figures of 2 for 76 on a spin-friendly Nondescripts Cricket Club track in the last week, getting through 23 overs in total. Pradeep, meanwhile, had been laid low by a recurring hamstring injury, but had been sporadically effective in his comeback ODI series in Zimbabwe last month.Mathews, who had also been unavailable due to multiple leg injuries, will return to reclaim the captaincy from Herath, who had stood in during the 2-0 win over Zimbabwe. Chandimal has also recovered from his broken hand, and appears likeliest to take the wicketkeeping gloves.The team will leave Colombo on December 10, and is set to play a three-day warm-up match in Potchefstroom starting on December 18. The first of the three Tests begins in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day, before the action moves to Cape Town, and Johannesburg. ' ' '