India's Rahul Dravid acknowledges the applause of his teammates in the pavilion after scoring a century on the third day of the first Test against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. (AP Photo)
KINGSTON ( Jamaica): Darren Sammy spent a sleepless night after dropping a catch which ultimately cost West Indies the first Test against India and the miss could haunt him for quite a while if the visitors go on to win the series.
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Sammy is finding it difficult to live down the dropped chance off Dravid in the first Test which could turn out to be the final straw in the West Indian skipper's torturous reign at the top.
Catches win matches is an old axiom but occasionally catches dropped have even a bigger say on a series and individual careers.
Young Indian medium-pacer Sanjeev Sharma once found an edge off Graham Gooch's bat on 36 during the Lord's Test of 1990 but to his horror saw wicketkeeper Kiran More fluff it.
The England opener went on to make 333; the hosts won the Test and the series and Sharma was never picked again.
West Indian skipper Carl Hooper could not believe his luck when during the 2002 Guyana Test against India, he edged one off Javagal Srinath to wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta but the chance was put down.
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Sammy is finding it difficult to live down the dropped chance off Dravid in the first Test which could turn out to be the final straw in the West Indian skipper's torturous reign at the top.
Catches win matches is an old axiom but occasionally catches dropped have even a bigger say on a series and individual careers.
Young Indian medium-pacer Sanjeev Sharma once found an edge off Graham Gooch's bat on 36 during the Lord's Test of 1990 but to his horror saw wicketkeeper Kiran More fluff it.
The England opener went on to make 333; the hosts won the Test and the series and Sharma was never picked again.
West Indian skipper Carl Hooper could not believe his luck when during the 2002 Guyana Test against India, he edged one off Javagal Srinath to wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta but the chance was put down.
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